My Adventure with Football

For as long as I can remember, I have never been much into sports. I would enjoy watching certain types on television sporadically and these usually included gymnastics or some form of athletics. I didn’t mind watching football because it’s one of the few competitive games that I could actually understand and was able to follow with relative ease. However, I never considered myself much of a football fan. Until now…

It all started with the UEFA Euro 2012. I must admit that the fact that Poland is hosting some of the games along with Ukraine might have had something to do with it. Poland vs Greece also happened to be the opening match. I knew nothing about the Polish team at all as most of the players are new now. The ones that caught my eye in particular were Robert Lewandowski and Jakub Błaszczykowski – they had scored a goal each in the Poland vs Greece and Poland vs Russia matches respectively.

I was unusually excited before the Poland vs Czech Republic match which was to determine which team would go into the quarter finals. Feelings of patriotism are quite alien to me so I was actually surprised myself by how much I cared. Unfortunately, Poland didn’t make it and for a couple of days I felt a little more heartbroken than I had originally anticipated.

I have never followed any of the league or friendly matches but I might just start. Will my love for football last or is it a temporary phase?