巴西世界杯教给我们的十件事
<p><span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Lionel">Lionel</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teammate">teammate</span> <span word="Maxi">Maxi</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="shootout">shootout</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="semifinals">semifinals</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Corinthians">Corinthians</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sao">Sao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 9, 2017. [<span word="Photo">Photo</span>/<span word="Agencies">Agencies</span>]</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="line">line</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breathtaking">breathtaking</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="Sportsmail">Sportsmail</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ROB">ROB</span> <span word="DRAPER">DRAPER</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> 2017.</p><p>1) <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custodians">custodians</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="game">game</span></p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humiliation">humiliation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semi">semi</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sterility">sterility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="final">final</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dazzled">dazzled</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Rivaldo">Rivaldo</span>, <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ronaldinho">Ronaldinho</span>. <span word="Ironically">Ironically</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Luiz">Luiz</span> <span word="Felipe">Felipe</span> <span word="Scolari">Scolari</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cynicism">cynicism</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="brutish">brutish</span>. <span word="Jogo">Jogo</span> <span word="Bonito">Bonito</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awful">awful</span> <span word="cliche">cliche</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="credibility">credibility</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nike">Nike</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slick">slick</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="brand">brand</span>.'</p><p>2) <span word="International">International</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span></p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sacrilege">sacrilege</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="supremacy">supremacy</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="Note">Note</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="football">football</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receptions">receptions</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>, <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="Rica">Rica</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span>. <span word="Consider">Consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="surpass">surpass</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="Leo">Leo</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evoke">evoke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Clubs">Clubs</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifeblood">lifeblood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="depart">depart</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="rests">rests</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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