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Related: About this forumWhy aren’t there more atheist footballers?
By Mike Tuckerman, 23 Jun 2014
Its a shame Italy midfielder Riccardo Montolivo broke his leg before the World Cup. Not because Montolivo is a spectacular talent, but because he is one of the few openly atheist players involved in the professional game.
A World Cup in Brazil was always going to have religious overtones. In an overwhelmingly Catholic nation, the Selecao are among the most pious teams in world sport.
It didnt take long for the first exhortation to the heavens to appear, with Neymar falling to his knees and signalling to the skies after hed converted a contentious penalty against Croatia.
A few days later, Algerias Sofiane Feghouli went the tried-and-tested route for many players from Islamic nations, kneeling and kissing the Estadio Mineirao turf in Belo Horizonte after hed scored The Desert Warriors first World Cup goal in 28 years.
http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/06/23/arent-atheist-footballers/
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(1,096 posts)When the game is close the religionists send out prayers and pull out victory in any close games. Of course in the few instances when prayer doesn't bring victory, then, of course, the almighty meant for it to be that way!