Incredible, wasn’t it? The most achieving of all American footballers, Landon Donovan, looking mature and worn-out with that beard, and that ever-relentless Englishman, David Beckham, with his hair tilting over his right eye and head held high as they hug each other in one final display of togetherness…

Realizing the fact that one should be respectful to an individual’s despair, this was a topic that caught my eye recently. It is common for injuries to take place during the lifetime of a footballer. They would be considered blessed to go through their entire career without breaking…