It may seem odd to think about football as comedy when it seems to catalyse suffering so
effectively for a great majority of its fans. After all, in what other major sphere of secular
activity do people return repeatedly to have their hearts battered? Why do footballers at least in
La Gazzetta dello Sport speak so readily of suffering and sacrifice, in terms that are
picked up and incorporated into the way fans talk about their experiences?
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
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In what very well might become the most unpopular series in SB Nation history and will threaten
SB Nation's association with this blog, I present "Win This Game For a Chicago Historical
Figure".
