Transfer Infer
“If I’d had a gun, I would’ve shot him” (Gregory, 1998). The most memorable transfer quotes in football history, like it or hate it. Transferring star players can be heartbreaking, but is it love or hate former teammates show? Some fans show great respect in players transferring, but some call players a “money grabber” or a “snake” for acknowledging the player transfer in reason of the money paid. Neymar Jr., a Brazilian football player was signed by the French football club Paris Saint-Germain with the doubled world record fee, €222! Many said that Neymar was attracted by money, and himself gave clear explanations, going further without Lionel Messi being the boss.
“The €222 Transfer”
Neymar in PSG by Antonie Dellenbach via Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0
LeBron James, a former NBA Cleveland Cavaliers team transferred to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018 after the defeat in the championship game. In 2010 Cavaliers fans burn his jersey to show hate, to him transferring to Heat. LeBron won titles back in Cleveland, numerous of them, after the unveiling of transfer to Lakers, people start burning LeBron’s jerseys again. This time, it was a symbol of respect for his decision, a “let him go” symbolism.
“King James”
Lebron by Rated R Superstar! via Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0
The Winning Bid
Perseverance, effort despite difficulty or challenge that stand upon players. Adversity, when the team strikes rock-bottom, and have no idea how to make a return. Triumph, winning an award in the achievement of yourself as one, or for the whole team. Defeat, here’s the thing, “If you can accept losing, you can’t win” (Lombardi). TAKE it home, don’t bring it, I’m not trying to motivate you, encourage you, I’m telling you to DO it. Take what you did, take what you earn, take your defeat “by the way.” You bid, you take, you bid for the winning, you put full effort into the game. Take anything after that, victory? defeat? it doesn’t matter anymore, the matter is, do you take it or not? Everything or nothing? take the nothing because it is something, take it so you don’t take “nothing” again next time.
“Decision Making”
Contract by Dan Macy via Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0
It is one thing to score, and another to win, players decide for themselves to score themselves or pass the ball to let their teammates score, it’s the step to take pride in one’s own dignity or the step to prejudice the team to lose of the goal that could be scored on easily with your teammate. “It doesn’t matter who scores the ball because we are on the same team” (Messi).
Co-ownership Ends
Co-ownership is a system that two clubs each purchase 50% of the rights of a player’s contract they are bidding for, and by the end of the year, the auction of the highest bid wins. In May 2014, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) brought back Serie A in line with the other European leagues and ended co-ownership, “The transfer system fails 99% of players around the world, it fails football as an industry and it fails the world’s most beloved game” (Piat, FIFPro President). Is it right to end co-ownership? In my opinion, it is not right to have co-ownership because it will be clubs choosing players with money which is unloyal to players who wants to stay but couldn’t. However, this system can be improved in another way of making the football association better with respect.
How about you create a system that could benefit players, clubs, and fans?