World Cup fever
Winning is not everything ,
it's the only thing.
---Vince Lombardi
FIFA World Cup 2014, the
biggest sporting event in the world has begun in Brazil. People have just
started discussing the event with great excitement. The World Cup, held in
every four years, has been far-famed in the world, later on 1954 games were
telecast live on TV. Fans of Brazil, Argentina, Germany,
England, Spain, Portugal, among others, are hoisting
the flags of
their respective countries in every nook and cranny of
the country. The fans adore their heroes and even debate with their
peers in favor of their team. Insofar, football stars
have performed as expected while some have let their fans down. Really, World Cup fever has gripped the people around the world; Nepal is
no exception. Amidist all the frenzies, World Cup fever grips Nepal, as every
nook and cranny of Kathmandu is filled with people donning the jerseys
of different teams participating in the World Cup. Also the craze of
some fans has reached its zenith in some parts of the nation that not
only they are wearing jerseys but are also gaga enough to hang the national flags of their favorite teams in
their houses.The most comical
thing to
notice about so-called football buff is who can barely utter the names of
the players of
the team whose jersey they are preferring to don are acting as
if they are born supporters of the particular teams. As this is a
football season, many youngsters and even children specially boys in our
localities are lured to football. They are seen all around the places playing
with their peers and discussing about last night match. Among many football heroes Messi,
Neymar, Müller, Cristiano, David Villa etc
have become favorites for our locals. Similarly, World Cup event has resulted many
Nepali football fans with bleary eyes dozing in the morning, specially morning
shift students, just because host country Brazil has 11-hour time difference
with Nepal.
On the other hand, this football season has not only left the
fans mesmerized, it has also provided an opportunity to several entrepreneurs to cash in on
the football matches.Not only the garments retailers are doing good business by selling
jerseys of different
nations, but the restaurateurs are making their way to good returns by offering
live football matches on big screens along with free shots of drinks. For many,
the World Cup has turned to be the best time for buying televisions as almost
all television brands have come up with attractive schemes and discount offers.
Besides all these positive impacts inflation is increasing during this season.Truly, everyone is
trying to capitalize on the football madness prevalent among fans.The Nepali
fans, however, are unable to watch all the matches due to the power outages.
The die-hard football fans are managing somehow to watch the match.
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