el mano de dios

el mano de diosI never thought that football would accompany me through my important life milestones. El Mano de Dios - Diego - Ronaldinho - Argentina - Brazil. Many years have passed since I was 11 years old, watching the World Cup, when my gaze stopped on Ronaldinho. My God, how handsome he looked to me. I saw the flags of Argentina and Brazil and thought that these were the two most beautiful flags in the world. And now, after so many years, after seeing the flags of many other countries and visiting many of them, I still feel that the two most beautiful flags in the world are Argentina and Brazil. Yesterday, England and Argentina played in the semifinal, and I was very far from Argentina, yet I was with Argentinians, and Argentina won. Four years ago, I was with Argentinians in Spain watching the World Cup final, and I can’t believe it was only four years ago. It feels like many lifetimes have passed, or like it was just yesterday. The only major difference is that now I…