Death Threats

So, Lionel Messi scored his wonder goal, which led me to his Adidas commercial. Very cool stuff. I love that you don't have to be a physically big player to be world class in soccer.

But then I stumbled onto Beckham's Adidas commercial:

One of the best players in the world can mess up in a World Cup game and be terrorized by his own fans for three and a half years. And he was only finally excused for his 'treachery' when he scored a dramatic goal for his side. I guess his pursuers finally figured he'd had enough. Swell folks.

If and when folks terrorize soccer players for their performance on the pitch, all decent people everywhere need to condemn it - completely, forcefully, and without hesitation.