da bet vitoria： With the David De Gea to Real Madrid rumours blowing hot and cold, Louis Van Gaal had said he understands the pull of La Liga.
da 888casino： David De Gea is a Spanish native and his girlfriend Edurne is Spanish too. The goalkeeper’s other half has been almost blamed for the supposed Madrid move, which is yet to even be confirmed, should it be true. But are we too interested in footballers’ personal lives?
Footballers have been filling newspapers for the wrong reasons quite often this season. So many stories that have circulated stem from their personal lives, which always sells papers. But it is all becoming a bit too much. Their privacy is being compromised, and why is there such an interest in what they do off of the pitch? Is it really ‘entertainment?’
Look at the story that broke of Wayne Rooney’s boxing ‘match’ with Phil Bardsley. Did anyone truly care that Phil punched Wayne in the face? The footage was filmed in Rooney’s home, so if it was out of the public eye, why the interest? It’s quite sad that Rooney cannot even have a joke with a friend at home without it not only becoming public knowledge, but also being twisted into something sinister.
Even worse, it was front page news. Wayne Rooney getting punched in the face made the front page. Rooney retaliated in the only way he should have – mimicking the situation with a goal celebration.
Plenty of ‘hippy crack’ incidents have broken over the last few months too. Aside from soap stars, footballers were outed for using a nitrous oxide, which is not illegal to buy or to take. Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish made headlines for using the legal high, as was Raheem Sterling. But that was really just more damning evidence against Sterling, as the media have very clearly already made up their mind about him. It was also a clear indication that these younger Premier League players are in need of a new set of friends; their current ones are selling them out for a quick buck.
Aside from some of the non-stories, such as a footballer having another footballer in his house, and teenagers taking laughing gas, there are of course stories which are for public consumption. The court cases for the likes of Ched Evans, Adam Johnson and Clarke Carlisle are newsworthy stories.
Can we just take a step back, and let them live? Yes, footballers are considered ‘role models’, but we cannot monitor their every waking movement. I’m pretty sure David De Gea’s girlfriend has not made contact with Real Madrid herself. And if Wayne Rooney has people over, let him. If he gets knocked out, he gets knocked out.
There are more important things going on in the world.
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