Esquire: When the beautiful game really is more…

6 Football Matches That Changed The World

Intrepretations of Bill Shankly’s famous quote – “Football isn’t a matter of life or death, It’s much more important than that” – vary. One is that it speaks to the wild passion that drives the game, the tendancy of its fans to suspend all rationality for 90 minutes and believe – truly believe – there is much more at stake than 3 points or a place in the next round of competition.

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