From Head to Toe: Soccer Philosophy

Would Thierry Henry have been better off playing handball?

(Does the end justify the means?)

Why say, “we won,” when we weren’t even on the field?

(Is soccer the opium of the people?)

Would the result of the match have been the same if I hadn’t watched it?

(Destiny and freedom)

Éric Cantona once said, "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think it's going to throw sardines into the sea." Other than that, it's hard to see what soccer has to do with philosophy. And yet, this i...