ফুটবলে কেন বন্ধুত্ব হয় না?

কেউইকথা‍বলছিলনা‍

আমি ‘অনলাইন’-এখানে-ওখানে‍ভয়ঙ্কর‍বিতণ্ডা‍দেখছিলাম—একজন‍গভীষণ ‍ফ্যান‌,অথবা ‍প্রতিপক্ষ ‍ফ‌্য‌্য‌্য‌্য‌্য‌্য‌্য‌্য।

কিন্তু ‍এই ‍পজড়:

শুধুমাত্র ‘আমদের’ ‍ফটবল’ —

অথবা ‍আসল‍খবর?

উপসহভাব:

উৎসব + result = identity.

loyality → blindness

গত ‍musim, River Plate: Copa Libertadores-এ early elimination; Boca Juniors: Semifinals-এ botched run.

অথচ: Club Atlético Independiente Sudamericana-এ 4–0 by Botafogo.

Kono outrage? No drama.

কিন্তু: you can praise them—why not question why our giants fail? The same country. The same football.

Data vs Drama: Cold facts

everyone knows:

River Plate: 58% possession, 11 goals scored, 16 conceded.

Boca Juniors: 55%, 9 goals scored, 14 conceded.

Independiente (Sudamericana winners): 62%, 13 goals scored, only 7 conceded.

Numbers don’t lie—they show structure and consistency beyond emotions.

But fans still say: “You support them? Then you’re against us.”

That’s not analysis—it’s echo chamber logic.

Strategic Empathy Needed

I grew up in Hackney hearing my Irish father say: “Never argue with someone who disagrees—but always try to understand why.” That shaped my work at UCL and today’s sports analytics approach.

In South American football—we treat every loss as betrayal. But what if we treated it like statistical variance?

What if we asked: How can all Argentinian clubs improve together? Instead of asking Who betrayed whom? The truth is—excellence and failure are shared experiences across borders and identities. We need less tribalism and more tactical empathy—not just for players or coaches—but for each other as supporters. The game evolves faster than our emotions allow us to keep up… sometimes that means letting go of ego so we can see patterns instead of enemies.