5 things wrong with modern day football

For some, the game of football is just that, a game. For some others, me included, it is life. Being in that group makes me care about the game and think about it, sometimes a bit too much. Here are some of the things that i think are wrong with the game today, which if rectified, can to some extent make the game even more beautiful.

• Agents - In modern day football, the role that agents have been playing is becoming more and more profound, and not all of it is good. A lot of money is been taken by the agents, which is affecting many clubs. FIFA must do something to reduce their influence, though I am not sure what they can do, as i can see them getting more and more influential.

• Cheating/Diving/Simulation - you see a lot of players cheating to gain an advantage over their fellow professional nowadays. we see players feigning injuries to get others sent off and diving to win penalties, sometimes in the most ridiculous of fashions. I am pretty sure this never happened in the days gone by.

• Money orientation - Football these days has become more of a business than a sport. player wages in this tough economic environment are exorbitant, and all that money comes from the pockets of supporters, meaning the tickets and merchandising are getting more and more expensive. In order to compete clubs have to spend more than what they can afford. Portsmouth and Glasgow rangers are prime examples of how badly things can go wrong.

• Drugs - players know that in order to make the grade they must perform to the best of their abilities. The pressure has brought about the use of drugs and steroids. there is no place for that in football. quite frankly it is embarrassing seeing mature professionals stooping to these levels.

• Too much player power - the player power in club football has reached ridiculous levels, and there is very little loyalty left in the game these days.the Bosman ruling has made players all the more powerful. clubs can do very little about the situation. It's like the child has become stronger than the parent.

For me, football is the best game in the world and the pleasure of watching the game is immense. However it is just these Small things that take some of the pleasure away, and makes me think what if these elements were not there.

Let me know if you agree or not.