Soccer, sin and supplication

Nor for the Asian workers, exploited and abused, who provide the boots, the equipment, and the clothes, that the global sporting brands supply to teams and their supporters.

As the Brazilian team banks its $20 million cheque from Nike each year, does their chaplain pray and protest against the way Nike treats its workers?

Oxfam and the Global March against Child Labour vainly attempted to raise the issue but didn’t make it passed the first whistle.

When players drop to their knees in prayer, after yet another victory, there’s no doubt that it’s a good advert for God.

But one wonders does She see it that way?