In a shocking incident that came to light on Wednesday, a day after Valentines was the arrest of four TCU football players in the Forth Worth area of Texas. The arrest took place late evening when some undercover cops managed to convince those arrested about the personified identities as perspective clients. The arrested, which in total were 17 in number, had tried to sell drugs such as cocaine, marijuana , ecstasy and other prescription drugs to undercover cops whom they taken to believe as prospective clients or buyers of illicit and illegal drugs. The situation came to light with more fervor because of the involvement of four players from the TCU. Linebacker Tanner Brock, defensive lineman D.J. Yendry, offensive tackle Tyler Horn and cornerback Devin Johnson were all indicted in selling of illegal drugs alongside 17 others who were taken into custody late Wednesday night.

The arrest has raised several questions in people’s mind about the involvement of a footballers and the kind of environment these athletes get once they become part of the clubs based on their playing talent. While the TCU Chancellor was quick to clarify that the incident could not be linked with allegations of borderline drugs issue within the athletics program, the TCU coach released a statement in which he metaphorically voiced his displeasure of the behavior of players and the precarious situations coaches these days need to deal with.

The Super Bowl that recently took place was quite a spectacle.  The battle for the Lombardi trophy was between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.

It was a heated contest that came down to an exciting finish where the quarterback of the Giants, Eli Manning, threw a perfect pass to his wide receiver, threading the needle between two defenders.  Eli talked about the pass he made that will leave people talking for a long time.

“It changes the whole thought process right there…It was big-time; there’s nothing else you can say. I didn’t have many options and I saw the safety cheat inside a little, and I decided to take a shot and try to fit it in there. And oh, what a catch.”

American football, not to be confused with soccer also called as football in the European countries and much of rest of the world, is game where the egg shaped ball is handled by the huge and bulky looking players in their hands as they hope to pass the ball across each other of teammates until they score a point by throwing or tossing it in their opposing teams play area. This possibly is the most simplest and jargon-less description of the game that America loves. National Football League or NFL for short has playoffs that keep American’s entertained all year round with Super Bowl attracted the highest number of viewers on the TV and on the stadium stands. A season where the best advertisements are judged and best players honored, Super Bowl has every American glued to their TV sets if they haven’t gone to the stadium.

As many as 74 people died in clashes that ensued between rival teams after a football match in Cairo. The fighting frenzy took an ugly turn and did not stop until the toll of dead persons rose to 74 and that is when the security forces managed to intervene and disperse the rival mobs. While more than 70 people have been reported to have died in this clash which is being considered as the largest and most frightening soccer disaster has ever faced, 1000s of people were injured mainly as a result of the panicking crowed that crushed each other in a frenzy that ensued after the clashes turned dangerous. While Northern Africa has seen a lot of post match frenzies and unruly fans and revelers, this event shocked the entire nation. Statements from all political corners of the country started pouring in about the disgrace and damage the reveling fans have brought, anger started brewing amongst the families who’d lost their loved ones.

As the country prepares to watch the SuperBowl XLVI, the New England Patriots are preparing to protect their Quarterback Tom Brady from being sacked. Though Tom Brady has gone 126 consecutive season games without being sacked 5 times, it has happened twice in the last five years during post season games. Both those games ended in losses, most worryingly this includes the SuperBowl XLII loss against the New York Giant.

The countdown to the London Olympic Games has begun with the builders having handed over the Olympic Village to the London 2012 Organizers. It is now time to begin the huge process of installing essential facilities and services to get the village ready to host Olympic competitors.

Just as thousands of sports persons around the world are getting ready to attend these Olympic Games as a culmination of years of hard work and many ups and downs, the Olympic Village is the result of years of hard work and collaborative effort in the face of a harsh economic climate. Originally the developer Lend Lease was to raise the funding privately to build the village but as a result of the economic perils of 2008, the Government decided to step in and foot the bill which is reported to be about $1.6 Billion. It is expected that they will not be able to recoup their investment, but hoped that the boost to the economy will be worth this outflow from the governments’ exchequer.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played out a five and a half hour epic tennis match that will go down in history as one of the best ever. The two battled it out in the Australian Open final at the Rod Laver arena in Melbourne. Djokovic prevailed after both players had given everything they had and more. The amount of reserve energy both of them found during the see-saw battle was unbelievable. The 5 hours and 53 minute match is the longest Grand Slam singles final ever.

When the match came to an end with a Djokovic forehand winner, commentators had no adjectives left and the viewer could do nothing but cry. The raw emotion was such that, Djokovic tore his shirt open, screamed into the heavens and banged the advertisement hoardings, sanity ceased to exist.

The NFL had an exciting Sunday.  New England faced Baltimore, while New York battled San Francisco in a defensive showdown that went to overtime.  Both were heated contests with the winner advancing to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.  It turns out the Patriots and the Giants will be meeting again in one of the grandest games on earth for the second time in five years.  The losing Ravens and 49ers were both teams that fought hard all the way to the end but it just wasn’t there time yet to meet the world on center stage at the Super Bowl.  The Ravens’ ending was heartbreaking with the field gold kicker botching the attempt that wasn’t from a far distance.  The Giants loss was also a tough one to swallow if you were a San Francisco fan with a fumble coming at the end on a 49er kickoff return, which was subsequently followed by a game winning field goal on the Giants part.

Time Tebow has had a crazy NFL season as a Denver Bronco.  The season started with him being a backup and then thanks to Tebow die-hard fans he was the starter who went on a 7-1 streak.  During this time he clinched victories in heroic comeback ways, never bowing out and sticking to his faith-based zeal.  Tebow is more than a quarterback, he is an advocate for Jesus Christ’s teachings and you can often see him on the sideline during games praying to the lord for guidance.  Some find this comical, while others find it inspiring but whoever you are, you can’t deny the heart of this young man.

In the game of soccer or football or whatever it is called across the world, there are some names that have left their indelible mark in the minds of their fans and on the pages of worldclass sporting history. Maradonna and Pele started the tradition of showmanship garnering emotional support from sport lovers who idolized them to great extents and still do. The madness and euphoria is seldom witnessed in any other sport as it is in soccer and the rivalries can break families and friends apart as loyalties to a footballer are oftentimes more important to these crazed and enthusiastic lovers of the sport and its sportsman than their ties of blood.