Tragedies Bring Us Closer Together

In the wake of the horrific scenes at White Hart Lane on Saturday, the old phrase that football is more important than life and death became more irrelevant than possibly it ever has been. Fabrice Muamba's shocking collapse due to a cardiac arrest stunned the entire football community, yet while there was great upset and emotion not only on the pitch but throughout the footballing world, it has shown the true togetherness that football does bring in its time of need.

Everywhere you looked there were tributes to the stricken Bolton midfielder, straight away '#Pray4Muamba' began trending on social networking site Twitter, and fans from all over the globe were sending there well wishes. However for me the greatest example of togetherness came at the Santiago Bernabeau on Sunday night. Despite being in a completely different country the Real Madrid stars came out of the tunnel with shirts supporting Muamba and also Barcelona's Eric Abidal, who is awaiting a liver transplant.

Juventus star man Andrea Pirlo even dedicated his team's 5-0 demolishing of Fiorentina to Muamba, a true sign of class and professionalism from one of Europe's star performers. Bolton's horrible scenario is one that reminds us that football is only a game, and in no way shape or form is the life of a young 23 year old family man ever more important than a simple game of football. It's a strange feeling that sometimes the greatest of tragedies can often bring the best out of us, but that's just human nature I guess. Looking back at tragedies like Hillsborough and the death of Hungarian international Miklos Feher we always notice a similar trend, at time of need everyone comes together in football, and let's hope this never changes













Gary Cahill's moving tribute, and the sheer emotion of Tottenham players, shine light on one of modern football's darkest days to date.