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    Fidel Martinez: Soccer heartbreak is the greatest universal language

    LOS ANGELES — Make no mistake about it, the World Cup is about suffering. All sports, really. The two go hand in hand. Suffering is so intertwined with sports that the verb is a favorite in headlines. You don't just lose, you suffer defeat. And if this is the case, then it stands to reason that no other sport is most responsible for causing suffering in this world than soccer. It is, after ...
    by Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times Nov 19, 2022 3 minutes
    Lionel Messi of Argentina is put under pressure by Zinha, Gerardo Torrado and Gonzalo Pineda of Mexico during the World Cup Round of 16 match at the Zentralstadion on June 24, 2006, in Leipzig, Germany.

    LOS ANGELES — Make no mistake about it, the World Cup is about suffering.

    All sports, really. The two go hand in hand. Suffering is so intertwined with sports that the verb is a favorite in headlines. You don't just lose, you suffer defeat.

    And if this is the case, then it stands to reason that no other sport is most responsible for causing suffering in this world than soccer. It is, after all, the most popular sport on the planet.

    Why do we, the millions who subject themselves to the whims of a cruel sport, do

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