Football indeed is more than life and death as the former Scottish coach Bill Shankly once said. Colombian fans were desolate after the nerve-wrecking 4-3 penalty shoutout loss to England on Tuesday night.
Thousands of Colombian cried, unable to leave the stadium even as stewards ushered out fans. “This Mundial belongs to Le Tigre?” a crying fan shouted in reference to striker Radamel Falcao, who enjoys a near godly reverence among the Colombians.