Soccer, Baseball, and the Old Testament

The results are in: Manchester United defeated Liverpool by the score of 1-0. For anyone to appreciate this victory, they must love soccer in general and British soccer in particular.

I have to confess that I do not follow British soccer, but if I understand correctly, Liverpool is a great team that has won many championships. But this time Manchester United won. The secret: the Old Testament.

According to a report in the Manchester Evening News,

United's backroom staff have been using Old Testament readings to inspire the Reds during their gym work - well they certainly seem to get some divine inspiration when they travel to Liverpool!

There you go! The Old Testament inspired Manchester United into victory. Now, let us hope that the Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella will take this example from Manchester United and hope that what works for soccer will also work for baseball.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

Tags: Baseball, Cubs, Soccer, Lou Piniella