Australian Danny Vukovic’s road to Beijing:
1. Hit a referee during a game
2. Get banned for nine months
3. Get close to depression
4. Appeal the ban
5. Get the ban reduced to five months
6. Which makes Danny eligible for Beijing
Morale of the story: Hitting a referee can end your Olympic dreams — or not.
Argentinian Martin Demichelis’ road to Beijing:
1. Get yourself named to your country’s football team
2. Pray that your professional team will let you go to Beijing
At this time Martin is hoping (he’s pleading actually) that his club, Bayern Munich, will allow him to represent Argentina. For its part, Bayern is not quite supportive of the idea because the Olympics is likely to overlap with the start of the Bundesliga season.
Morale of the story: Getting named to your country’s Olympic team doesn’t ensure that you will go to the Olympics.
PHOTO CREDITS: foxnews and sportinglife.com
