I finished watching the Figo Affair: The transfer that changed football and Im just shocked a transfer like this happened. From Figo being an exceptional captain at Barcelona, mocking Real Madrid , Florentino Perez beating Lorenzo Sanz as President of Real Madrid and revolutionizing the brand, dealing with threats from Barcelona fans to the point where he feared his own safety, him admitting he wouldn’t leave , as well how much Barcelona meant to him.
In the end it’s just a job… Think people trick themselves by playing to much emotions etc. into the players. A football player in most cases has most likely as much emotions towards his club as a bus driver has to the bus company he’s driving for. Like it or not… it’s the hard truth that many don’t like to hear… because it destroys their vision of football…
I think you are missing out the adulation and relationship part of football. A football player can be loved at a club like Figo was at Barca. I doubt a bus driver ever has fans or not even close to the same scale. There is a relationship between both sides so it’s not a great comparison.