In the end, apart from the nerdiest among us, we don't watch sports because we want to see technical perfection or tactical precision. We watch them to be moved by a narrative, by the "hero" that is about to be defeated but finds a way out, for the creative solution that has rarely, or never, been tried before.

That's why we look at a short video of an unbelievable Forward 3½ Somersault combined with a Pike dive, and we say to ourselves, "that's great", before quickly switching to look again, for the 100th time, at a less technically impressive but more emotionally charged goal scored by our favorite team 25 years ago.

I rarely watch sports nowadays, also because it is difficult to get really into a team or an individual when they are younger than you are and make millions.