Successful World Cup, women's game grows: Marcotti's 2022 wishes
Credit: Gabriele Marcotti, espn.com Just as was the case 12 months ago, soccer exists amid mankind's fight against an enemy few could imagine would ever become real. But there is hope... Most are a little better off than at this time last year and, if there is some light to have come out of the darkness, it is that maybe we realized how much we have in common and what we can achieve when we band together and trust in each other. It is a lesson that can -- hopefully -- be transferred to football, which, at the very top of the game, stands divided and uncertain. And that is where my 30 wishes for 2022 begin. Gab's wishes from: 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 1. That the powers that be -- whether FIFA, the confederations, clubs, leagues, players, broadcasters or agents -- realize the stakes and find a way forward together. "United we stand, divided we fall" is not just a cliché; it's the reality of what will happen if no effective d...