Egomaniacs have not taken over just yet

IT’S time to bury the memory of the 2011 villains. The Sepp Blatters and the Joe Paternos who use and abuse sport to massage their own medieval egos.

It’s time to cast away the John Terrys and Kobe Bryants who cloak themselves in their own stage curtains, sheltering their primitive prejudices.

Now is as good a time as any to rejoice in the Mario Balotellis and the Cam Newtons, flawed masters of two very different footballs, relentless creators of smiles. Yeah, we’re all worried. It’s been a brutal year.