The Third Floor

The game and the player

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It’s the ball that makes us human

Sebas van Aert is a journalist and podcaster. He studied philosophy and played in NAC Breda’s youth football team. For the Third Floor, he wrote the article below. As soon as the whistle blows and the ball starts to move, the noise of the outside world fades away. Thoughts sink into the background, your head…

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From the exhibition

The game and the player

The rules determine not only the game in general, but also how the player is permitted to move the ball around the pitch.