I actually played football from age 7 to 12. I think I was pretty good too, but I had to stop after we moved to a small town that didn't have a girls' team, only a boys' team. Those were the times.

I pretty much left the game behind for four decades and haven't paid much attention to it until now.

Now, in the background, I'm working on an article series about decency in our times and this Haaland effect definitely caught my eye. Why is he everywhere right now?

In the midst of the manosphere and all the other nonsense we're facing, I'm happy to spot decency anywhere. Even if, and especially when it comes in the form of a 25-year-old viking boyo.

Why? As the mother of two boyos, I feel we need to pay close attention to positive role models whenever, where ever we can find them. There are plenty of great examples. They just don't make the headlines very often.

Maybe the best way to fight indecency is an overwhelming amount of actual decency. Share it. Embrace the shit out of it.

I'm still not a great fan of football at the elite level, but I'm a big fan of old-fashioned decency.