My Senior Citizen, COVID-Inspired Soccer Comeback

By Ken Schreiner

May 2020: Striking fear into opponents by making them think they saw a ghost.

Chapter 1: Collision Course

It was January — and 2020 already stunk. Divorced a year, retired for three, alone and isolated, my local friends lost in court. Then things got worse. The specter of a full COVID-19 lockdown, combined with being in the age group most likely to catch it, was scary and depressing.