In an age of saturation marketing and total image, Zidane's alopecia may possibly have meant that he is lagging behind in the superstar stakes in comparison to, say, the tonsorially blessed (if shaven) David Beckham.
Missing out on Paul and losing Odom quickened the closing of Kobe Bryant's window for another championship, dimming the superstar's legacy in comparison to Michael Jordan.
Manchester City's match programme delivered a temptation impossible for fate to resist when it described Luis Suarez as "the dogsbody in this trio of artful dodgers" in comparison to Barcelona superstars Lionel Messi and Neymar.
The largest tournaments attract tens of millions of viewers and offer multi-million dollar prize pools for the best players in games like League of Legends and Dota 2. However, the focus on superstar players, marquee tournaments and comparisons to traditional sports misses the mark on one of the most interesting aspects of e-sports.
The largest tournaments attract tens of millions of viewers and offer multi-million dollar prize pools for the best players in games like League of Legends and Dota 2. However, the focus on superstar players, marquee tournaments and comparisons to traditional sports misses the mark on one of the most interesting aspects of e-sports.
He has been dubbed "Mini-Messi" by his team-mates due to his extraordinary ability, but Gauld is keen to downplay any comparison with the Barcelona superstar.
He often gets compared with this year's other surging outsider, Donald Trump, but a more apt comparison might be libertarian superstar Ron Paul.
Keanan Bennetts' performances for Borussia Monchengladbach's youth side have earned him comparisons to Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale.
Noted similarities to superstar athletes Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter and James Blake set up an interesting comparison, but the premise of superstar qualities transcending sports into politics is troublesome on several levels -- not the least of which is compounding our infatuation with celebrities.
He then made the comparison to one of the superstars who is appearing at Ringside Fest this year.
