Arrivals.
September 1st 2006 On the line for my flight’s check-in, I strike up a conversation with an 8-year-old from London. I start with a few tentative comments about football - “You mean soccer?” he asks, puzzled - and soon the kid is off and running on complex attack schemes and off-side traps. He’s not so sure England would’ve faired much better in the World Cup with Jermain Defoe. He thinks Chelsea will repea
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