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Tuchel?s multicultural squad are less burdened by narrative than previous teams and can embrace the chance to live in the moment
Nice World Cup you?ve got there. Be a shame if something ? happened to it. The opening acts of this bloated, roided-up summer tournament have been surprisingly fun, light and sparky.
Surprising, that is, if you?ve absorbed much of its doom-laden buildup. Football always does this. There is a reason this sport has become humanity?s great brain-wipe distractor ray, the tool of mega-brands and jumped-up administrators with a Football Jesus fetish. You can stretch it thin, loan it out to despotic regimes. But the games will still be good. Football remains an indestructible substance.
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Nice World Cup you?ve got there. Be a shame if something ? happened to it. The opening acts of this bloated, roided-up summer tournament have been surprisingly fun, light and sparky.
Surprising, that is, if you?ve absorbed much of its doom-laden buildup. Football always does this. There is a reason this sport has become humanity?s great brain-wipe distractor ray, the tool of mega-brands and jumped-up administrators with a Football Jesus fetish. You can stretch it thin, loan it out to despotic regimes. But the games will still be good. Football remains an indestructible substance.
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