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.
Continue reading...Sources: The Guardian
