Introduction


Can each day be headlined by a word (or two) and represented by a single sentence?

Will they, in turn, weave together to form a tapestry of the year?

It may be more mundane than momentous, but it’s mine to share.

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Brazil Nuts

The FIFA World Cup returned to my attention today with the first semi-final, but the anticipated close encounter between serial winners Brazil and Germany instead turned into a rout as the disorganised hosts (missing their two most influential players) shipped five goals in 18 mad first half minutes, and two more before the game ended, to provide another eventful match in this entertaining competition; but what impressed me was the way the Brazilian crowd, even in their bitter disappointment, showed appreciation of the Germans’ football.

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