After time spent in Malta spent seemingly fighting a losing battle of what's right and wrong,what's acceptable and what's not, and not watching any football today felt like a beautiful antidote.
Tottenham played the kind of football that Real Madrid are used to seeing wham they play Barcelona. Not only was the football refreshingly simple and direct, there could also be no argument about how wonderful it was to watch Spurs play football like that (although I'm sure somebody could find something to argue).
Manchester City were apparently equally impressive in their 4-2 win at Napoli. I didn't watch any of that because, unlike yesterday, I had no reason to switch channel and look for a better match.
Once we get through Europa League tomorrow and another weekend of the manufactured glamour of the Premier League, we get to another round of the main event, the reason for me doing this everyday: playoffs for World Cup qualifying. Two of the European matches are on next Thursday. In Africa the last round of the group matches are played over the weekend. There are no playoffs, but many of the matches are still winner-take-all battles for qualification. And then there are the intercontinental playoffs. Honduras play Australia on Friday and Wednesday. New Zealand and Peru play on Saturday and Wednesday.
Getting oh-so-close. I can almost feel the summer days of World Cup watching in between spurts of work. So close.
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