Simon Kuper's new book: Why England Lose
"Just this one afternoon started the whole thing off - there was no prolonged courtship ... In a desperate and percipient attempt to stop the inevitable, Dad quickly took me to Spurs to see Jimmy Greaves score four against Sunderland in a 5-1 win, but the damage had been done, and the six goals and all the great players left me cold: I'd already fallen for the team that beat Stoke 1-0 from a penalty rebound.
Soccerblog @ Aug 9, 2009 10:26 PM EST | Blog Profile
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