Guerre and Shalom

Guerre and Shalom

What I learnt from the World Cup

Why sport is more important than you think

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Daniel Clarke-Serret
Jul 22, 2026
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Sitting watching the World Cup final, three thoughts came to my mind. The first was the play of the Argentine players which relied more on fouls and altercations than actually playing the game. The second concerned England; how, I ask, did we lose to them?

Yet the third observation transcended the game actually on screen. It was, simply put, that I w…

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