Article 5M8ZD Digested week: in New York, England’s final may as well be a cheese-rolling contest

Digested week: in New York, England’s final may as well be a cheese-rolling contest

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Emma Brockes
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Efforts to interest New Yorkers in Euro 2020 are met with blank stares so I find another fair-weather football fan

The highs are lower, when you watch England play from abroad, on the other hand, the lows aren't as crashingly bad. Efforts to interest New Yorkers in England's championship defeat are mostly met with blank stares. You know, the UEFA championship final," I say, pleadingly, to an American friend. What words are coming out of your mouth?" she says. It's hard not to grow petulant. The whole rest of the world understands."

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