Dour, violent, fundamentalist sociopaths turn the beautiful game into a sick, humourless tragedy.
German captain Philipp Lahm quite likes the high pressure on his team. He prefers to be one of the favourites, not one of the underdogs.
Mesut Özil’s £42.5-million move to Arsenal reverberated through his home country – all the way down to the nether regions of Regionalliga West.