Following the ‘beautiful game’ is a little like falling in love – the hope, the adrenaline and the eventual heartbreak
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I’m scrawling numbers on a piece of paper, doing more maths than I’ve done in months. “If Norway lose and New Zealand win,” I type in a frantic message full of typos, with the air of a scientist who has stumbled on an incredible discovery, “then we will definitely go through to the round of 16 for the first time in history.”
It’s one of many messages I send that night, touting my analysis to anyone who will listen.
