Do World Cup Summers Feel a Bit Different?

Sohrab Ahmari asks:

I do. It’s almost by accident. I have a few friends who were devoted supporters of Premier League teams in England and Scotland when I was young, but I wasn’t one of them. My godmother, an Irish Londoner, is a Fulham supporter. But I never clocked in to the beautiful game as a child.

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Sohrab Ahmari asks:

I do. It’s almost by accident. I have a few friends who were devoted supporters of Premier League teams in England and Scotland when I was young, but I wasn’t one of them. My godmother, an Irish Londoner, is a Fulham supporter. But I never clocked in to the beautiful game as a child.