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Maybe this World Cup will bring the best out of the US, not the worst | Barney Ronay

Football | The Guardian

June 22, 2026

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Maybe this World Cup will bring the best out of the US, not the worst | Barney Ronay

Tournament could hold up a useful hand mirror to the isolationism and divisiveness of Trump’s joint-host nationOne of the best parts of following football across the world is the way it drags you into special places, local shrines, objects of profound cultural connection. The US, of course, has these holy spaces too.The queue of pilgrims in Philadelphia on Thursday morning stretched down the sun-blasted steps to the plaza at the bottom. Edging forward, the people in their ritual colours approached the figure at the top, arms outstretched in supplication, in a state of hushed deference. Called finally for his moment of communion, the man at the front of this line straightened his Ronaldinho shirt, clenched his fists above his head for the ceremonial Insta pic and shouted: “Adrian! I did it.” Continue reading...

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