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Confessions of a football orphan

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I know I am not alone on this one, as a man.

I felt a terrible pain last Sunday morning as I watched the replay of the Copa America final as Sanchez scored his penalty kick to give Chile their first Copa Cup in 99 years.
Not because I was supporting Argentina. In fact, I was for Chile. But I knew, being a television footer addict, that Sanchez kick was the last I would see of football in four weeks. Think of it as a long football fast. Soccer Ramadhan for the football fanatics.

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