Football appears too self-important to bother itself about climate emergency | Louise Taylor


Choosing to stage Euro 2020 in 12 different countries is a decision that seems to be lacking in common sense

Imagine a series of outline maps spanning England, Europe and, perhaps even, the world. They feature clearly highlighted contours and country boundaries but the neatly printed place names which customarily adorn atlases and globes are missing.

It is safe to assume that, asked to fill in the blanks and pinpoint specific towns and cities, a lot of people might make some embarrassingly bad guesses. But what price football fans proving the geographically literate exceptions?

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