Wayne Rooney to Everton may not make sense but it sounds seductively real | Barney Ronay


He is in no way qualified but bringing Rooney back to Goodison Park would deliver the rush of authentic emotion we all crave

It was interesting this week to see the fascination on social media with close-up clips of the celebrations after Tottenham’s 3-2 win at Leicester.

This stuff is very popular right now. The digital eye has detected a hunger out there, a shared sweet spot for footage of unbound emotion, feelings-porn: players and fans lost in the moment, Antonio Conte baying and leaping and glowering like a bear startled by a hornets’ nest.

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