World Cup while you were sleeping: captains fantastic save England, Belgium

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There is a common misconception about the England football anthem Three Lions and what it actually means.
First heard in 1996, and rehashed several times since, it is not the display of arrogance, of bravado or English confidence that some have suggested.

Rather it is a message of outsized hope and a lament on the lot of the fans who follow a team that has flattered to deceive on occasions too numerous to mention.
England were at it again on Wednesday in Atlanta, and for more than an hour...

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