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Why do I like football? Near as I can tell, most poets don’t. I’ve tried to explain it to them sometimes. People who listened to me were usually familiar with my arguments (the tribal experience, the sway you feel when being part of something, the aestheticism of the athlete, etc.), the problem as they put … Continue reading ""http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/63290000/jpg/_63290601_webster.jpg