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The bare truth about the Joy of Scoring

SIMON WINTER uncovers why goalscorers are booked for taking their shirts off after they hit the back of the net

SIMON WINTER
‘EXCESSIVE’ ENJOYMENT

Shy guy Ronaldo celebrates during the Champions League final.

Iniesta is booked for revealing a message about a friend who had recently passed away.

Typical Mario Balotelli

IWAS sitting in the back pew at a funeral recently and my mind started to wander. I wondered if the average age of people who regularly went to church was now older than the average age of the churches themselves.
In between trying to amuse myself by ma...

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