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Shiftheads - The World Cup Final That Fans Say Went Too Far
A soccer fandom conversation opens with a confession: thirty million Canadians watched the World Cup, many for the first time paying close attention to a sport this country usually shrugs off. What hooked the interest wasn't the rules so much as the raw emotion in the stands.
That goodwill ran into friction at the final, where fans say the ceremony borrowed too heavily from Super Bowl style spectacle. A viral reaction clip captures the frustration in real time, and it sits next to a rundown of FIFA facing scrutiny over hydration breaks, a snubbed presidency moment, and a pattern of…
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