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Blessed are the goalscorers

25 June 2016

3:00 AM

25 June 2016

3:00 AM

‘I am grateful to the gaffer for the opportunity and to God for letting me score,’ said Daniel Sturridge after his last-minute winner for England against Wales in Euro 2016 last week, a goal that certainly made me seriously question the Man Upstairs: I had invested quite heavily in the draw.

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