Chatting to Brett Lee this week - in the aftermath of his decision to retire from test cricket - really brought home how difficult it must be for a sportsman to decide whether to travel to an event which has been threatened with a militant attack.
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Would you like to see teams like Fulham, Blackburn and Bolton given the chance to rub shoulders with Barcelona and Inter in the Champions League?
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'What's possession mean, Daddy?' asked my five year old, as he scanned the sports pages of the newspaper. I can't really blame his mother for that ....
He was looking at the report of Chelsea's victory over Arsenal, and was quite excited to learn that despite being soundly beaten, Arsenal had actually enjoyed more of the ball. As I started to explain the curse of statistics, my mind turned again to the frustration of watching Arsene Wenger's team.
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