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From 1970, Alastair Reid covers the World Cup
Adam Gopnik on Eurosport versus our sport
The last goal in the 1998 World Cup was scored by Emmanuel Petit, a blond, muscular, ponytailed, and irritatingly good-looking midfielder for the host nation, France. It was France's third goal in an improbably easy 3-0 victory over the perennial favorite, Brazil. Petit, like several of his compatriots, played his club football in England, with the London team Arsenal (the national teams pick the very best club players, no matter where they earn a living), and, just weeks before the Brazil game, Arsenal had won the English championship and the Football Association ...