I doff my hat to a different team of red

Jul 03, 2018,15:46 PM
 

3rd July 2018


Despite my country's RED team (Wales) not attending the Football World Cup Finals this year, I have to doff my hat to another red uniformed football team.

No...not Russia but ENGLAND for winning a penalty shoot out for the first time at the World Cup having lost the last three such events.

They also had a unbelievable 6 out of 7 shoot out failures since 1996.



Photo by Clive Rose


Hence I celebrate with a Right Royal Red Salute!




Congratulations England!



Regards,

MTF




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