We have become accustomed at this stage to the clips that go viral of men and women across Britain who voted for Brexit who are now astonished to discover what Brexit will mean for them. The vindictive might feel they deserve what they voted for, but the more compassionate will surely see their plight as an example of what populism and three word slogans can do to people who forget that they have to live in the real world.   English football has always been an arena where it has been possible to watch these ideas take shape. Culture shapes…

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