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LETTERS

“My hero as a kid, when I worked with him and still my hero whenever we meet today. He was playing for Hibs when I was a young fan. I used to queue up with all the other wee’uns and wait for an autogr

The end. The collapse. The exhaustion of 11 Arsenal players, slumping to the turf against the glittering backdrop of a Toon foil display. Mikel Arteta’s thousand-yard stare. Granit Xhaka’s chevron bro