Our dislike of the English team: A faulty logic

There is a classic comedy moment in the vintage TV series Fawlty Towers where Basil Fawtly welcomes German tourists, telling them “we’re all friends now” while warning staff “don’t mention the war”.

Irish soccer fans could do worse than dwell on that as England go into the quarter-finals of the World Cup, with a real chance of reaching the semi-finals.