Hold onto your Panama hats

“GOL! GOL! GOL-GOL-GOL-GOL!! HAMEZ MAKLAINES!!! GOL! GOL! GOL!!!!” Which is how George Hamilton might have sounded in Cardiff had he donned a Panama hat.

If you’ve not seen the week’s stand-out footie footage from Central America, do so immediately, especially if you’re having a bit of a bad day.

I promise you, there’s nothing will lift your spirits quite like experiencing how Panama qualified for their first ever World Cup finals — and how the impact of that historic achievement radiated out in waves of ecstasy from the pitch to the commentary box to the streets and all the way to the presidential office.