Time to wax lyrical about Brazil again as World Cup approaches

"I’m beginning to feel that old familiar tingle up the spine again, the one I first experienced sitting at home in front of the telly as a kid, all of 47 years ago."

Always something there to remind you.

Just when you think you’ve got to the point where the terrible flashbacks have finally subsided, the week brings news that the most Googled sports event in this country in 2017 was — you already know the result but you’ll probably still want to look away now — Ireland 1 Denmark 5.