Enda McEvoy: A fond farewell to new World Cup friends
FLEETING: When the World Cup is over, Ecuador’s Enner Valencia, who once played for Everton, may be banging them in by the new time for Fenerbahce, but we’ll have moved on. Pic: Manu Fernandez/AP
Week two in Qatar and the novelty has worn off. We’re in for the long haul. It won’t be all over by Christmas, metaphorically speaking.
In the first few days of a World Cup everything is fresh and exciting. Even vaguely familiar names, half-forgotten or half-remembered, come in new clothing.
