Tactics stifle festival of football

THE BANNER held up in the Argentine end depicted Pope Francis with his disciples on either side.

Tactics stifle festival of football
Thu, 10 Jul, 2014 - 01:00
Julian Bennetts

To his right was Diego Maradona. On his left Lionel Messi.

The Dutch fans unfurled their own banner, too. It simply had a picture of Louis Van Gaal imprinted in the middle of it.

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