D uring football season, I find myself paying far less attention to politics. My wife would say that during football season I pay far less attention to everything, including whether I’m fully dressed. There’s a lot of truth in that. Football consumes most of my attention—and everything else takes a back seat. It’s a very narrow back seat, with politics being squeezed between music and funny animal videos. Perhaps that’s a good thing, because politics seems to be far less uplifting than sports.

A sports team or individual athlete can unite people, bringing together fans of different races, religions and political affiliations. If you have a favourite athlete, you probably don’t care which temple or church they attend. You just admire their talent and athletic feats. Sports is full of insp

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