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They think it's all over

These words at the end of a famous World Cup victory by England in 1966 have become part of sporting folklore.

Philip Hacking

I heard them vividly myself in a very unusual environment, sitting on the sands of Montego Bay in Jamaica in the midst of a Convention ministry and rejoicing at England's victory on that epic day. No doubt many will be hoping for a similar end to the 1998 World Cup in France. But how can a Christian minister allow himself to be caught up in soccer fever?