There are a few delights in football which put a smile on people’s faces purely because of how rarely they occur.
When you hear a cheer at the sight of the ball hitting the corner flag, it’s for the novelty factor rather than the event having any meaningful impact on the game.
The same logic explains why fans are so keen to screenshot a clock ticking into triple figures in a 90-minute match.
The sight of a goalkeeper jogging up for a corner, meanwhile, is cause for excitement more out of hope than expectation, whatever Benevento’s Alberto Brignoli will claim, but when it does result in a goal there’s even more pinch-yourself excitement.
Similarly, when settling down for a big European knockout game, there’s an unspoken rule that you get the introductory formalities out of the way before any actual excitement. Call it a broadcasting détente, if you will.
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