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At lunch-time and in the evening men drop in to drink a waterglassful of vodka, usually in one drought, followed by a chaser of Pepsi-Cola or pickled vegetables.

A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.

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