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Derby County's David McGoldrick (second right) celebrates scoring their side's fifth goal of the game with team-mates during the FA Cup first round replay match at Pride Park Stadium, Derby
IT’S that time of year, once every four years, when football stops for the World Cup.
Except it doesn’t really, and this time around it is not even that time of year.
It is safe to say that this version of the World Cup has caused some controversy. In many ways, it has been a World Cup that is not for everyone.
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