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Daily Mirror
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Abigail O'Leary

Dad sends letter to school demanding son misses lessons to watch the World Cup

A father has said he refuses to send a son to school when their team is playing in the World Cup.

As World Cup fever spreads, one man has said he and his football mad son are so excited to watch their team, Argentina, play - he won't be attending school when they take to the pitch.

The dad sent his school a letter explaining the five-year-old boy's absence from school after the child asked to watch every Argentina fixture.

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