Before turning to events in Turkey, a quick personal anecdote. A couple of weeks ago, I watched my nine-year-old nephew playing Sunday League. His team were facing a side a few divisions above them — a far more polished outfit with a cohort of stern-looking coaches in matching tracksuits — in a rainy cup game and were expected to get trounced.
Miraculously, they came from 3-1 down to earn a 3-3 draw, helped along the way when their opponents had a fourth goal ruled out for offside following a late flag from the flustered parent running the line.
