Stamp Collector

The Beautiful Game

Football is rarely out of the news and this year has been no exception. The pandemic initially left the sport reeling, but with the appropriate health and safety measures the game soon came bouncing back and, if you want it, you can watch a match on almost every night of the week.

Even when the regular season ends, the European Championships will give us more matches to watch. Initially planned for 2020, the international tournament will now be held between 11 June and 11 July 2021. And then there’s the 2022 World Cup, to be held in Qatar, adding even more matches to the busy schedule. And to think, some misguided football club owners thought a new European Super League was required to ‘save football’. The world game is as popular as ever and stamp collectors can create a

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