Champions of the World
Looking back at the World Cup Final, the suffering, and the dream I can't wake up from.
The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.
—GK Chesterton
Note: This story was updated to its book version in October 2023.
The pits of my eyes were dry by the time Kylian Mbappé stepped up to take the first kick of the penalty shootout for France. It was 12:49 p.m. The rivers I had cried for 120 minutes had dried like creek beds on my …
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