The Fiver | Yep, this is the comedown

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With Ethics 2018 consigned to history, it’s time for silly season to begin. And not a moment too soon! Forget about Kylian Mbappé, Luka Modric, Eden Hazard and Harry Maguire’s forehead. Forget about the endless VAR debates, Gareth Southgate’s affability, Neymar’s diving, Harry Kane’s Golden Boot, Japan’s tidiness, Aliou Cissé’s fist pump and Nikola Kalinic having the same level of impact on Croatia’s run to the final as The Fiver because nobody cares any more. It’s old news. It’s time to move on and accept that the next four weeks are all about preposterous transfer sagas, Jim White gearing up for an early deadline day and The Fiver trying to eke out 300 flamin’ words on the Central Coast Mariners handing a trial to Usain Bolt before nipping outside to get heatstroke.

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