Here's hoping the World Cup gets a second dose of Danish dynamite

ThereâÂÂs a refreshing lack of pretension about DenmarkâÂÂs preparation for this World Cup. One of the last things the squad did on home soil was go back to the clubs where their careers had started to press the flesh and sign autographs for kids.

ItâÂÂs the kind of gesture that would be impossible in England â what kind of reception would Frank Lampard get if he went back to West Ham? â and recalls a nobler, more Corinthian era in the gameâÂÂs history. Daniel Agger combined his nostalgic return to the grassroots with his wedding, looking resplendent in white at his nuptial gig.

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