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    Learning to lose

    Jan 29, 2019 4 minutes
    by Simon Critchley
    Illustration by Aida Novoa & Carlos Egan

    The decision was made instantly. My son Edward was in Rome for the second leg of Liverpool’s Champions League soccer semi-final on May 2. I was at home in Brooklyn, pretending to prepare for a class, but really watching the game. We are devoted fans of the Liverpool Football Club. We texted throughout the game. Although Liverpool lost the match against Roma, we won the tie over two legs, allowing us to advance to the Champions League final on May 26, when we would face the mighty Real Madrid.

    At the Champions final, Liverpool’s first in 11 years, we

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