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  "description": "England's dramatic defeat to France in the European Cup has put paid to the old and well worn football phrase 'it's a game of two halves'.",
  "path": "/short-articles/2004-06-13-a-cliche-gone-up-in-smoke/",
  "publishedAt": "2004-06-13T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:tki7vwlanxbwrz2er67eaeqa/site.standard.publication/3mp4h4md7zv2y",
  "tags": [
    "Humour"
  ],
  "textContent": "England's dramatic defeat to France in the European Cup has put paid to the an old and well worn football phrase \"It's a game of two halves\".\n\nThe phrase was possibly first coined by Barnstoneworth United president Gordon Ottershaw on his deathbed and has been used on may occasions by pundits, managers and players alike, to instil a sense of the dramatic when describing a dull incident. \n\nThe phrase has now been superceeded with   \n\"It's a game of two halves and a bit of overtime \"",
  "title": "A cliche gone up in smoke"
}