The political question of this week is how the English feel about Europe. I say “English” rather than “British” because the 54 million English who make up 84 per cent of the UK’s population are more likely than Scots, Welsh or Northern Irish to vote to leave the European Union in Thursday’s referendum. It’s often said that the English — even those who will vote “Remain” — are overwhelmingly Eurosceptic. However, football reveals a more confused and surprisingly warm English-European relationship.
本周的政治问题是，英格兰人对欧洲有何感觉。我用“英格兰人”而不是“英国人”，是因为在周四有关是否脱离欧盟(EU)的公投中，与苏格兰人、威尔士人和北爱尔兰人相比，占英国总人口84%的英格兰人更有可能投票脱欧。人们经常说，英格兰人——即便那些投“留欧”票的英格兰人——绝大多数是欧洲怀疑论者。然而，足球运动揭示了英格兰人和欧洲人之间更为含混不清、亲密得出人意料的关系。
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