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El Clásico Fills Perth Pubs; One Table Declares Neutrality and Orders Nachos
Mbappé-era Madrid vs Barça on the big screen; local allegiances mostly about the remote.
A pub screen, contested. Photo: Trevor Rickard, “The Cornmarket - geograph.org.uk - 840837”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
PERTH — El Clásico spilled into Perth pubs, with the usual careful negotiations over volume, commentary language and whether nachos count as a half-time meal.
“I’m Switzerland,” said fictional regular Donnie, ordering nachos. “Switzerland with cheese.”
Enjoy the football; don’t throw the remote.
The real story: El Clásico weekend/week coverage (BBC Sport / European football)
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