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Planet Pauses for El Clásico; Perth Only Pauses the Dishwasher

Global football theatre; local negotiation over the remote.

A football, centre circle.

A football, centre circle. Photo: Lectrician2, “Huntington Bank Stadium Aerial”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

MADRID / BARCELONA — El Clásico once again persuaded large parts of the planet to look at the same pitch.

In Perth, the dishwasher was paused, which is our equivalent of a state occasion. May the best remote win.

The real story: El Clásico global coverage (BBC Sport)

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