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Alex Scott on love, Lineker and the Women’s World Cup, Marina Hyde on Boris’ deluded acolytes, why indulgence means success

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Alex Scott's Prefrontal Cortex Strikes Again

Alex Scott played 140 times for England. She retired from the game in an interview with Jeanette Quarchie at an award ceremony streamed live by Sky Sports on YouTube. As a BBC pundit, her prefrontal cortex struck again during the World Cup last November. FIFA's threat to yellow card players who wore the One Love Arm band in support of the LGBTQ Plus community finished her off. While waiting to do a pitch side hit, she called to the FA comms man. No one's told me I can't wear an Arm band. A beat later, Scott was doing live commentary from England's opening match against Iran,. The girl loves a GIF.

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