There was an interesting short piece at the end of tonight's BBC coverage of the Spain v Portugal second round match, about the often overlooked link between South Africa and English football lore. The famous Kop end at Anfield, actually one of many stands at football grounds around the country with that name, was named after the site of a battle in the Boer War.
The segment, presented by Mark Lawrenson, provided a rather sudden change in tone from the fairly light-hearted coverage of the match itself, but was rather poignant and very informative, and is well worth watching whilst it is on the iPlayer.
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