Football may not solve the working class’s problems, but it does matter — and politicians know it, writes BERT SHOUWENBURG
ROTHERHAM UNITED right-back Matthew Olosunde was the standout player in his side’s FA Cup Third Round tie at Everton on Saturday.
The 22-year-old impressed throughout, bringing Rotherham back into the game with an equaliser in the second half which cancelled out Cenk Tosun’s early strike for the hosts.
It was hardly a smash-and-grab goal for Rotherham, either, as they had been putting pressure on Carlo Ancelotti’s Blues towards the end of the first half.
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