Why I'm supporting Iran in the World Cup

Jon Snow: This week football, but not as we know it. My more conventional Snowmail missives contained news last Friday that I was supporting Iran in the World Cup.

Watching Iran's performance in a qualifier while in Tehran had given me heart. The World Cup is one arena where one really could indulge in fantasy football.

I allowed my imagination to run rampant. President Ahmadinejad flying to the finals in Germany for the finals against, say, England and Tony Blair shaking the nuclear hand that might bite him...

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