Soccer Football - World Cup - Quarter Final - Sweden vs England - Samara Arena, Samara, Russia - July 7, 2018 England manager Gareth Southgate salutes their fans after the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Everyone loves a winner, but the English public's embrace of its national team goes beyond the routine pride in sporting success.
For a country bitterly divided by the Brexit referendum as well as by age-old regional and class divides, the national team's journey to the World Cup semi-finals has been a welcome relief from political arguments and rancour.
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