Daniel Sturridge and Jack Wilshere pose together for a selfie. Players set club loyalties aside as international teams prepare for the World Cup. Across the globe, though, fans remain totally devoted to the clubs they support.
At the end of every football season the professional stars are afforded some time away from the club game. This summer, some will lounge on the beach while others head to Brazil. Fans are afforded no such luxury. The break between seasons is an incessantly torturous period for football loyalists. As football media kicks into overdrive, fans are tormented with a torrent of transfer rumours that mostly never materialise. So far, the most interesting of these is that of Cesc Fabregas. By JULIAN KESLER and MARK LAZARUS.
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