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Soccer still has the power to leave us in tears. I should know

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Crystal Palace beat Manchester City to win the FA Cup on Saturday .

It was their first major trophy in their history and their first trophy in 56 years .

At heart, modern soccer is the commodification of human emotion.

Soccer grounds have taken on a perhaps underappreciated importance in a world of increasing alienation.

It’s baffling that they are treated as businesses as such.

Sunderland won the FA Cup as a Second Division side in 1973 .

They were promoted to the Premier League in 1976 .

As their manager Bob Stokoe succumbed to ill health, they began their top-flight season appallingly.

By the end of January , Sunderland were bottom of the table and seven points from safety.

Having little to lose, Jimmy Adamson started picking youth, notably the forward Gary Rowell , the midfielder Kevin Arnott and the defender Shaun Elliott .

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informal

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English

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43

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