Quote of the day: Nick Hornby on England

"A few years ago, at a big club game, a supporter of the losing team unfurled a huge banner that said "You've Let Us Down Again"—right on the final whistle. He made the banner, rolled it up, and carried it into the stadium, all without knowing the outcome. All he had to go on were his dark suspicions. That's the English mind-set: There's no reason we shouldn't do well in the World Cup, maybe even win it, but nobody really believes that it will happen." — Nick Hornby, GQ