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An embarrassment of hopefuls

It’s well known that politics and football can send people a bit bonkers, but in Britain and Europe, the symptoms are increasingly surreal.

Psychic animals, cuddle power, a non-corporeal candidate and on-purpose daily pratfalls are among the features of elections and Euro football punditry.

Among the European Union’s newly elected MEPs is a Cypriot, whose crowning achievement is getting billionaire Elon Musk to succumb

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