I’m pretty certain that I won’t be the only person to notice this haunting contrast or juxtaposition, but I think I need to flag up something I realised while I was watching this morning’s news. The difference between the two top stories could barely be more stark or unnerving. On the one hand, we have the news of this afternoon’s football match between England and Spain: it’s set to be a great game, and a roaring celebration of women’s football and it’s rise in stature. On the other hand, we have the appalling news of what is currently happening in Gaza, where thousands of people are deliberately being allowed to starve. We surely haven’t seen anything so horrific in decades. Indeed, as a whole, I doubt the world has been this divided or adversarial since the 1940s; peace hangs on a thread. Thus, at a time when tragedy and conflict grow ever more imminent, we continue to play international sport as though everything is still safe and normal. Frankly, that contrast is beginning to feel rather galling.