Football a great escapism from global politics - Postecoglou - video Dailymotion

Amidst Donald Trump's re-election, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou believes football can be an escapism for fans

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00:00There is obviously some quite big political news overnight, there's a lot of uncertainty

00:05at the moment.

00:06A few people may be quite worried, for example, about the news from America and the knock-on

00:10effects.

00:11Does it cast into light the responsibility that maybe football has to give people that

00:17bit of escapism?

00:20Mate, I could give you a cracking non-football answer, but I'm not going to.

00:30It's just where we are as a society at the moment.

00:35As you say, I think sports always provide a little bit of a constant in terms of escapism

00:40for people, whether that's in the broader context of global political landscapes or

00:48just people's lives in general.

00:50As I keep saying, we've all got things in our lives that sometimes aren't in the greatest

00:56shape.

00:57Do you want to give a non-football answer?

00:58No, mate.

00:59No.

01:00No chance.