W C L D N

<p><strong>London England. The long hot World Cup summer of 2018.</strong> Endless sun fractious politics Boxpark beer showers and a growing belief that football might just be coming home.</p><p>From Lewisham’s local pubs to the Colombian cafes of Elephant & Castle and Belgian bars of Covent Garden – <strong>W C L D N</strong> is a look at how one of the world’s most global cities consumes sport’s most global event.</p><p>But this is an observation glimpsed through a clouded lens; its author simultaneously lost in the fog of a depression he’s desperate to navigate away from.</p><p>How do you connect with the most unifying event of the sport you love when you are at your loneliest? Is football merely a diversion from the everyday – a means of escape from the heavier pressures that continue to weigh down on you? Or can it offer a crucial lifeline to reconnect with yourself and your surroundings?</p>