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There is plenty to play for on the final day, but the real theme this season has been people uniting despite club allegiances
It was a moment to touch us all, of raw grief, of a helplessness born out of an impossible situation – the kind that have shaped this wretched period. At the same time it stood as a symbol of football’s capacity to unite, to overcome, to provide release with barely credible plot lines.
When Alisson, the Liverpool goalkeeper, headed a winner in the fifth minute of added time at West Brom last Sunday, his thoughts and tears were for his father, Jose, who drowned in a lake in the Brazilian city of Lavras do Sul in February.
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It was a moment to touch us all, of raw grief, of a helplessness born out of an impossible situation – the kind that have shaped this wretched period. At the same time it stood as a symbol of football’s capacity to unite, to overcome, to provide release with barely credible plot lines.
When Alisson, the Liverpool goalkeeper, headed a winner in the fifth minute of added time at West Brom last Sunday, his thoughts and tears were for his father, Jose, who drowned in a lake in the Brazilian city of Lavras do Sul in February.
Related: Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season
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