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The greatest game that never was

Story and photo by Brian McKim All the hype, all the lead-up, the fans, especially the Boneyard, were whipped

'Boris blimp' takes to the London skies in pro-EU protest July 20, 2019
Opponents of Britain's exit from the EU hoisted a "Boris blimp" portraying the UK's likely next prime minister as a crying child as they demonstrated outside parliament on Saturday.
Iran says it seized tanker after collision, UK calls move a 'hostile act' July 20, 2019
Britain denounced the Iranian seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act" on Saturday, rejecting Tehran's explanation that it had seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident.
UK warship tried to prevent Iran from stopping tanker: Revolutionary Guards July 20, 2019
A British warship escorting the detained UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero tried to prevent Iran's Revolutionary Guards from stopping the ship, Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, a Guards spokesman, said on Saturday, according to the Fars news agency.
Owners of seized tanker preparing formal request to visit crew in Iran July 20, 2019
Stena Bulk, the Swedish-based owners of the UK-flagged tanker detained by Iran, said on Saturday they were preparing a formal request to visit its 23 crew members.