TREVOR HEFT

A safe distance apart: Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund fans

Here follows a passionate footballing ode to that small strip of seats, that unstable gap, which separates away fans from home fans.
What is the single greatest sight in football? Is it the wide-eyed ecstasy etched across the face of a teenage striker as he bags the winner on debut? Is it your own father’s tears as his team finally – finally – wins something? Fabian Schär? Well, I’d make the case for a much less obvious choice, one that we’ve all seen a dozen times over, but gets no less intoxicating with each v...