Ah, the World Cup summer. Is there any time more disorientating than these three-odd weeks, when several nations descend upon another nation (or three, as the case may be) and kick a ball around in ...

It begins with a spare, pulsing electro beat, as if pacing the centre circle before kick-off. When it repeats, another layer drops, then another, the tension thickening bar by bar. Next comes the ...