”The task for Bunce will be to mobilise that fervour and try and turn it into world-class performances. That’s too bad, because it would have been an appropriate day to commemorate a significant anniversary for North American soccer. A few moments later, he looked back at his fiancee and nodded somberly as relatives of the victims sobbed loudly. He called his son, Jim, that night and said he thought Obama was “more than just a good politician”.