Football's just a branch of culture

There remains an intellectual disdain for football, but it's as valid an area for thought or study as any other culture. Or, what urban planning tells us about Johan Cruyff

There remains in certain quarters a squeamishness about taking football seriously. I’m not talking about people who just want to watch a game and get wrapped up in the excitement; that’s a totally reasonable way, perhaps the most sensible way, to consume it, just as people can watch a film or listen to music or wander round an art gallery for fun withou…