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We wanted to let Max Dowman bloom in the shadows but he has become hard to ignore | Barney Ronay

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Rumour1 independent source roots · 1 total claims on file

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First Reported· Barney Ronay (The Guardian)
4h ago (18 Sept)

"This most modern and well-honed of footballers will not be able to escape the spotlight in an age of constant scrutiny but looks equipped to handle it The poet Jorge Luis Borges wrote a famous short story about a society that had become so good at making maps, so obsessed with capturing every detail, that its rulers decided the only way to do the job right was to make a lifesize map of its entire empire, which could then be laid out across the actual land from coast to coast."

State: developing
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Official Resolution
4h ago (18 Sept)

"This most modern and well-honed of footballers will not be able to escape the spotlight in an age of constant scrutiny but looks equipped to handle it The poet Jorge Luis Borges wrote a famous short story about a society that had become so good at making maps, so obsessed with ca..."

State: rumour Outcome Verified