Personally, the World Cup is something I look forward to every four years. You get to gorge on football, bet on three different matches a day and bat off any suggestions you should mow the lawn, wash the car or go to work with those three magic words, ‘World Cup’s on.’ But imagine if you didn’t like football. To be honest, during the first round I was almost in that camp myself, but some people properly hate football. David Mitchell’s take on it is brilliant, as is his solution to the problem. Bet on it. In the words of SkyBet, it matters more if there’s money on it. Read more.