<p><strong>London, England. The long hot World Cup summer of 2018.</strong> Endless sun, fractious politics, Boxpark beer showers, and a growing belief that football might just be coming home.</p><p>From Lewisham&rsquo;s local pubs to the Colombian cafes of Elephant ' Castle, and Belgian bars of Covent Garden &ndash; <strong>W C L D N</strong> is a look at how one of the world&rsquo;s most global cities consumes sport&rsquo;s most global event.</p><p>But this is an observation glimpsed through a clouded lens; its author simultaneously lost in the fog of a depression he&rsquo;s desperate to navigate away from.</p><p>How do you connect with the most unifying event of the sport you love, when you are at your loneliest? Is football merely a diversion from the everyday &ndash; a means of escape from the heavier pressures that continue to weigh down on you? Or, can it offer a crucial lifeline to reconnect with yourself and your surroundings?</p>