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The Sun enjoys some World Cup breast-beating

Jermain Defoe celebrates scoring for England v Slovenia
Jermain Defoe celebrates scoring for England v Slovenia. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

England's progress to the second round of the World Cup is seen as such a momentous event by the Sun that today's page 3 girl has been relegated to page 7, to make way for a spread celebrating our boys' kick bollocks scramble triumph. "Fabio got de beers in" is the page 2-3 spread headline. Meanwhile, on page 7, Vikki, 22, from Essex, said: "England always put us through the mill. But as the writer Euripides said, 'A coward turns away but a brave man's choice is danger'." Nay lass, put some clothes on.

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