“Edward is my son, he’s 17. He was playing soccer in middle school - in about 2013 - and that’s the first time I’d ever actually even seen soccer, so I started learning it. I’m just the sort of parent who - if my kid’s going to be into something - I want to learn about it. ∙ “In the very beginning, it was more [that] he would wake up and crawl into my bed, you know, and watch it with me in bed. I think it’s gotten richer [now]. I mean, he’s still my son, but he’s an adult. He’s a young adult. And so it isn’t just an, ‘Oh, this means I don’t have to go clean my room’ kind of thing. This is a pastime we share together as adults and that does make it a little bit more special. And the level of conversation that we have about the game obviously is elevated because he can really appreciate it. He will very insightfully sometimes talk about things. ∙ “When you can find those moments that [your kids will] hang out with you, it’s pretty rare indeed. I think he sees that too. It’s something we ...