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Union Jack Classic fails to spark on the pitch but electric atmosphere fires up Wembley

Arizona State cantered to victory against Kansas in the first US college football game to be staged in the UKYou sensed that Britain’s first US college football game in nearly 40 years was going to be a very different experience when Wembley Way began to reverberate to the sound of steel, muscle and a few whoops long before kick-off.The noise came from the Arizona State Sun Devils’ marching band, who were so energetic their horns and trombones swished from left to right like air raid lights hunting a target as they played. Soon there came a riposte from the Kansas Jayhawks’ marching band, along with more cheers from the large crowd outside the stadium. Continue reading...