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European officials are warming up to harnessing smaller groups of countries to make the whole bloc militarily and economically fitter.

After making his debut for England in the summer, he was challenged with becoming fitter and working hard in defence to improve his chances of more regular game time in England's midfield.

"The fitter you are, the more metabolically efficient your body becomes," Professor La Gerche explains.

A subtle reference to Serra’s father, a pipe fitter at a shipyard near San Francisco, it also puts us in mind of Charon’s ferry, shuttling souls across Stygian waters.

“Because it’s so expensive to get people out there, you don’t waste time. You’ve got to have a trade: Electrician. Pipe fitter.”