As a UCL social scientist raised between London’s West End and Accra’s rhythm, I watched Flagg don his No. 32 jersey—not as spectacle, but as silence. This isn’t just uniform change; it’s a coded gesture of belonging in a world that equates identity with stillness. I see the tears beneath the flash: coaches guiding, cameras clicking, yet no crowd cheers. What if this is how community finds its voice—not through noise, but through the quiet space between plays?

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