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How Ice Cream Helps England Coach Thomas Tuchel Unwind As World Cup History Beckons

ATLANTA STADIUM — By the time Thomas Tuchel began speaking, there wasn’t an empty seat in the room. There wasn’t a square foot of floor space, either. It wouldn’t even be accurate to call Tuchel’s press conference even a standing-room-only affair, as a line of reporters and camera crews snaked all the way out the door. Yet there was Tuchel, England’s German coach, smiling and looking relaxed as anyone could less than 24 hours before the biggest moment of a career that already included a UEFA Champions League crown. What’s his secret? Ice cream, it turns out. On Wednesday, Tuchel will lead the...