Selling a Bohemian dream


Bohemian FC supporters enjoying a drink before the start of the team’s first match of season, near Dalymount Park stadium in north Dublin. The club has made support for social causes a crucial part of its identity. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

IN the backroom of the threadbare offices of the Irish football team Bohemians, the printer clunks and chugs and whirs incessantly, spitting out shipping labels.

Some of the addresses bear the names of nearby Dublin streets. Others are from farther afield: across Ireland, across the Irish Sea, across the Atlantic.

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