England’s fifth penalty taker in the Euro 2020 final loss to Italy said he “knew instantly the kind of hate” he was going to receive.
England can be proud of its football team, although the same cannot be said for many of its supporters.
Tom Cruise and David Beckham celebrated England’s early goal during the Euro 2020 final on Sunday with a little fist bump, which caught the attention of fans around the world.
Cameras showed the players barely cracking a smile, at the same time that the invader was repeatedly dodging security efforts to take him down.
This morning, England wakes up with a massive collective hangover and a feeling of what might have been. Let’s see what some of the major papers had to say.
Racist UK football shame. Cocaine floating off UK beach. SA restaurants open. Samuel L. Jackson on a yacht. Bella Hadid stuns.
When Neil Diamond penned ‘Sweet Caroline’ in 1969, he had no idea it would somehow morph into an unofficial anthem for the English football team.
England reckon it’s coming home, but their quarter-final opponents are riding the emotional wave of a dramatic extra-time winner.
Yesterday’s early kickoff saw Croatia and Spain involved in a classic, and it seemed unlikely that the second match could deliver something as dramatic. That it did.
Martin Dubravka is a classic example of ‘from hero to zero’. Some falls from grace take years, but Dubravka’s took just 18 minutes.
On the same Copenhagen pitch where, nine days earlier, the crowd had wondered whether one of their players would live, Denmark romped to victory and booked a last-16 showdown with Wales.
In last night’s Euro 2020 qualifier, Switzerland took a 3-0 lead and looked headed for a comfortable win. The final 10 minutes didn’t go to plan.