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The National Psychodrama of England’s Euro 2020

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 06:08:25 +0000

Is it really coming home?
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There are many ways to tell the story of an international soccer tournament. Twenty-four ways in the case of Euro 2020, as it insists on being called, despite the fact that the pandemic pushed the tournament into 2021. Twenty-four teams, each with its own heartbreaks and triumphs, its own jagged line of peaks and valleys — twenty-four narratives that, as the defeated nations fall away, eventually flow into a single overarching narrative that culminates in a winner.

England: Every kit in Three Lions history ranked from worst to best ahead of Euro 2020

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:31:22 +0000

England are just a few days away from kicking off at Euro 2020.

It’s been a long wait, but fans around the country can start preparing for a summer of footballing festivities that could – if you dream really hard – see the Three Lions become kings of Europe.

And if England’s 2021 achievements are destined to go down in the history books, then you can rest assured that the kits they wear will be engrained in the memories of fans for decades to come.

England’s TEN biggest European Championship heartbreaks as they look to end poor run at Euro 2020

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:21:12 +0000

England have suffered plenty of heartbreak since winning the World Cup in 1966, yet curiously some of their biggest soul-crushing failures have come at the European Championship.

At least the Three Lions have gone all the way on the global stage. England have never won the Euros and have a wretched record at the finals even if a team of stars with the best preparation turn up with ‘realistic’ intentions to win it.