Whether you followed your team in Germany or watched at home, we’d like to hear your views and experiences
Euro 2024 has been a strange tournament in many ways. It started with a bang, fell to a hush midway through, and has built its way back to a crescendo, with Spain and England preparing to contest a heavyweight final. We might even have a new champion come Sunday night.
The hosts kicked things off in Munich by beating Scotland 5-1 (still the highest-scoring game), but other pre-tournament favourites struggled to get going. France, blessed with the most talented squad and regular finalists in recent years, were not nearly as exciting as Georgia, the lowest-ranked team of the 24. England, the other great contenders before a ball was kicked, have been dreadfully dreary at times and yet have also given us some of the tournament’s most memorable moments: Jude Bellingham’s overhead kick, Jordan Pickford’s bottle-assisted penalty save and Ollie Watkins’ late winner against the Netherlands.
Continue reading…Whether you followed your team in Germany or watched at home, we’d like to hear your views and experiencesEuro 2024 has been a strange tournament in many ways. It started with a bang, fell to a hush midway through, and has built its way back to a crescendo, with Spain and England preparing to contest a heavyweight final. We might even have a new champion come Sunday night.The hosts kicked things off in Munich by beating Scotland 5-1 (still the highest-scoring game), but other pre-tournament favourites struggled to get going. France, blessed with the most talented squad and regular finalists in recent years, were not nearly as exciting as Georgia, the lowest-ranked team of the 24. England, the other great contenders before a ball was kicked, have been dreadfully dreary at times and yet have also given us some of the tournament’s most memorable moments: Jude Bellingham’s overhead kick, Jordan Pickford’s bottle-assisted penalty save and Ollie Watkins’ late winner against the Netherlands. Continue reading…