Euro 2024 contenders are all flawed – and that will add to the spectacle
Euro 2024 contenders are all flawed – and that will add to the spectacle
As boos echoed round an increasingly empty Wembley on Friday, the pitch dotted with paper planes, the mind drifted back to a similar occasion eight years ago and another friendly played in preparation for the European Championship. That time the
opposition were Portugal and then too there were boos, despite Chris Smalling heading the winner from a Raheem Sterling cross with four minutes remaining. A little over a month later, England were grimly looking to a fresh start under Sam Allardyce,
having been eliminated by Iceland in their first game after the Brexit vote, and Portugal were European champions.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/10/euro-2024-contenders-are-all-flawed-and-that-will-add-to-the-spectacle
As boos echoed round an increasingly empty Wembley on Friday, the pitch dotted with paper planes, the mind drifted back to a similar occasion eight years ago and another friendly played in preparation for the European Championship. That time the
opposition were Portugal and then too there were boos, despite Chris Smalling heading the winner from a Raheem Sterling cross with four minutes remaining. A little over a month later, England were grimly looking to a fresh start under Sam Allardyce,
having been eliminated by Iceland in their first game after the Brexit vote, and Portugal were European champions.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/10/euro-2024-contenders-are-all-flawed-and-that-will-add-to-the-spectacle