Euro 96 thread

[Marky]

Seeing as today marks Day One of Euro 96 (shown as live on the ITV Hub and on ITV4), I felt it was worthy of a thread.

England v Switzerland tonight

Spain v Bulgaria, Germany v Czech Republic and Denmark v Portugal tomorrow

Games every day until the final on Friday 29th May

I fancy the Germans might do well...

[Duty281]

Thanks for the heads up. Have enjoyed watching some of the retro ITV coverage during the lockdown, listening to the commentary from the excellent Brian Moore, and hearing a time when a Wembley stadium actually had an excellent atmosphere.

Whilst the standard of football in 1996 was clearly a lot slower than that of today, the levels of sportsmanship were far superior. No excess rolling on the floor after a tough challenge and dissent to the officials is less, which is good to see.

A shame that the England side of 1996-1998, which had an excellent blend of youth, experience and skill, never achieved anything substantial. A further shame that neither Venables nor Hoddle got a prolonged spell as England manager, like that which Robson/Sven enjoyed.