euro 96

Just watched it, forgot Crespo missed first!

Barry Davies says that Euro 96 was the best soccer tournament he's even been involved in.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-96-oral-history-england-results-fixtures-a9501516.html

i remember the nasi goreng we ate during that Netherlands game more than the game itself tbh

Anyone recall if there was a review of Euro 96 shown at the end of that year? Not seeing anything on YT as prominent as the Davies-introduced-and-narrated masterpiece that is the BBC's World Cup 94 review but I'm sure there was an attempt at an equivalent at the time.

Euro 96 was a poor tournament, both in quality of football and organisationally. Lol Barry Davies

Just imagining some teenage kid for whom euro 96 has this mythical aura of sepia English greatness, watching that England v Switzerland shitfest last night.

anybody who judges the quality of a tournament by a notional England performance is already *Asterix tapping his forehead*

how are you all posting from the future

It's the last time Scotland were any good, since McAllister aimed that penalty kick at David Seaman's arse it's been downhill - at a dizzying pace. Never forgiven that cunt, McAllister for that, though I already hated him before that, he was an Orange bastard and was shite for Scotland.

England were good for... 35min total? Dismal vs the Swiss, lucky vs the Scots, fortunate to be ahead at h/t vs the Dutch, played off the pitch by the Spanish (two goals disallowed), somewhat rose to the occasion vs the Germans (first half + ET). The tabloid press coverage was so grotesque I wanted England to lose. Edberg went out of Wimbledon in the second round same day as the Euro semi, and I was more upset about that tbh. (Becker snapped his wrist vs Godwin a couple of days later so I got over it).

Not a great tournament, really. Suker was good, and there was that frantic Russia-Czech 3-3 at Anfield.

And don't get me started on McAllister. Scored for Leicester at Goodison as a 20yo (a defeat which effectively cost us the title); came back 16 years later and...

Why do you hate Scottish people, BBC?

Fifa World Cup Rewind: Six Scotland games to be shown

Watching the England v. Germany semi, that was not a very strong German team.

Correction, still a good team but not a top notch German side, Klinsmann suspended or injured?

Injured iirc

The extra time is good stuff so far.