Never write off the Germans

The only Euros preview content that's really worth absorbing, let's face it: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐗𝐈

(Abel Xavier would have been a better right-back, actually, fair play)

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The story of the Euros in historical objects, for Guardian sport

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Some Scotland #Euro96 highlights.

#Crap90sFootball

It’s 20 years today since England were beating France 1-0 going into stoppage time, but still lost 2-1.

Here are both of Zinedine Zidane’s goals from that night, in real time.

One of the most extraordinary endings to a match ever seen at a European Championship.

🥳 COMPETITION

It’s 1️⃣0️⃣ years to the day since we started drawing footballers (badly), on the opening day of the 2014 World Cup. A mistake.

So we’re giving away a ONE-OF-A-KIND set of mugs plastered in our WC2014 doodles. For our birthday, like. 🎈

RT & we’ll pick a winner x

36 years ago today:

ITV film the England players travelling to Stuttgart on the morning of their match against the Republic of Ireland at Euro ‘88, with Kenny Sansom doing a number of impressions.

Can’t imagine the return journey was quite as fun.

#OnThisDay @ #Mexico86

Josimar scored this outrageous goal for Brazil to make it 2-0 in their 3-0 win against Northern Ireland in Guadalajara

This was Pat Jennings last match on his 41st birthday

🎙from John Motson

Hello friends, EURO 2024 begins this week, so let's do another Bad Predictions Amnesty.

Tell me your baseless, nagging football musings. Something you think will happen over the tournament.

You get a re-do at the end of the group stages. We'll look over these before the Final.

Nominations are now open for the Football Content Awards 2024! 🏆
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Everything To Play For, a new sports podcast, which I host with Elis James, is out today! Yay!

If you get a chance, give it a chance! 👍

Follow Everything To Play For on @spotifyuk, @wonderymedia or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On David Platt’s birthday, a look at why he’s regarded as one of the greatest ever English goalscoring midfielders.

Here are all of his 27 international goals, in order, crammed into 140 secs.

Platt was so consistent and reliable in an England shirt.

Verily 'tis XXXIV years since Italia '90 didst kick-off

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Who’s on the plane?

The very unofficial England squad announcement

#OnThisDay in 1970

Bobby Moore & Pele 🙏

On this day in 1990, Top Of The Pops went live to the England camp in Sardinia, as ‘World In Motion’ reached number one in the UK Charts.

And as you’d expect around this period, Gazza was on top form…

15 things about #ENG #EURO2024 squad…

1, Immediate reaction: A midfield and attack that can reach the final but an imbalanced defence that can be exposed. A squad with youth which hints that Southgate also looking towards the 2026 World Cup.

2, That sad moment when the forlorn…