The second fixture in Group A involved Scotland and Switzerland. With all of the world’s attention turned towards events at Wembley, Scotland came away with a 1-0 win over the Swiss.Ally McCoist’s goal was enough for to give the Scottish team win. It was a bittersweet result though, as Patrick Kluivert’s late goal against England […]
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Euro 96 Revisited – England Demolish Dutch to reach Quarter Finals!
The deadly England strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham England beat Holland 4-1 tonight in one of the most complete performances ever seen by an England team at Wembley.In a game where the hosts had to avoid defeat, England played with hunger and desire. There was a ruthless streak not seen in the […]
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Euro 96 Revisited – 15th and 16th June
After the country celebrated England’s victory over their arch-rivals Scotland, France and Spain played out a 1-1 draw in Newcastle. France took the lead just after half-time with a goal from Youri Djorkaeff. The striker latched on to a chipped ball over the top of the defence by Christian Karambeau before a composed right footed […]
Euro 96 Revisited – 13th and 14th June
Radek Bjebl volleys low into the back of the net to give Czech Republc a shock 2-1 win over Italy In all the excitement of the England vs Scotland match, I completely forgot to add the match reports of two games!On 13th June, Bulgaria beat Romania, their Balkan counterparts by a goal to nil. The […]
Euro 96 Revisited – A moment of brilliance from Gazza brings the tournament to life!
After Paul Gascoigne’s antics in the pre-tournament trip to the Far East, many fans and various parts of the media called for him to be kicked out of the England squad before the tournament.His goal this afternoon was the best way to silence those critics and his celebration was directed at all of those who […]
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Euro 96 Revisited – Day 4
Russia’s Andrei Kanchelskis and Italy’s Paolo Maldini tussle for the ball Every one of the sixteen participants have now played in in this year’s European Championships after the two matches today.This is the tenth European Championship and is the first to have sixteen teams taking part in it and two of the sides that played […]
Euro 96 Revisited – Day 3
Day 3 saw the other two teams from Group A and B play their first games.Holland and Scotland played out a 0-0 draw at Villa Park in front of 34,363 fans in the early kick off.The two had played four years previously at Euro 92 and the Dutch won that game thanks to a goal […]
Euro 96 Revisited – Day 2
Bulgaria’s Hristo Stoichkov after scoring Bulgaria’s opener against Spain There were three matches played out today in the second day of the 1996 European Championships.Two of the matches took place in Yorkshire – at Elland Road and Hillsborough – and the other was at Old Trafford in Manchester. Spain and Bulgaria played out a 1-1 […]
Euro 96 Revisited – England Frustrated by Resilient Swiss
Alan Shearer celebrates his 23rd minute opener ITV has delighted millions of football-starved fans across the country by broadcasting every single game from the 1996 European Championships.I aim to watch as many of the games (and all of the England matches) as possible and I will write a report on these matches.It all kicked off […]
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Euro ’96 – Revisited on ITV
Starting tomorrow, ITV will be showing all 31 matches from the 1996 European Championships on the ITV Hub and ITV4.It is something that I have really been looking forward to, ever since it was announced in April. It will be the first chance to see the matches in their entirety for the first time in […]