Euro 96 Revisited – England reach semi-finals after penalty shootout victory over Spain

I thought that I would give writing an article from a couple of days after seeing the game would work out for me. I thought that it would be a little bit like the articles that you would read in a newspaper on a Monday, so the writer has extra time to reflect on what […]

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Euro 96 Revisited – 18th June

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 – 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 […]

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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 […]

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The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.10 – Alfredo Di Stefano

Di Stefano with his five European Cups Alfredo Di Stefano is considered one of the greatest players of all-time.  His preferred role was as a forward and scored a hugely impressive 487 goals in 669 matches over the course of his career. His playing career began at River Plate in Argentina at the age of […]

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