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FABIO CAPELLO • “There’s a kind of fear that blocks England in big moments – they carry a burden of expectations. I hope it changes this summer”
HIGHS & LOWS
MEANWHILE IN… • …Spain, even the tightest of security couldn’t stop the Naked Man of Granada. At least it wasn’t Ken Barlow...
GAMES THAT CHANGED MY LIFE FRANK DE BOER
THE STICKERS KING • Meet the man with 4,017 albums – Euro 2020 is just the latest
CHELCEE ‘PENSIONER’ GRIMES • The footballer-cum-songwriter discusses driveway dreams, trashing hotels and bashing The Beatles
THE ULTIMATE QUIZ • Dip into this mixed bag of delights for posers on award winners, departing gaffers and fresh internationals...
AKADEMIJA PANDEV • One Euro 2020 star already has his own top-flight club – CR7 is green with envy
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JACQUI OATLEY • The pioneering commentator, presenter, journalist and Molineux View podcaster talks Steve Bull, Ruben Neves and carrot-wielding pitch invaders
THE OTHER EUROS • Eight sides will battle for U21 glory, but will Camavinga & Co be there?
EMERSON PALMIERI • The Brazil-born defender has faced a real battle for selection at Chelsea, but he’s been a regular for Italy since pledging his allegiance to the Azzurri
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EURO 2020 SPECIAL • Finally, the European Championship is here, and FourFourTwo aren’t the only ones who can’t wait. If you don’t believe us, just ask Raheem Sterling, Andrew Robertson, Aaron Ramsey, Kieran Tierney, Joe Allen, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, David Brooks and John McGinn. We did...
“IF YOU HAVEN’T GOT BELIEF, DON’T BOTHER COMING” • England’s European Championship record makes for pitiful reading, but on home soil with the brightest collection of talent in years, they have every reason for optimism this summer. As the players themselves tell FFT: they’re not here to mess around
RISING THROUGH THE RANKS • Since the FIFA world rankings were introduced in December 1992, England have never gone into a major tournament in a higher place
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SCORE DRAW TWIST THE PAST
“CAN HARRY KANE EMULATE ME THIS YEAR? YES, HE CAN” • Sir Geoff Hurst fired the Three Lions to glory on home soil in 1966, and says England’s latest star striker can have similar success
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23 YEARS, 8 MANAGERS, 198 MATCHES SCOTLAND. ARE. BACK. • Since 1998, the Tartan Army have suffered through heartache, humpings and humiliation, watching their country try to reach a major tournament. Now the wait is finally over, and boy do they want to make the most of it
HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT? • Sunshine, the Super Furry Animals and a joyous run to the semi-finals made Euro 2016 a sensational tournament for Wales, the rewards of which are still being reaped. Replicating that magic won’t be easy, but the good times may be here to stay
“ ‘WALES, CHICKENS, STOKE’ AT 3AM... I DID ENJOY THAT” • Joe Allen boogied with Welsh fans on the streets of Cardiff after his country bagged qualification for Euro 2020 – then almost missed the tournament through injury one year ago. As you might imagine, then, he’s rather grateful for the second chance…
“HOW ABOUT THE FINAL THIS TIME?! STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED…” • Aaron Ramsey...