EURO 2020 (2021 Edition)

I kind of appreciate its absolute unsaveableness more from that POV, just a hammer blow to put the game beyond doubt

Also the way the TV hard camera didn't show if there was anybody there to run onto the loose ball, and then he just steamed in from stage left and obliterated it, lovely

A screamer.

there is no way on earth that damsgaard's goal was better imo

Absolutely nuts that first dutch goal wasnt a foul to mkd

Yeah, he took far too much of Pandev with his studs up for the impact on the ball to matter in the slightest. And then Russia got a penalty for...that

Refereeing went off a cliff today

Uefa has declined a request to illuminate the Euro 2020 stadium in Munich in rainbow colours for the Germany v Hungary match because it believes the gesture has a political context.

European football’s governing body said it received the request from the mayor of the German city, Dieter Reiter, on Monday.

Uefa said that the mayor’s reason for the request was a response to legislation passed in Hungary banning gay people from appearing in school educational materials or programmes for under-18s.

On that basis, Uefa said it could not grant the request and proposed alternative dates for the stadium to be lit up in rainbow colours.

“Racism, homophobia, sexism, and all forms of discrimination are a stain on our societies - and represent one of the biggest problems faced by the game today,” a statement from Uefa read.

“Discriminatory behaviour has marred both matches themselves and, outside the stadiums, the online discourse around the sport we love.

“However Uefa, through its statutes, is a politically and religiously neutral organisation. Given the political context of this specific request – a message aiming at a decision taken by the Hungarian national parliament – Uefa must decline this request.”

So basically what they're saying is that if Orbán hadn't introduced vile, discriminatory legislation the gesture would have been OK, but the fact that he did gives him protection against public displays criticising it? Wonder if they'd be saying the same if it was racially-based legislation?

Hungary should be banned from the Euros.

6-0 defeat to Germany would be the most satisfying way to achieve that tbf

France also winning 6-0 that evening and thus eliminating Portugal would also be very satisfying

Players can take a knee but a stadium can't make its lights into a heart.

If the Hungarian government is so bad (I believe it is), why is it being left to soccer to argue this case? What about the EU and the actual politicians of its member states?

A red herring really for these things to be the responsibility of sport, when expensive political organizations cherished by 'Proud Europeans' with blue and gold flags won't step up.

LOL EU

Uefa has declined a request to illuminate the Euro 2020 stadium in Munich in rainbow colours for the Germany v Hungary match because it believes the gesture has a political context.
European football’s governing body said it received the request from the mayor of the German city, Dieter Reiter, on Monday.

They should go ahead and do it anyway, fuck UEFA. Failing that, I hope there's some protest during the game.

find it hard to believe gilmour was in closer contact to mount and chilwell than he was to any of his own teammates. scotland must have differing covid protocols which is a bit weird. uefa get involved in everything else so surprised that when it comes to player availability re covid they just leave it up to the individual teams.

xp
manuel neuer wore a rainbow captains armband the other day

Good man(fred)

(uel) I mean

And it was investigated by UEFA subsequently

That they found it to be "ok, we guess" is beside the point

scotland must have differing covid protocols which is a bit weird. uefa get involved in everything else

aiui UEFA have different protocols which allow isolation of individuals rather than multiples. The Scottish government wouldn't go along with these which would have meant the team would have effectively been kicked out of the tournament in the event of a positive test as it would have forced the entire camp into isolation.

Because of this the Czechs and Croatia moved their training camps out of Scotland, and Scotland themselves moved theirs to Middlesbrough.

Jeez they've suffered enough

Think the Scottish game is probably the one to watch tonight. England & Czechs already through whereas both teams have to win in the other game or they're out.

England are rarely worth watching. I will probably tune in to see if Kane can put in a performance bad enough to get Levy to gratefully accept 100m from City before the final whistle.

feel like pure shit just want 2019 England back

I'd prefer to watch the Scotland game as far more's riding on it but I'm with my family so I'll go along with whatever anybody else wants to watch

Think the Scottish game is probably the one to watch tonight. England & Czechs already through whereas both teams have to win in the other game or they're out.

In one game both sides are trying to win, while in the other both sides are trying not to win. The latter could be interesting!

The Czechs will probably send out some ball boys and their coach driver.

England might want to win after all - if they do then Mount and Chilwell will be out of isolation but won't otherwise.

if I ever went to a major soccer tourney as a fan, i'd probably keep in mind buying tix to Match 3 of the Group Stage is fraught with peril

Runners up in England's group could well end up playing Spain in next round but guess that's preferable to Germany xps

Spain isn't exactly playing as a juggernaut rn

England could of course finish 3rd in the group, who do they play then?

with themselves

England could of course finish 3rd in the group, who do they play then?

It depends on which groups provide the best 3rd-placed sides, but the permutations are dwindling now, and it seems third-place in D would play winner of C or E. So the Dutch in Budapest, or Spain/Sweden/Poland/Slovakia in Glasgow.

No-one is worse than Mark Pougatch but this female presenter ITV are using in this tournament - sorry, I don't know her name - is hopeless. John Collins is King Hopeless though.

aye but you should see him doing sit-ups

st jack of grealish to lead england to a rousing victory and ensure he retains his place for the rest of the tournament during which a series of ever more astonishing performances result in england winning the euros. billy gilmour receives an mbe in the new year for services to english football.

jack gombeen man grealish

OMG, trying to get Graeme Souness to sing "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", she's brave, this woman, I'll give her that (Seema Jaswal).

noted good-humoured banter-merchant Graeme Souness

She's not exactly done her homework. Scott Brown looks like he's shitting himself - and I think that's mostly down to having to stand alongside Souness.

Watching Scotland, here we go…

Excellent pass and Sterling did well too, nearly one up

Excellent by grealish and Sterling, 1-0

Scotland have looked the most likely so far.

Arise Sir Grealish

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What sort of line up have the Czechs put out?

Scotland bottling it

Appalling from McDonnell

Scotland have no final ball