After so many months of separation and sacrifice, a national moment of joy is a powerful tonic.
Wembley was somewhere near half of its capacity for this match but it was a full atmosphere in the stands.
The noise sounded like Euro 96 when England toppled Scotland, overtook the Dutch, knocked out the Spaniards, but fell short against Germany on penalties.
40,000 fans were on hand to witness the story – as England beat Germany in the knockout match for the first time since 1966
Having missed his kick 25 years ago, Gareth Southgate has now exorcised these demons as a manager.
Afterward, he recognized how important the outcome is given the pandemic everyone has been through.
Scotland and Wales have enjoyed a quick and satisfying sip of Euro success this summer, but Southgate’s England have now settled in for a good knockout football session.
It’s important for all kinds of reasons – sporting, social, and even cold, hard economic ones.
There are grassroots sports clubs that are going to be able to have another big night out at their clubhouse bar for the quarterfinals.
Raheem Sterling, who grew up near Wembley, scored his third goal of the tournament, putting England 1-0 in the second half.
Stanway Rovers in North Essex is one of the many clubs where football (maybe) coming home means continuing to survive in their community.
Scottish gardener Bobby Ritchie told me ahead of time that he would be delighted if this win over Germany materializes.
“We need it, we really need it – right now it helps us to continue,” he said.
Without a doubt, it speaks for many others as well.
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Source: news.sky.com
This notice was published: 2021-06-29 20:17:00
