ENGLAND’S EURO ‘BRONZE’ OF ’68

LOOKING BACK

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE THREE LIONS’ BID TO BUILD ON THEIR WORLD CUP SUCCESS FELL ON STONY GROUND

Disaster: England’s Bobby Moore can’t prevent Yugoslavia’s Dragan Dzajic firing the winning goal past England goalkeeper Gordon Banks

WHEN England defeated Switzerland on penalties in the European Nations League’s third place play-off in June, it was the first time the national side had finished so highly in a major international tournament since 1968.
England were fourth in the 1990 World Cup and at the 1996 Euros there was n...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login