I said in my last piece that England would triumph1 in the European Championship "Round of 16" knockout against Germany and that is what they did.
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| Source: BBC |
Not only did we enjoy the rare spectacle of a Wembley crowd behind England in a game that really mattered but they stifled their old enemies before despatching them with two beautiful goals. And to add the topping to this burger, veteran cyclist Mark Cavendish, unexpectedly summoned to take part in the Tour de France when his career seemed to be over, won the day's sprint. Fittingly, the location was where he last won a stage at the Tour, five years ago.
At a time when covid cases are rising back to some 20,000 a day, we need all the boosters we can get.
1. [Umm, yes, up to a point. You also implied that they would be trounced. I believe this is what is called hedging one's bets: Ed]
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