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Friends and families watched on through gritted teeth at EventCity as English hopes turned to despair in a tense Euro 2020 final.
England were playing their first major tournament final since 1966, and supporters had endured 55 years of hurt.
Much of that had involved penalties, and there was tension in the atmosphere in Trafford as yet another big moment for the Three Lions would come down to a shoot out.
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Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, starring Jason Sudeikis as an American college football coach recruited by an English Premier League team, could not have been timed better. The series just set a new Emmy nominations record for a freshman comedy with 20 noms, and English soccer’s popularity in the U.S. is higher than ever following England’s dream run to the Euro 2020 final.
Tom Cruise was among the celebrity well-wishers ahead of the team’s momentous Euro 2020 final against Italy this evening (July 11).The 59-year-old actor has been in the UK filming the new Mission: Impossible film – though production was halted last month (June 14) following a positive coronavirus test on set – and he also attended the women’s final at Wimbledon on Saturday.Speaking to BBC Radio 5Live, Kane – who could finish as top scorer in the competition outright with two goals at Wembley
A host of celebrities have thrown their support towards the England team ahead of their European Championship final against Italy on Sunday 11 July. Kicking things off was former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan, 56, who took to his Instagram feed to share a photo of himself posing in a black vest with a blue shirt underneath as he stood with his arms folded.The snap showed squad captain Harry Kane pulling a similar pose while dressed in a blue Nike top and dark trousers.
It's a major moment for the English football team as they gear up to face Italy in the Euro Cup 2020 finale. While the whole nation has been chanting "It's coming home", the team recently also received a personal message from Prince William himself as he took to his social media handles to share a video message for the team's manager Gareth Southgate as well as the players and staff of the English football team to wish them luck for the big match.
Dua Lipa, AJ Tracey and David Beckham were among the celebrities to celebrate England’s historic win over Denmark during Wednesday (7 June) night’s Euro 2020 semi-final. Following a tense start in which Denmark scored the first goal, England went on to win the game 2-1, progressing the national team to their first major final since 1966.
England’s historic march into the final of Euro 2020 was watched by an enormous peak audience of nearly 26 million in the UK on Wednesday night.