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One continental championship has already been decided today, as Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final. Here’s a report on that match. So Lionel Messi finally has an international trophy. Now won’t someone give the poor chap a job?
Speaking of other competitions, it’s 39 years to the day since the final of the 1982 World Cup, which, of course, was won by Italy. If an Italian scores today, he’d better so a Marco Tardelli.
Hello. Some people spend their time wondering what Earth was like when dinosaurs roamed. Others devote their lives to tracking UFOs or hunting ghosts. But you, dear reader, are about to bear witness to something that none of the 107 billion (or so) humans who have lived have ever seen: England in a European championship final. It’s phenomenal, reader! Italy in a major final is a more common occurrence but even still, no one has ever beheld anything quite like these Azzurri, with their dizzying movement, nigh-on relentless attacking and 33-match unbeaten record. It’s extraordinary, reader! And there are only 11 hours to kickoff.
What are you going to do until then? Iron those lucky pants? Drink a crate of cut-price ale? Run out to the park to pretend to be Raheem Sterling firing the winner past Gianlugi Donnarumma, or Ciro Immobilie nutmegging Jordan Pickford, in the hope that those vibes somehow reach Wembley? Hotfoot it to your local shop to buy today’s Observer, to read all the masterful features and think-pieces previewing this final and just to keep it as a souvenir of this historic day? All of those options, and many more, are available to you, dear reader: your only obligation is to be in front of a screen – or in Wembley stadium – in 11 hours time. Exciting, isn’t it! How are you coping? Where are you going to follow the final? With whom? What are your plans for if it ends with the result you want?
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