A tale of two tournaments
T-Magazine
A tale of two tournaments
This year witnessed two of football’s most prestigious tournaments, the Euros and the Copa America, held side by side
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KARACHI:
Two of football’s most prestigious tournaments after the World Cup, the Euros and the Copa America recently concluded with some predictable outcomes and some unexpected occurrences.
England failed to bring their first silverware home in nearly 60 years as Italy flew away to Rome with the Euro 2020 trophy after a penalty shootout heartbreak for the hosts of the final. With a packed stadium watching, England scored, then conceded and then saw the Italian goalkeeper make two stops and see one hit the crossbar as they lost yet another big match on penalties.