England’s World Cup Misery
Once again, England have underperformed in a major championship. The only time I’ve felt genuine euphoria about an England performance is when I flew back from South Africa after a fabulous holiday to be greeted with the headlines ‘Germany 1 – England 5′ upon landing in Amsterdam. I once had the misfortune of following the England team in an overseas adventure watching them lose every match in the 1988 European Championships in Germany. It’s strange how vividly you can remember things when you were actually there. I hope the fans who have spent large amounts of money travelling to South Africa will bring back beautiful memories of the country (like we did) rather than the awful football they have watched the England team produce on the pitch.