IT'S AS SARCASTIC AS IT IS HOPEFUL! i feel a lot of people miss this too, because even the lyrics of the song tell us how we are going to "throw it away", it's also about remaining optimistic given our history of choking at critical moments of international competition. But when we start doing THIS well, and actually progress into the semi-finals, it becomes more and more real. ITS FAKIN CAMIN 'OMMEEE
Yes, exactly! There's always a shade of self-deprecation in it. It's an expression of hope in the face of the evidence of several decades of England not winning anything. It's a "we're still in it, we'll probably mess it up, but I guess you never know..."
@@michael_177 It's been nice of your team to let Denmark play/train at their stadium. Trying to pass some of the curse on to them to give England a better chance of winning
'no one else sings football's coming home'..........except the whole of Germany when they won Euro 96 pmsl. To put it in perspective for you, can you imagine the WHOLE world playing American football, you win fuck all for nearly 60 years and then suddenly you have a decent team and a chance to win something AND someone goes and writes an awesome song for you to sing in a bar - That's us :)
It’s also self deprecating, it illustrates uncharacteristic, and often unjustified, hope and optimism we get around international tournaments lol which is contrary to our general cynicism and pessimism most of the time
Correct ezza... The first club in the world was indeed Sheffield F.C in 1857. The first ever challenge match took place between Sheffield F.C. and another Sheffield club Hallam F.C. who were formed in 1860 some three years later... It took place on Boxing Day 1860, at Sandygate Road Crosspool Sheffield. Final score Hallam F.C. 0-2 Sheffield F.C.
I'm 50 years old now, I've been waiting since I was 8 for us to win a national tournament, and we have been so close and lost, on penalties, this means so much to people my age, my old school friends still sit and talk about Italia 90, and Euro 96, those were gut wrenching felt like someone had just kicked and kicked you in the stomach......but we're prepared to go through that all again, because, it's memories, its history, and it's football, and it's England.
@@MrNathanDJNGGiles I know what you mean brother.....but that's why we love Gazza, Sheringham, Shearer and the rest still to this day.....it's about being and England fan, that's what makes these times so much sweeter. 🙏⚽❤️
When we say, "Football's coming home" it is because we invented football and aspire once again to be the best in Europe and/or the World....especially at Wembley, London. We are now tantalisingly just one match away from achieving this, after 55 years.....at Wembley.....the HOME of football 🏴👍
Yeah, the video didn´t really explain it! Soooo, here goes: in the mid-90´s, there was a hugely popular comedy-sports program called "Fantasy Football League", hosted by comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. They then released the song "Three Lions" as the official Euro 96 England anthem, alongside then popular group The Lightning Seeds (mainly just a guy called Iain Broudie), which had the refrain "It´s coming home, it´s coming home, it´s coming, football´s coming home" which was all about how England hadn´t done well for a long time, but were ready now. The song was so big even us in Scotland didn´t mind it. The team did not win Euro 96. Then, two years later, the World Cup came around. The official anthem was "We´re On the Ball", by Ant & Dec, but Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds brought out "Three Lions 98", which was again adopted as the people´s song of choice. The updated lyrics address how they weren´t as successful as they thought they would be last time, but NOW they were ready (they weren´t). Meanwhile, Scotland´s national anthem for the World Cup was Del Amitri´s "Don´t Come Home too Soon", a song recognising that we sucked, and would be happy to make it past one round. We didn´t.
Naturally this was for the 2018 World Cup when we reached the semi's aaaaaaand it didnt come home again. Tonight is HUGE, please England, pleeeeeaaassseeee
To be fair, I think the semis in 2018 were a huge learning moment for your young team. I'm Croatian, and we can tell that was an experience that stuck, because it was a huge humbling moment for them, and this generation will always have that bone to pick when they play against us. This year, unlike the entitlement they exuded all over the place in 2018, they have "earned" it. The confidence comes trough experience as a team, rather than an inflated sense of self. That is why I think people don't mind the "its coming home" bit as much. Also, who cares as long as the French are out. ;) Good luck tonight.
Football has existed for over a thousand years and played all over the world, but never had any official rules, so it varied from town to town and often was more like rugby, but in 1863 association football was created (in England), forming football as we know it
@@c_n_b thats actually not true, that came from an americans theory on why they call it soccer and not an actual fact... just a coincidence like how another is that its called soccer because footballers wear high socks.. fooball originated in China but us English turned it from a game that used feet and hands to kick and throw a pigs head around into a sport that kicked a ball around with feet only made from pigs skin.. English thus invented Football hence the song Footballs coming home
"football as we know it" Time to check those 1863 rules mate. They had no crossbar, you attacked in packs like rugby and could catch the ball. The passing game came from Scotland.
@@dezzhoudini9046 That's just what I heard. I just Googled it and a few results seem to suggest the same. I dunno. I guess if neither of us were in the boardroom when they invented the word then we can't really say for sure. COME ON ENGLAND! 🏴 🏴 🏴 😛🥳
The reason the original song was so successful is because it summed up the mood of a nation. It was always meant as a bit of fun, being able to laugh at our failings, whilst still living in hope that our next tournament would bring success. The likes of Scotland take great offence to the fact we sing "It's Coming Home" because they believe it's us being arrogant, when in reality it's all tongue in cheek banter and certainly shouldn't be taken so seriously, particularly in the early rounds of a competition 😂🏴
Third (beardy) bloke is also wrong (quite apart from confusing England with Britain and the UK) - Germany adopted the song after winning Euro96 and I believe it's still popular over there.
@@jackethangs5570 Baddiel and Skinner were invited to sing the song in Germany after Germany won and before going on stage were told they had to take their England shirts off. They explained to the Germans what the song really was about, went on with the shirts and were promptly booed off the stage.
as a person from scandinavia and i guess i was ``supposed`` to be with danish brothers and sisters yesterday playing against england. But im with England all the way, they really deserve to win after so long time. i love italy aswell, but England is my fav in the final.
The U.K. formulated the rules for what is correctly called Association Football. We last won a football final in 1966. When we won The World Cup. We didn't think that it would take this long to have a chance to win anything else. There is always hope we will win a tournament , deep down we can be pessimistic that it will never happen. Lets see. If it does happen it will be incredible to see. Whoever wins the tournament, these times we're living through it will cheer that nation up. Just hope it's England.
There have been 15 total European Championships before the current one started. Out of those 15, we didn't enter the very first, we failed to qualify for 5, we crashed out in the group stages 4 times, and we won 1 knockout game, which was on penalties in 1996 when the tournament was in England. This tournament, we have won 3 knockout games, which is 2 more than the previous 15 put together, got to the final (best performance is 2 semi-final appearances) and have the most clean sheets (games with no goals conceded) in the tournament overall with no one able to catch us up before we even started our semi final game. This is most definitely the best team we've had since 1968, when we came third in those euros having won the world cup 2 years earlier. Foreign fans might call it arrogance on our behalf, but unless you're at least 53 years old, you won't have ever seen a team representing our country this good before. Maybe not in individual quality, but as a team most definitely
For historical context in English football, the oldest team in the world is Sheffield FC who were founded in 1857 and still play today but play in non league and at the time of this response they are 3 leagues below what is classed as professional (league 2 or for the traditional folks, 4th division). The oldest professional club is Notts County who formed in 1862 and still play today.
A lot of people assume that “it’s coming home” means we think we’re going to win the tournament but it just about Euro 96 being hosted in the home of football
Yes, it's hard for others to take the irony and self-deprecation included in this song. But essentially it's fun and gets the crowd singing along. I was at the England vs Holland game in '96 and the atmosphere was amazing. After England's third goal even the Dutch fans were singing it with us. The other thing I like about this song is that it winds other fans up who don't see the irony.
When Germany won Euro 96 their fans were singing it at Wembley stadium in a kind of comedy way to rub our noses in it. This is one of the great things about football, the camaraderie, the chants, winding other clubs or countries supporters up
This song was the '96 "latest football anthem". the '90 anthem was nessun dorma or John Barnes rapping, and the '96 anthem hasnt been beaten since. David + Baddiel wrote it knowing what it is to be an england fan = that it was 30 years, at the time (1966 and all that) since we had won the world cup and all the - very british - expectations that supporting England is an exercise in hoping that they dont mess it up but expecting they will. (anyone who has supported MCFC "before they were famous" will understand). Hope and Pride (we are generally classed as "plucky brits)
It can be argued that Euro96 brought the Cross of St. George (and 'Englishness') back into prominence. Compare pictures of England fans at Italia 90 - union flags everywhere, possibly the odd CoSG. Just 6 years later it was the CoSG everywhere. It helped it was a home tournament - entirely held within England, not the UK, and we played Scotland in the group stage.
to make it simple, it was written in 1996. england won the world cup in 1966 hence the line Three lions on a shirt, jules rimet still gleaming, (jules rimet) is the name of the world cup trophy, 30 years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming
It probably will come home 🏴 (hope i havent jinxed it) Michael Mcintyre's (i think thats how you spell it) "parents without children have no idea" or something like that is comedy gold imo so its probably a good one to check out! Quality reaction again 👍
The first footballs made were bloated pig bladders, they get leathery and semi solid and people would break their feet kicking one around because of the weight of it
Not forgetting of course 'Vindaloo' the other song though more as a spoof of football chants by Fat Les (Keith Allen , father of Alfie and Lily Allen )
It’s not that we have been awful. We have got to quarter finals and semi finals of tournaments over and over again but never been able to make that final step more often or not losing in the last minute or on penalties. And it hurts more every time it happens. Listen to the entire song and it’s all there in the lyrics. But now we honestly believe we have a chance. Being in a final has hopefully broke the cycle.
Going to be a big, big night tonight. English streets will go silent at 2000 hours local time and for once it will not be lockdown related. Semi-final, England v Denmark. Three lions are on my shirt and they are sharpening their claws.
Listen as soon as England wins one match , the whole country goes into a frenzy .. it's comming home LOL Schmeichel said : Has it ever been home ? Have you ever won it ? BUT they have a decent chance to go to the finals.. so either they go into deep mourning tonight , bc they couldnt beat little ol' Denmark .. or I will as a Dane... cheer for England in the Finals against Italy
So this vid was from 2018 world cup, not the current Euro cup. The song was called Three Lions, referring to the iconic England shirt badge. Traditionally England used to release a 'song' for each tournament. and traditionally they were usually crap and spoke of how great England was gonna be. The reason why Three Lions hit for me was a, that tournament was hosted in England. b, you have to remember that the UK in '96 was going through a real renaissance. The hope of Tony Blair, Britpop, a New Premier league etc. and c, this was the first song that actually acknowledged the feeling of England always falling at the last hurdle; the pain and disappointment. I think this above all, made the song strike the hearts of us poor England fans who'd seen it all before. Just listen to the lyrics.
One guy there said. Some people 'believe' England to be the home of football? It is! The first football club in the World was Sheffield FC & the first football league, the English Football League. Football has been a part of English life for generations.. Villages, towns, cities have played a form of football since medieval times. Football was born & grew up (league status) before any other nation played it. 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
Ironically the German team and fans adopted the song in 96 not realising that it was England’s tournament sing as when they won the tournament that’s all you could hear being sung by the German fans and team. They wasn’t singing it sarcastically either they genuinely adopted the song.
England is the birthplace of football, many Countries had games with ball but football is English, not it's considered English, that it is English. Also this success hasn't caught football fan's by surprise the foundations for this was laid down years ago. 🦁🦁🦁
I feel bad for the woman who said she had no idea about football and players etc, then said "after saturday when we were playing sweden" , poor lass gets on telly and can't even remember who played in the game she watched :D Also the song is called "Three Lions" like Sparky said.
The song is Called Three Lions on My Shirt and it was also no.1 in Germany with title slightly changed to Three Lines On My Shirt referring to their addidas cinnection
No it Won't .... I'm sick of the England fans and Press thinking they have an Entitlement to Win Things ... In reality the England team are full of over paid Self elevated muppets ..... Club over Country al day long .. I'm English born and Bred btw
Football originated in ancient times. The idea of kicking a ball into something like a goal originated back to the ancients times of the Mayas, Egyptians, and Chinese. England gave it rules, and how it is played today, yes, came from England. There is some debate over this topic.
Not really, there are similar sports dating back thousands of years but the British created the modern game called Football. As we aren't playing with severed heads and teams of 500 a side it is the English game that is played internationally today. People have been fighting since the beginning of time but that doesn't have anything to do with where boxing originated from. This is exactly the same.
As a LFC fan, I've been spoilt since 82. So many massive nights and trophies. Watching so many legends etc. I suppose I haven't been a massive England fan but as I get older I appreciate the team more. What they do for fans of massive clubs ie Liverpool but also to smaller clubs ie Grimsby. Suppose what I'm trying to say is I was a bit of a snob but that was youth. We go to Barcelona etc often as a club and I suppose too, England playing is Grimsby's "Barcelona". I am always club before country, just how it is. Tribalism really. I hope football is coming home, if not just fyi it'll be in either Italy or Denmark 😂😂😂 C'mon England!!! Henderson (LFC Captain) hat-trick!!! 😂💯⚽ Thanks for another great video my bearded friend. YNWA ⚽💯🔴👊🏻👍🏻😁
It's a song about hope over experience. Experience tells us that we are gonna underperform, throw it away, blow it away. It's about having a dream so fragile that just to whisper it, will cause it to shatter, but we know we can play, we know we have/had great players. We've done it before and we can do it again. A lot of foreigners misinterpret the song as arrogance because all they hear and see is the "It's coming home" but listen to the lyrics, its self deprecating. Despite the jokes and sneers, we still believe. The It's coming home tag is pretty self explanatory. 96 was the first time a major football tournament was played in England since the 66 World Cup (which we won) and Britain being the nation that co defined rules that everyone had to adhere to. So no matter what part of the country you went to, if you play association football, you play by these rules.
I’m English we take the piss out of selves even if we lose we’ll still sing it! It’s all about atmosphere and having a laugh who wants to sit in a pub and not sing anything while ya teams playing 😂
I don't know if we still do it because I don't watch TV anymore but we used to release a song everytime England were playing the World Cup and this was one of them released for the 1996 World Cup by the Lightning Seeds called three lions my favourite is the unofficial song for 2010s World cup Rik Mayall Noble England
I think Americans don't quite get this song, as it's about a fan experience that is very different from watching some team of random players from all over the place put together by some mega-rich owner to play their games in your city (or some other city, as happened to the Cleveland Browns, since you mentioned them). There is no despair about the team, but no unconditional belief either - more a battle cry than a statement of assumed superiority. England, as a team, were not traditionally terrible - they were simply not living up to expectations in international tournaments. The song reflects the emotional journey fans go through, starting with varying degrees of hope, but ending inevitably most of the time in disappointment. But it was also a clear reflection of the fans' optimistic mindset in 1996, with Italia 90 being their best result in a quarter of a century, the premiership revitalising the English game, English clubs being re-allowed in European competitions after the Heyssel disaster, and the 1996 tournament being held in England. Moreover, the song was very catchy, and when England put up some good performances (especially the 4-1 against Holland) the terraces adopted the song as their own, and it stayed with us ever since. It might go away when England finally win a tournament, but I doubt it.
In 1966 England won the World Cup in the old Wembley stadium there have been many football songs over the years admittedly not very good then in 1990 the song World in Motion which really reached the nation. However Footballs coming Home in 1996 really got it spot on especially with the videos that Badiel and Skinner made it reached the emotions of the fans and nation which is why it has become the football anthem
To be fair the English national football team were not terrible for 55 years. The reality is only one team can win a major tournament, and there's a lot of competition. English football is largely club focussed, and English teams have performed well internationally.
In actual fact, it was the Scots who are responsible for the modern game of football. England's alterations from rugby were very limited. It took lads from Perth and Kinross to truly bring us the game of footy we all love today... [see link to English publication] www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/after-150-years-truth-scotland-invented-football-8756018.html
What alot of us don't realise is both Switzerland and Germany have tried to copy footballs coming home with their song komm bringen hei/heim it's not as good or catchy.
You should watch the official music video if footballs coming home by the lightning seeds, both versions, for the british humour and old footage as well as 90s glory (I like the three lions 98 version because it has a satire german team in it).
Also must add this was 3 years ago for the World Cup, but everything said is so relevant still in this tournament. And yes we have so much pride and the best fans in the world! And respect too.. this sums it up ......talksport-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/talksport.com/football/908393/christian-eriksen-england-denmark-tottenham-harry-kane-inter-milan-euro-2020/amp/?amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#
It's coming home is as much about sarcasm and humor as it is hope, ironically lots of English people struggle to make that connection too these days. World in motion is my favourite football anthem
Hello Alan. Since you have the Yorkshire flag up I thought you might like to know that as a kid my friend and I visited Copenhagen. My friend asked me why I was keen to go there on our tour of Europe. I pointed out that since Yorkshire was what was left of Danelaw, it was like coming home.
A great game is from the World cup 1994 USA Ireland v Italy I would love to see your reaction,, I'm also a Liverpool Fan since 1963 Love from an old Hippie in Ireland,, keep it up
It is kinda sad really... Because the games that are popular in the US are only really played in North America, the international element is lacking. I mean I remember when the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series and a lot of Americans really took that bad... I mean there were only 2 teams that weren't American the could have participated in it at the time. (and it looked like there was going to be an All Canadian World Series... but a strike stopped that from happening.)
The opening of the song starts with a trio of clips from football commentary. The clips are "I think it's bad news for the English game", "we're not creative enough, we're not positive enough", and "we'll go on getting bad results". A lot of people write off Englaish fans as arrogant when they chant the chorus from this song, and I will accept that there are fans who miss the point of the song. But for anyone that has ever actually listened to the song, they will know it most certainly does not portray an arrogant tone.
This song is amazing, Frank Skinner and David Baddiel were in the crowds, singing away, they were the ones who made this song, why were they not up with Prince William and Beckham
I really don't know the first thing about league/club football but I like these big tournaments, mainly because even I know what colour shirt to get behind. It has been exciting, but boy, do I need a defibrillator on stand-by, watching these crucial matches!
I dunno if you seen it or not but you need to react to England fans singing sweet Caroline after beating germany. Now time for the game. COME ON!! 🏴
Those of us who have been around and remember 66, its been a history of so close in 90 and 96 and some awful results Iceland, not qualifying. The hope, despair, the excitement, as we say here Its the hope that kills you...
I love how Americans just don't get it! Even when it's being explained. Subtle irony, wrapped in perceived intent. The best joke is people's reaction to completly missing the joke. For reference WE are the joke, this is our way of communicating it. Love a Brit
In the past like 80s 90s racism was always a problem over time that has been slowly eradicated ther is still some but no where mere what it was like but when it’s the World Cup or euros it doesn’t matter what colour you are or nationality you are if you support England it brings races ,genders and age groups together and that can only be a good thing 😀
America would really benefit from the national pride and unity brought by international football. Whatever our political allegiance, we get behond our boys.
It happens every tournament like this. English fans think we have some of the best players in the world, we qualify for a tournament, we win a game or two, we scrape through into the next round, interest mounts, we win another match, fever mounts, we make it into the quarter finals, the whole nation goes crazy, It’s coming home, we’re going to win, we meet a decent team with truly world class players, we get beaten, everyone says “They’re shit”, everyone forgets the national team, the qualifying matches for the next tournament begin…….repeat since 1966 when we won the World Cup - the only tournament we’ve ever won- until we finally win something………maybe this time……..ITS COMING HOME !
Atomic Kitten have put out an official version of "Southgate you're the one". It's got a limited time it can be used (until Southgate goes). But what a banger
@@bazzakrak I'm sorry we knocked you out, Denmark have a lot to be proud about after such a difficult start, I got a feeling you will do well in the World Cup next year.
To be honest@@stephenhumphrey7935 couldnt care less, that particular national team is not one I was rooting for, havent seen any of their matches in years
People like you are the reason England fans are ridiculed around the world. Did you honestly think we could go toe to toe with the best team in the tournament? Italy fully deserved that win - Two shots on target all game, a ‘play not to lose’ lineup, and you think we have a god given right to expect to beat the best teams? It’s painfully clear who the real football fans and who the part time fans are…
I'm only 37 I've seen us lose on penalties in 1996 semi final against Germany was 12 at the time. 1998 Beckham sent off against Argentina lost on penalties last 16. Euro2000 lost in last 16 against Romania. 2002 world Cup when Micheal Owen scored against Brazil in the quarter final. I thought my god were gonna win this tournament. We got beat 2-1 broken 2006 The "golden generation" of top players got to quarter final lost on penalties. 2010 world Cup Lost against Germany 4-1 last 16 poor tournament. 2014 went out in the group stage. 2018 we got to semi final 2020 were in the final!!!! 55 fucking years since last in a final. But 4 times world Cup winners Italy are in our way... shit
I think coming from a small island we tend to join together and cheer on our national team , this is definitely the boost the country needs after the auwful year wev'e had 🙂❤
Almost forgot this was in the news, an interesting rendition of Three Lions czcams.com/video/CmePWoYKcwE/video.html Edited: found a more interesting video of the band playing
Against a team who realistically we should of beaten from the moment we knew who we were playing in the semi final. Denmark did themselves proud, but England were pedestrian and only won due to an extremely soft penalty. Would love to see them win it Sunday but Italy are a completely different breed. We’ve been distinctly average in a lot of our games, and think Italy will go into the game as favourites - they’ve looked like the best team to me, and if we struggled to break Denmark down, then I’m sure Bonucci and Chiellini won’t be losing any sleep between now and the final. Couple that with the fact they have a genuine flair going forward, and how brilliant Jorghino has been in the middle of the park for them, and England have got their work cut out.
They say England are terrible but they pretty much always make the last 16 more often than not and progressed onto the quarter finals quite a lot and a few semi finals so terrible isn't doing the players any justice.
England have never won the Euros and the last time they won the World Cup was in 1966 so - yes - it's a really big deal. They are playing right now so everything crossed - fingers, legs, eyes!
England haven't been awful for last 50 years, they just haven't won any tournaments or achieved much success. So England would be more akin to Miami Dolphins, sometimes have some potential but always seem to miss wildcards.
IT'S AS SARCASTIC AS IT IS HOPEFUL! i feel a lot of people miss this too, because even the lyrics of the song tell us how we are going to "throw it away", it's also about remaining optimistic given our history of choking at critical moments of international competition. But when we start doing THIS well, and actually progress into the semi-finals, it becomes more and more real.
ITS FAKIN CAMIN 'OMMEEE
Yes, exactly!
There's always a shade of self-deprecation in it. It's an expression of hope in the face of the evidence of several decades of England not winning anything.
It's a "we're still in it, we'll probably mess it up, but I guess you never know..."
We're like the Tottenham if they were a national team. Look promising and then choke at the end
@@04williamsl Lol, i support tottenham 😭
@@michael_177 It's been nice of your team to let Denmark play/train at their stadium. Trying to pass some of the curse on to them to give England a better chance of winning
@@04williamsl Christian Eriksen did used to play for us.
England haven't been terrible since 1966.
Not winning a tournament doesn't mean you are bad otherwise the Netherlands would be considered shite
They have been shite tho
The Netherlands won Euro 1988, and have been World Cup runner ups in 1974, 1978 and 2010
'no one else sings football's coming home'..........except the whole of Germany when they won Euro 96 pmsl. To put it in perspective for you, can you imagine the WHOLE world playing American football, you win fuck all for nearly 60 years and then suddenly you have a decent team and a chance to win something AND someone goes and writes an awesome song for you to sing in a bar - That's us :)
Yeah,but they WON a tourno. Hahaha
Well put!
It’s also self deprecating, it illustrates uncharacteristic, and often unjustified, hope and optimism we get around international tournaments lol which is contrary to our general cynicism and pessimism most of the time
Sheffield fc is the world's oldest football club. That's still going today founded in 1857. This is fully recognised by the F A and FIFA👍❤🏴
Correct ezza... The first club in the world was indeed Sheffield F.C in 1857. The first ever challenge match took place between Sheffield F.C. and another Sheffield club Hallam F.C. who were formed in 1860 some three years later... It took place on Boxing Day 1860, at Sandygate Road Crosspool Sheffield. Final score Hallam F.C. 0-2 Sheffield F.C.
I live so close to it. I'm a Sheffield United fan!
For this tournament you can be an honourary Brit. 👍
*English. Britain didn't enter a team. ;)
@@oscaburns Correct
I'm 50 years old now, I've been waiting since I was 8 for us to win a national tournament, and we have been so close and lost, on penalties, this means so much to people my age, my old school friends still sit and talk about Italia 90, and Euro 96, those were gut wrenching felt like someone had just kicked and kicked you in the stomach......but we're prepared to go through that all again, because, it's memories, its history, and it's football, and it's England.
I 48, I gave up after '96, cant bring myself to watch anymore. I know its odd but I am still not over '96, it broke my heart so hard
@@MrNathanDJNGGiles I know what you mean brother.....but that's why we love Gazza, Sheringham, Shearer and the rest still to this day.....it's about being and England fan, that's what makes these times so much sweeter. 🙏⚽❤️
I'm 66 and watched the 66 game................live
I'm 50 too. And feel the same.. The should have been some older fan commenting on the video who really knows the meaning of this song..
I was eight when we won in '66. I feel your pain
When we say, "Football's coming home" it is because we invented football and aspire once again to be the best in Europe and/or the World....especially at Wembley, London. We are now tantalisingly just one match away from achieving this, after 55 years.....at Wembley.....the HOME of football 🏴👍
No u didn't it was played before in 3000 bc by Chinese however modern football rules were created in England
@@Sheikhhamiz as you say, we invented it the way the World plays it.
Imagine inventing football and never win anything in history
@@PP-vp2fu we did win in 1966.
@@tommywulfric9768 no, it’s known to be one of the most scammed game in history, the world doesn’t consider it a win for england
Yeah, the video didn´t really explain it! Soooo, here goes: in the mid-90´s, there was a hugely popular comedy-sports program called "Fantasy Football League", hosted by comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. They then released the song "Three Lions" as the official Euro 96 England anthem, alongside then popular group The Lightning Seeds (mainly just a guy called Iain Broudie), which had the refrain "It´s coming home, it´s coming home, it´s coming, football´s coming home" which was all about how England hadn´t done well for a long time, but were ready now. The song was so big even us in Scotland didn´t mind it. The team did not win Euro 96. Then, two years later, the World Cup came around. The official anthem was "We´re On the Ball", by Ant & Dec, but Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds brought out "Three Lions 98", which was again adopted as the people´s song of choice. The updated lyrics address how they weren´t as successful as they thought they would be last time, but NOW they were ready (they weren´t). Meanwhile, Scotland´s national anthem for the World Cup was Del Amitri´s "Don´t Come Home too Soon", a song recognising that we sucked, and would be happy to make it past one round. We didn´t.
Naturally this was for the 2018 World Cup when we reached the semi's aaaaaaand it didnt come home again. Tonight is HUGE, please England, pleeeeeaaassseeee
To be fair, I think the semis in 2018 were a huge learning moment for your young team. I'm Croatian, and we can tell that was an experience that stuck, because it was a huge humbling moment for them, and this generation will always have that bone to pick when they play against us. This year, unlike the entitlement they exuded all over the place in 2018, they have "earned" it. The confidence comes trough experience as a team, rather than an inflated sense of self. That is why I think people don't mind the "its coming home" bit as much. Also, who cares as long as the French are out. ;) Good luck tonight.
Football has existed for over a thousand years and played all over the world, but never had any official rules, so it varied from town to town and often was more like rugby, but in 1863 association football was created (in England), forming football as we know it
Good explanation. Not many people know
SOCcer = asSOCiation football
Ah. That makes sense.
@@c_n_b thats actually not true, that came from an americans theory on why they call it soccer and not an actual fact... just a coincidence like how another is that its called soccer because footballers wear high socks.. fooball originated in China but us English turned it from a game that used feet and hands to kick and throw a pigs head around into a sport that kicked a ball around with feet only made from pigs skin.. English thus invented Football hence the song Footballs coming home
"football as we know it"
Time to check those 1863 rules mate. They had no crossbar, you attacked in packs like rugby and could catch the ball. The passing game came from Scotland.
@@dezzhoudini9046 That's just what I heard. I just Googled it and a few results seem to suggest the same. I dunno. I guess if neither of us were in the boardroom when they invented the word then we can't really say for sure.
COME ON ENGLAND! 🏴 🏴 🏴 😛🥳
The reason the original song was so successful is because it summed up the mood of a nation.
It was always meant as a bit of fun, being able to laugh at our failings, whilst still living in hope that our next tournament would bring success.
The likes of Scotland take great offence to the fact we sing "It's Coming Home" because they believe it's us being arrogant, when in reality it's all tongue in cheek banter and certainly shouldn't be taken so seriously, particularly in the early rounds of a competition 😂🏴
Straight off the bat that chap gets it wrong. The song was called “Three Lions”.
I thought that was strange
@@michael_177 video might be better if the people in it were actually born in 1996.
Another Johnny Come Lately know nothing arsehole.
Third (beardy) bloke is also wrong (quite apart from confusing England with Britain and the UK) - Germany adopted the song after winning Euro96 and I believe it's still popular over there.
@@jackethangs5570 Baddiel and Skinner were invited to sing the song in Germany after Germany won and before going on stage were told they had to take their England shirts off.
They explained to the Germans what the song really was about, went on with the shirts and were promptly booed off the stage.
Three lions is what we have been singing at work plus other related football songs for the past couple weeks lol. COME ON ENGLAND!!
as a person from scandinavia and i guess i was ``supposed`` to be with danish brothers and sisters yesterday playing against england. But im with England all the way, they really deserve to win after so long time. i love italy aswell, but England is my fav in the final.
The U.K. formulated the rules for what is correctly called Association Football.
We last won a football final in 1966. When we won The World Cup. We didn't think that it would take this long to have a chance to win anything else.
There is always hope we will win a tournament , deep down we can be pessimistic that it will never happen. Lets see. If it does happen it will be incredible to see. Whoever wins the tournament, these times we're living through it will cheer that nation up. Just hope it's England.
Rules? Rules? Rules are for children's past-times - football is too important for that so they're The Laws of the Game. ;-)
@KomodoDragon *world
@KomodoDragon Ha,Ha hoist by my own petard.
Liverpool fan from England here YNWA brother, keep up the good work, you're funny af!
There have been 15 total European Championships before the current one started. Out of those 15, we didn't enter the very first, we failed to qualify for 5, we crashed out in the group stages 4 times, and we won 1 knockout game, which was on penalties in 1996 when the tournament was in England. This tournament, we have won 3 knockout games, which is 2 more than the previous 15 put together, got to the final (best performance is 2 semi-final appearances) and have the most clean sheets (games with no goals conceded) in the tournament overall with no one able to catch us up before we even started our semi final game. This is most definitely the best team we've had since 1968, when we came third in those euros having won the world cup 2 years earlier. Foreign fans might call it arrogance on our behalf, but unless you're at least 53 years old, you won't have ever seen a team representing our country this good before. Maybe not in individual quality, but as a team most definitely
For historical context in English football, the oldest team in the world is Sheffield FC who were founded in 1857 and still play today but play in non league and at the time of this response they are 3 leagues below what is classed as professional (league 2 or for the traditional folks, 4th division). The oldest professional club is Notts County who formed in 1862 and still play today.
A lot of people assume that “it’s coming home” means we think we’re going to win the tournament but it just about Euro 96 being hosted in the home of football
Originally, that’s what it was. Now it’s synonymous with England at tournaments, with it being sung every time we reach the knockout stages..
I actually prefer the England song ‘Vindaloo’ 🏴👍
Yes, it's hard for others to take the irony and self-deprecation included in this song. But essentially it's fun and gets the crowd singing along. I was at the England vs Holland game in '96 and the atmosphere was amazing. After England's third goal even the Dutch fans were singing it with us. The other thing I like about this song is that it winds other fans up who don't see the irony.
When Germany won Euro 96 their fans were singing it at Wembley stadium in a kind of comedy way to rub our noses in it. This is one of the great things about football, the camaraderie, the chants, winding other clubs or countries supporters up
This song was the '96 "latest football anthem". the '90 anthem was nessun dorma or John Barnes rapping, and the '96 anthem hasnt been beaten since. David + Baddiel wrote it knowing what it is to be an england fan = that it was 30 years, at the time (1966 and all that) since we had won the world cup and all the - very british - expectations that supporting England is an exercise in hoping that they dont mess it up but expecting they will. (anyone who has supported MCFC "before they were famous" will understand). Hope and Pride (we are generally classed as "plucky brits)
It can be argued that Euro96 brought the Cross of St. George (and 'Englishness') back into prominence. Compare pictures of England fans at Italia 90 - union flags everywhere, possibly the odd CoSG. Just 6 years later it was the CoSG everywhere. It helped it was a home tournament - entirely held within England, not the UK, and we played Scotland in the group stage.
World In Motion from Italia '90 is now more appropriate song for Sunday 11th July!🏴🇮🇹
to make it simple, it was written in 1996. england won the world cup in 1966 hence the line Three lions on a shirt, jules rimet still gleaming, (jules rimet) is the name of the world cup trophy, 30 years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming
It’s exactly 2 hours 15 minutes before kick off-England v Denmark semi finals 2021 Euros. Getting Nervous!!!
120 minutes and now counting!
@KomodoDragon Never mind Komodo, Italy might cheer you up.
Then again if we win the Euros you can join me in a few drinkies🤣🏴
It probably will come home 🏴 (hope i havent jinxed it)
Michael Mcintyre's (i think thats how you spell it) "parents without children have no idea" or something like that is comedy gold imo so its probably a good one to check out!
Quality reaction again 👍
czcams.com/video/eC6eHraeMes/video.html Here it is
I love that Alan will probably be the only American who'll from now on will actually start calling it football and not soccer 😂
The first footballs made were bloated pig bladders, they get leathery and semi solid and people would break their feet kicking one around because of the weight of it
The explanation video falls at the very first hurdle unfortunately: the song is *not* called "It's Coming Home", it's called Three Lions.
Not forgetting of course 'Vindaloo' the other song though more as a spoof of football chants by Fat Les (Keith Allen , father of Alfie and Lily Allen )
It’s not that we have been awful. We have got to quarter finals and semi finals of tournaments over and over again but never been able to make that final step more often or not losing in the last minute or on penalties. And it hurts more every time it happens. Listen to the entire song and it’s all there in the lyrics. But now we honestly believe we have a chance. Being in a final has hopefully broke the cycle.
Going to be a big, big night tonight. English streets will go silent at 2000 hours local time and for once it will not be lockdown related. Semi-final, England v Denmark. Three lions are on my shirt and they are sharpening their claws.
Not a football but I can confirm the streets and supermarket in my town were absolutely dead after 8pm
@@justcode2822 Sweet, sweet Caroline.
Listen as soon as England wins one match , the whole country goes into a frenzy .. it's comming home LOL Schmeichel said : Has it ever been home ? Have you ever won it ? BUT they have a decent chance to go to the finals.. so either they go into deep mourning tonight , bc they couldnt beat little ol' Denmark .. or I will as a Dane... cheer for England in the Finals against Italy
So this vid was from 2018 world cup, not the current Euro cup.
The song was called Three Lions, referring to the iconic England shirt badge. Traditionally England used to release a 'song' for each tournament. and traditionally they were usually crap and spoke of how great England was gonna be.
The reason why Three Lions hit for me was a, that tournament was hosted in England. b, you have to remember that the UK in '96 was going through a real renaissance. The hope of Tony Blair, Britpop, a New Premier league etc. and c, this was the first song that actually acknowledged the feeling of England always falling at the last hurdle; the pain and disappointment. I think this above all, made the song strike the hearts of us poor England fans who'd seen it all before.
Just listen to the lyrics.
Thank goodness someone has put things straight re Euro 96! 🏴
One guy there said. Some people 'believe' England to be the home of football? It is! The first football club in the World was Sheffield FC & the first football league, the English Football League. Football has been a part of English life for generations.. Villages, towns, cities have played a form of football since medieval times. Football was born & grew up (league status) before any other nation played it. 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
Ironically the German team and fans adopted the song in 96 not realising that it was England’s tournament sing as when they won the tournament that’s all you could hear being sung by the German fans and team. They wasn’t singing it sarcastically either they genuinely adopted the song.
England is the birthplace of football, many Countries had games with ball but football is English, not it's considered English, that it is English. Also this success hasn't caught football fan's by surprise the foundations for this was laid down years ago. 🦁🦁🦁
I feel bad for the woman who said she had no idea about football and players etc, then said "after saturday when we were playing sweden" , poor lass gets on telly and can't even remember who played in the game she watched :D Also the song is called "Three Lions" like Sparky said.
This video is from the 2018 World Cup, where England beat Sweden 2-0 in the Quarter-finals.
@@misterflibble9799 Oh well in that case I can put my second hand embaressment to one side :D Thanks.
she was talking about the 2018 world cup where we played Sweden in the quarters
The song is Called Three Lions on My Shirt and it was also no.1 in Germany with title slightly changed to Three Lines On My Shirt referring to their addidas cinnection
This is a big one the Country will erupt if we reach this final. X
No it Won't .... I'm sick of the England fans and Press thinking they have an Entitlement to Win Things ... In reality the England team are full of over paid Self elevated muppets ..... Club over Country al day long .. I'm English born and Bred btw
@@sleepwalker6825 really !
@@1954real yeah Really
@@sleepwalker6825 English my arse your a Jock 100%
You had a fairly spot on analysis. Respect.
Football originated in ancient times. The idea of kicking a ball into something like a goal originated back to the ancients times of the Mayas, Egyptians, and Chinese. England gave it rules, and how it is played today, yes, came from England. There is some debate over this topic.
Not really, there are similar sports dating back thousands of years but the British created the modern game called Football. As we aren't playing with severed heads and teams of 500 a side it is the English game that is played internationally today.
People have been fighting since the beginning of time but that doesn't have anything to do with where boxing originated from. This is exactly the same.
As a LFC fan, I've been spoilt since 82. So many massive nights and trophies. Watching so many legends etc.
I suppose I haven't been a massive England fan but as I get older I appreciate the team more. What they do for fans of massive clubs ie Liverpool but also to smaller clubs ie Grimsby.
Suppose what I'm trying to say is I was a bit of a snob but that was youth.
We go to Barcelona etc often as a club and I suppose too, England playing is Grimsby's "Barcelona".
I am always club before country, just how it is. Tribalism really.
I hope football is coming home, if not just fyi it'll be in either Italy or Denmark 😂😂😂
C'mon England!!!
Henderson (LFC Captain) hat-trick!!! 😂💯⚽
Thanks for another great video my bearded friend.
YNWA ⚽💯🔴👊🏻👍🏻😁
It's a song about hope over experience. Experience tells us that we are gonna underperform, throw it away, blow it away. It's about having a dream so fragile that just to whisper it, will cause it to shatter, but we know we can play, we know we have/had great players. We've done it before and we can do it again. A lot of foreigners misinterpret the song as arrogance because all they hear and see is the "It's coming home" but listen to the lyrics, its self deprecating. Despite the jokes and sneers, we still believe.
The It's coming home tag is pretty self explanatory. 96 was the first time a major football tournament was played in England since the 66 World Cup (which we won) and Britain being the nation that co defined rules that everyone had to adhere to. So no matter what part of the country you went to, if you play association football, you play by these rules.
Song can now be renamed Football's Gone To Rome! Forza Azzurri.
I am old enough to remember England win the world cup in 1966 and i went outsid to a local shop and i was the only person it was very strange .
I remember it too .......
I’m English we take the piss out of selves even if we lose we’ll still sing it! It’s all about atmosphere and having a laugh who wants to sit in a pub and not sing anything while ya teams playing 😂
I don't know if we still do it because I don't watch TV anymore but we used to release a song everytime England were playing the World Cup and this was one of them released for the 1996 World Cup by the Lightning Seeds called three lions my favourite is the unofficial song for 2010s World cup Rik Mayall Noble England
1:35 Association Football was first played in England
I think Americans don't quite get this song, as it's about a fan experience that is very different from watching some team of random players from all over the place put together by some mega-rich owner to play their games in your city (or some other city, as happened to the Cleveland Browns, since you mentioned them). There is no despair about the team, but no unconditional belief either - more a battle cry than a statement of assumed superiority. England, as a team, were not traditionally terrible - they were simply not living up to expectations in international tournaments. The song reflects the emotional journey fans go through, starting with varying degrees of hope, but ending inevitably most of the time in disappointment. But it was also a clear reflection of the fans' optimistic mindset in 1996, with Italia 90 being their best result in a quarter of a century, the premiership revitalising the English game, English clubs being re-allowed in European competitions after the Heyssel disaster, and the 1996 tournament being held in England. Moreover, the song was very catchy, and when England put up some good performances (especially the 4-1 against Holland) the terraces adopted the song as their own, and it stayed with us ever since. It might go away when England finally win a tournament, but I doubt it.
'Football Association Rules' Professional Football club competition started in England and was adopted across rest of World.
In 1966 England won the World Cup in the old Wembley stadium there have been many football songs over the years admittedly not very good then in 1990 the song World in Motion which really reached the nation. However Footballs coming Home in 1996 really got it spot on especially with the videos that Badiel and Skinner made it reached the emotions of the fans and nation which is why it has become the football anthem
To be fair the English national football team were not terrible for 55 years. The reality is only one team can win a major tournament, and there's a lot of competition. English football is largely club focussed, and English teams have performed well internationally.
In actual fact, it was the Scots who are responsible for the modern game of football. England's alterations from rugby were very limited. It took lads from Perth and Kinross to truly bring us the game of footy we all love today... [see link to English publication] www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/after-150-years-truth-scotland-invented-football-8756018.html
What alot of us don't realise is both Switzerland and Germany have tried to copy footballs coming home with their song komm bringen hei/heim it's not as good or catchy.
It's the only song in history to reach number one 4 times.
I'm a Browns fan.........................long suffering but hope springs eternal
You should watch the official music video if footballs coming home by the lightning seeds, both versions, for the british humour and old footage as well as 90s glory (I like the three lions 98 version because it has a satire german team in it).
Also must add this was 3 years ago for the World Cup, but everything said is so relevant still in this tournament. And yes we have so much pride and the best fans in the world! And respect too.. this sums it up ......talksport-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/talksport.com/football/908393/christian-eriksen-england-denmark-tottenham-harry-kane-inter-milan-euro-2020/amp/?amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#
Originally football was first played with a pigs bladder on a stick. So it's progressed a bit...
I love it when Americans like football 🏴🏴
The World Cup is next year!, lets get the Euros over first
We need the best footy song ever redone, New Order would jump at the chance and this time use the original tile E for England !
@@70wannawatch I completely agree!
I think this video was made for 2018
It's coming home is as much about sarcasm and humor as it is hope, ironically lots of English people struggle to make that connection too these days.
World in motion is my favourite football anthem
Hello Alan. Since you have the Yorkshire flag up I thought you might like to know that as a kid my friend and I visited Copenhagen. My friend asked me why I was keen to go there on our tour of Europe. I pointed out that since Yorkshire was what was left of Danelaw, it was like coming home.
A great game is from the World cup 1994 USA Ireland v Italy I would love to see your reaction,, I'm also a Liverpool Fan since 1963
Love from an old Hippie in Ireland,, keep it up
It is kinda sad really... Because the games that are popular in the US are only really played in North America, the international element is lacking. I mean I remember when the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series and a lot of Americans really took that bad... I mean there were only 2 teams that weren't American the could have participated in it at the time. (and it looked like there was going to be an All Canadian World Series... but a strike stopped that from happening.)
The opening of the song starts with a trio of clips from football commentary. The clips are "I think it's bad news for the English game", "we're not creative enough, we're not positive enough", and "we'll go on getting bad results". A lot of people write off Englaish fans as arrogant when they chant the chorus from this song, and I will accept that there are fans who miss the point of the song. But for anyone that has ever actually listened to the song, they will know it most certainly does not portray an arrogant tone.
IT'S COMING HOME !!!! YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT
This song is amazing, Frank Skinner and David Baddiel were in the crowds, singing away, they were the ones who made this song, why were they not up with Prince William and Beckham
I really don't know the first thing about league/club football but I like these big tournaments, mainly because even I know what colour shirt to get behind. It has been exciting, but boy, do I need a defibrillator on stand-by, watching these crucial matches!
@KomodoDragon Very cynical. Not what I said, but thank you for translating.
@KomodoDragon grow up.
I dunno if you seen it or not but you need to react to England fans singing sweet Caroline after beating germany. Now time for the game. COME ON!! 🏴
Those of us who have been around and remember 66, its been a history of so close in 90 and 96 and some awful results Iceland, not qualifying. The hope, despair, the excitement, as we say here Its the hope that kills you...
I love how Americans just don't get it! Even when it's being explained. Subtle irony, wrapped in perceived intent. The best joke is people's reaction to completly missing the joke. For reference WE are the joke, this is our way of communicating it. Love a Brit
In the past like 80s 90s racism was always a problem over time that has been slowly eradicated ther is still some but no where mere what it was like but when it’s the World Cup or euros it doesn’t matter what colour you are or nationality you are if you support England it brings races ,genders and age groups together and that can only be a good thing
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The blazing heat they talk about is about 72 degrees, that is probably the funniest thing for most Americans to see.
Football definitely is coming home these Euros. Not that it makes a difference. I cry if we lose, I cry if we win. Winning crying is better.
America would really benefit from the national pride and unity brought by international football. Whatever our political allegiance, we get behond our boys.
It happens every tournament like this. English fans think we have some of the best players in the world, we qualify for a tournament, we win a game or two, we scrape through into the next round, interest mounts, we win another match, fever mounts, we make it into the quarter finals, the whole nation goes crazy, It’s coming home, we’re going to win, we meet a decent team with truly world class players, we get beaten, everyone says “They’re shit”, everyone forgets the national team, the qualifying matches for the next tournament begin…….repeat since 1966 when we won the World Cup - the only tournament we’ve ever won- until we finally win something………maybe this time……..ITS COMING HOME !
Frank Skinner & David Baddiel with the lightning seeds the most popular football song
As a dane I say that one is the best football song ever made, even better than our own "Reseppten"
Atomic Kitten have put out an official version of "Southgate you're the one". It's got a limited time it can be used (until Southgate goes). But what a banger
@@bazzakrak I'm sorry we knocked you out, Denmark have a lot to be proud about after such a difficult start, I got a feeling you will do well in the World Cup next year.
To be honest@@stephenhumphrey7935 couldnt care less, that particular national team is not one I was rooting for, havent seen any of their matches in years
The first one has no idea what he is talking about.
My mistake. Barely any of them have a clue. Probably filmed at Wimbledon. Find one with real football fans not bandwagon jumpers.
@KomodoDragon 100% yes.
You have no idea how good that win feels, reaching a final after so many close calls and failed attempts. Its coming home baby!!!!
People like you are the reason England fans are ridiculed around the world.
Did you honestly think we could go toe to toe with the best team in the tournament? Italy fully deserved that win - Two shots on target all game, a ‘play not to lose’ lineup, and you think we have a god given right to expect to beat the best teams?
It’s painfully clear who the real football fans and who the part time fans are…
@@andyc6542 good grief, how bitter are you.
It was funny to see Italy singing it last night...
I didn't know Frank skinner was Italian
The Budweisers open . The pizza in the oven . And so excited about the football starting. COME ON ENGLAND 🙏⚽️🏴🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
50 mins to go
Just over 2 hours to kick-off 🏴🏴- Don’t forget World in Motion by Blue Order
I'm only 37 I've seen us lose on penalties in 1996 semi final against Germany was 12 at the time. 1998 Beckham sent off against Argentina lost on penalties last 16. Euro2000 lost in last 16 against Romania.
2002 world Cup when Micheal Owen scored against Brazil in the quarter final. I thought my god were gonna win this tournament. We got beat 2-1 broken
2006 The "golden generation" of top players got to quarter final lost on penalties.
2010 world Cup
Lost against Germany 4-1 last 16 poor tournament.
2014 went out in the group stage.
2018 we got to semi final
2020 were in the final!!!! 55 fucking years since last in a final. But 4 times world Cup winners Italy are in our way... shit
I think coming from a small island we tend to join together and cheer on our national team , this is definitely the boost the country needs after the auwful year wev'e had 🙂❤
The people in the video your reviewing said that England are going to win the World Cup!! It’s the Euros not World Cup! Lol
Almost forgot this was in the news, an interesting rendition of Three Lions
czcams.com/video/CmePWoYKcwE/video.html
Edited: found a more interesting video of the band playing
I've never heard an American say 'piss off' before. I had no idea it was an expletive you folks utilised? Lolol.
all the time for me.
@@TheEclecticBeard Good for you. It's a favourite of mine too. Lol.
2-1 England 🏴🍻🏴🍻🏴
Against a team who realistically we should of beaten from the moment we knew who we were playing in the semi final.
Denmark did themselves proud, but England were pedestrian and only won due to an extremely soft penalty.
Would love to see them win it Sunday but Italy are a completely different breed. We’ve been distinctly average in a lot of our games, and think Italy will go into the game as favourites - they’ve looked like the best team to me, and if we struggled to break Denmark down, then I’m sure Bonucci and Chiellini won’t be losing any sleep between now and the final.
Couple that with the fact they have a genuine flair going forward, and how brilliant Jorghino has been in the middle of the park for them, and England have got their work cut out.
They say England are terrible but they pretty much always make the last 16 more often than not and progressed onto the quarter finals quite a lot and a few semi finals so terrible isn't doing the players any justice.
England have never won the Euros and the last time they won the World Cup was in 1966 so - yes - it's a really big deal. They are playing right now so everything crossed - fingers, legs, eyes!
Also called empathy fela 😃
It’s the bloke from food wars
England haven't been awful for last 50 years, they just haven't won any tournaments or achieved much success. So England would be more akin to Miami Dolphins, sometimes have some potential but always seem to miss wildcards.
It used to be `The Great Escape ` theme. What does that tell you?