Lessons can be learnt from Euro 2000; the next time Norway find themselves with a stellar crop of talent, there will be no tragic swansong
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This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Euro 2000 is, for many people, the greatest international tournament there has ever been. The incredible comebacks, the breathtaking goals, the scintillating football and all the…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE It was a Dutch disaster in Amsterdam as the Netherlands suffered repeated jitters from the penalty spot to lose out to a dogged Italy in…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Roger Lemerre’s France squad were somehow contriving to look even more impressive than Aimé Jacquet’s all-conquering crop of two years before, when the French won…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Co-hosts the Netherlands cemented their status as the team to beat at Euro 2000 with a scintillating rout of an overawed Yugoslavia in Rotterdam. Having…
Yugoslavia 3-3 Slovenia at Euro 2000: one of the great European Championship games in recent history
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Siniša Mihajlović had endured the game from hell. Long considered one of Yugoslavia’s most gifted players, the Lazio defender, renowned for his vision, leadership, and…
This feature is a part of RETEUROSPECTIVE Portugal kicked off their Euro 2000 campaign with a stunning comeback victory over England in a pulsating clash in Eindhoven. Kevin Keegan’s side appeared to…
This feature is part of Virtuoso The life of a goalkeeper is all about preparation for his understudy opportunity is something that, when presented, needs to be grasped, cherished and held onto…
Zinedine Zidane arrived at Euro 2000 following yet another impressive season in Turin. His creativity and ability to spot passes – barely visible on television broadcasts, let alone amongst the intensity of…
Few winners of the European Championship are as celebrated as France’s class of 2000, boasting Zidane, Henry, Trezeguet and Deschamps