And European Championships have never been England's thing. Of the eight tournaments played in the modern format, they have failed to qualify or been eliminated in the group stages six times.

Twenty years ago, England went to a European Championship ranked first in the world after a qualification campaign that had seen them concede one goal and drop one point. They had Gary Lineker, Chris Waddle, Peter Beardsley, John Barnes, Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton.

They lost every game.

 Pity

LOL. That's true. If you haven't heard Carra so far, try your luck at youtube. Search for his interviews. It sounds like he is speaking anything but English.

consider the treatment given by the Czech Republic to their opponents on Tuesday.

When they arrived at the Stadion Eden, the visitors were treated to a proud display of Latvian flags, and a triumphant version of the Latvian national anthem ‘Dievs, svētī Latviju!’ (‘God bless Latvia!’). The welcome would have been enough to bring tears to the eyes of the nation’s most famous resident, medical professional Dr Doom.

All was fine and dandy, except for the fact that the Latvian squad were sitting at home in their tiny Baltic nation discussing flat tax rates and commy politics. The opponents were actually their Balkan neighbours Lithuania.

How irresponsible of the organisers.  The incharge later resigned taking full responsibility for the mistake.

 What a pity! Using Stevie G MOTM,MBE and creative play in one sentence shows the miserable state of English football.

Frankly, he took them where Mourinho couldn't - The UEFA Champions league final. He did more that what was expected of him

Putting you country before your club.

Hmm ...  Strong words.