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[H101GEV (Administrator)]

RE: Euro 2012
As someone who watches competitions like the Euros and World Cup fairly objectively and not as an England supporter, all I can say is that justice was served last night. The only thing you can criticise the Italians for was dreadful finishing. They were otherwise sublime - a master-class in passing football and carving up defences. Italy have one of the best goalkeepers of all time in Buffon and a midfield maestro in Pirlo.

I'm glad Roy seems to have largely escaped a mauling in the press because he's one of the few gentlemen of the game. There can be no doubt England played an ugly brand of anti-football during this tournament, but then if it gets you through your group, credit where it's due.

I've really enjoyed Euro 2012 so far, and it's been vastly superior to the 2010 World Cup for me. The only real disappointment has been France, who have been on fine form in recent years, but simply didn't turn up when it mattered. Even England would probably have shown more fight against Spain than the French did.