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What's the problem with Gareth Southgate's 'war talk'?

11 July 2021

2:19 AM

11 July 2021

2:19 AM

War analogies are a cherished football tradition. From chants of ‘Stand up if you won the war’ to the Daily Mirror’s infamous 1996 headline ‘Achtung! Surrender – For you Fritz, ze Euro 96 Championship is over!’ But the Euro 2020 tournament has been marked by restraint from the British tabloid media.

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