JANE FRYER: Ten minutes to kick off and, as we sit on our sofas, in fan zones, in the pub, hope is already drilling holes in our hearts and making us dream - of victory and open top buses and national holidays and Sir Gareth of Southgate in his lovely M&S knitwear. When, of course, we should know better. So perhaps best to start by sweeping a few unwelcome details under the carpet. Such as Spain 's extraordinary speed and panache. And the fact they've won every single one of their matches and are the Euros firm favourite. And maybe a good idea to shove anyone off the sofa who mentions England's weirdly poor track record in pretty much every major tournament since about 1066, and tell them to be more positive. ...read
JANE FRYER: Hope drilled into our hearts tonight for an England win in the Euros final but we should have known better
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