From drinks with Thatcher to Pearce’s redemption: England v Spain at Euros
The countries have met twice before, in 1980 and 1996, with the Three Lions getting the better of La Roja both times
The long, quiet, often empty days of lockdown allowed Gareth Southgate a chance to re-watch televised recordings of Euro 96.
As England’s manager acknowledged in interviews last week, his memories of playing in the tournament were sometimes at odds with the pictures unfolding in his home amid the magnificent Pennine countryside west of Harrogate.
