They’ve seen three semi-final defeats but hope for a different result against Denmark
Billy Grant knows the agony of being a lifelong England superfan. Part of the legion of hardcore followers who have travelled the length and breadth of the world supporting their country, he has watched England go out at the semi-finals stage three times: at the World Cup in Italy in 1990, on home turf during Euro 1996, and at the last World Cup in Russia in 2018.
But as England approach their Euro 2020 semi-final tie against Denmark on Wednesday, he has no regrets, only that burgeoning hope every football fan understands is the ultimate cause of their demise.
