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It’s been 54 years, 11 months and 11 days since Bobby Moore found Geoff Hurst with that long rake down the inside-left channel, some people making their way onto the Wembley pitch under the misguided impression it was all over. England have been waiting patiently for another It Is Now! moment ever since. Well, here we are. A second major title has never been so close. Is it now? God speed, you three lions. Oh, and best of luck to Italy as well, because the MBM is fair like that. May the best team win.
Whatever happens tonight, history will be kind to Euro 2020. Its legacy is rock-solid, water-tight, air-locked, vacuum-sealed and double-vaxxed. It’s been a blast from the get-go, and the best two teams have made it to the end. It’s unquestionable. Spain, Belgium, Croatia and France took turns to be beautiful but fragile; Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Denmark delivered way more than anyone seriously expected; Cristiano Ronaldo continued his successful battle against the dying of the light; Christian Eriksen lives another day to fight another fight. Thank you, kind gods of football. Grazie.
