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IT’S COMING HOME (PROBABLY)

ByJohn McNicoll (Pitch Publishing, £12.99)

You’re almost there, 90 minutes away from a echoes across England. Surely the trophy drought is coming to an end this time. Except it doesn’t…and you’re back to square one. From Gazza’s tears in 1990 through to penalty heartbreak once again under the Wembley arch at Euro 2020. is one man’s many years of hurt.

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