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Exciting to watch England play well and what a goal, he didn’t even look up he just knew where the goal was. Got to do it all again Sunday. Not sure my nerves will cope.🇬🇧⚽️

I do not watch the football regularly as now my son is grown up he is not always at home. My son called me Sunday and we watched the match together. Last night unexpectedly my son called me about ten minutes before the second half was coming on he had just finished work and his wife told him to come to my house as he makes too much noise when watching. We sat and watched and were overjoyed at the winning goal and of course there was lots of cheering from us. He said he likes watching the football at my house and may come for the match against Spain, in my head I keep thinking Footballs coming home so come on lads make it a reality for us.

He did seem to be getting rather angry and shouting at the others with him.

He might disagree but that is no way for an overpaid pundit to behave.

Rosie51

Callistemon213

Well done to the team and to Ollie Watkins for the last-minute goal!

Who was the pundit in the studio ranting at half-time about how the penalty should never have been allowed? Can someone give him a red card, please. He certainly shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the studio on Sunday.

That was Gary Neville. He’s his own biggest fan 😂 well someone has to be.

Gary Neville is an ex-England footballer and an excellent, knowledgeable pundit. He was giving his opinion on the England penalty, an opinion which is shared by a lot of other football experts. He was trying to be impartial and just judge the referee's decision, rather than wearing his England hat. If he had shown bias and partiality to England, people would have criticised him for that. However, I doubt he minds anyone on gransnet considering him"his own biggest fan". [GRIN]

My GS is a big football fan. England winning was the icing on the cake for him as he had graduated earlier in the day.

It’s hard for me to get interested in football, because I don’t care who wins.

I genuinely don’t understand the fuss.

My S was at the Lytham festival last week and they changed the timing of events for the match against Switzerland.
The Lightening Seeds were on so they came on Stage and sang the crowd into a frenzy with “Footballs coming home” and then showed the match.
He said watching it with 20,000 others was amazing.

Well done England, I like Gareth Southgate, and I think he is very calm.
My son watches the matches in the pub, he said the atmosphere is crazy and he enjoys it better.
Onwards and upwards for Sunday.

Same here, DamaskRose. I'm not a big football fan, but I always like England to do well in whatever sport they play.
I'm thrilled that we are through to the final, and particularly pleased that the late goal by Ollie Watkins, who was raised not far from where I live, was the one which got us through. Yay!

I’m not a big football fan but I do follow the big events because DS does and I like to be able to converse in a semi-knowledgeable way. I would be so pleased for Gareth Southgate if England won. Come on boys, you can do it!
If Gary Neville was chocolate he’d eat himself! 😂

Good on Tesco, all Express shops will close at 7:30pm on Sunday.

At least we can watch the tennis in the afternoon.

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I didn't believe I would ever, ever watch football, but I have.
My next door neighbour (not "that one") looked after me a few weeks back because I was quite poorly, but she loves the football, so I said to put it on...

Now i have to watch the final.

If the match was at 3pm it would all be over and they could all be out eating and celebrating or drowning their sorrows.

Maybe it's because the Europeans are all busy noshing until their 9 pm time!! 🤔

Not sure Cabbie but the whole tournament has been 5 or 8pm kick offs, I don’t think it’s the likes of Sky either which often dictate domestic start times.
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We are in the final ⚽️⚽️⚽️

It was so good to see the England team playing well and that last goal was brilliant.

Tesco has revealed that it will close its stores early on Sunday to allow staff to watch the match.

It said that if England got through to the final, more than 1,800 Express stores would close at 7.30pm rather than the usual 10.30pm or 11pm.

I think it is all to do with television and getting the maximum audience.
It seemed to start when matches started to be screened.

Cabbie21

Does anyone know why the final starts as late as 8 pm? There’ll be a lot missing work on Monday.

I don't know.

Football matches always seemed to start at 3pm when I was young 🙂

After reading Whitewaves post I also realised I am out on Sunday night.
It is my birthday tomorrow and my GD and two of her friends are taking me out for a meal on Sunday evening.
If the booking had been my own idea I would be rearranging but as it is their treat for me I can’t.
I have watched all of England’s games and the other semifinal and feel ( very foolishly) that if I don’t watch this one they will lose

We rushed home from staying away to catch the end. The joy on the face of the scorer, Watkins, said it all. And then all his team mates celebrating. I like the way Gareth Southgate goes and searches out all the players individually for a hug and a word in their ear.
Spain will be a tough team to play against, but anything is now possible.

I am pleased that Harry Kane scored as he seems such a lovely man and I suspect he won't be in the team for much longer.

I imagine that Southgate will resign at the end of this campaign.

I don't watch football but I always want to watch the last 10 minutes of the game. When it goes to penalties I get so stressed out.