Who Should We Support in the Euros? No One.
So, Euro 2008 starts today and - unless there’s been some major event I’m unaware of - England won’t be there.
Instead of the usual (over) optimisms about England’s chances, the question on all the English/British media’s lip is: “Who Will You Support?” The BBC’s tournament coverage is even built around the slogan.
So, I’ve given this a lot of thought and come to a decision below…
No one.
England aren’t there, so there’s no one to support. You can’t just suddenly starts supporting Spain or Portugal out of thin air, no matter how many of your club team’s players are on the squad.
Supporting means investing your emotions in something you’re connected to forever.
So the only sensible answer for England fans is to just accept that our team had failed (which I think we’ve more or less come to terms with) and sit back and enjoy three weeks of quality football, free of the stress and disappointment that’s accompanied watching England at international tournaments recently.
And if that doesn’t sound too appetizing, there’s always the cricket.
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Have you seen your fellow-west-midlands man Frank Skinner’s blog on The Times? He basically says what you just said. But he also suggests we all find a team we can hate to make it easier.
Its funny, I was sort of looking forward to a tournament without us, but now the day is here, and it feels a little empty. I’m sure that’ll change 5 minutes into the opener though.
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United Kingdom




I’m not an England fan per se, but here in India, they give you such an overdose of English soccer, that you tend to feel something for them. Either way, they didn’t deserve to qualify one bit, and it’s probably better off for English soccer (otherwise Steve McLaren would still be at the helm
) I’m supporting Spain!
http://www.troopersblog.blogspot.com
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India




good point nishit at least mclaren is gone. also we have none of those terrible songs and all the other crap that goes with it.on the down side i was in berlin for the 2006 world cup and will miss the atmosphere. im going with poland (polish girlfriend) but i have always had a soft spot for germany.just dont tell her or i am in the crap.




I was listing off all the things that I was glad we didn’t qualify for, and worrying about English fans abroad and the deluge of rubbish songs were quite high on my list. By the opening ceremony today i was really excited for the tourny, and I am now really looking forward to seeing some great games.
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I agree it’s England or nothing.




i just realize Simone Perotta and Colin Kazim-Richards are the only English born players playing in euro 08
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United States




Turkey will conquer all teams no team caN STOP US WE CANNOT be beaten
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Australia


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