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‘We beat Spain on the Saturday and went to see the Sex Pistols on Sunday. It was brilliant for me, but for Gareth Southgate I’m not so sure!’ Stuart Pearce recalls the time punk rock and Euro 96 collided

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former England left-back is a huge punk fan

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Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music

By Ed McCambridge Published

LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition

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LONDON, ENGLAND - June 30: German Team Group (BR) Thomas Strunz, Matthias Sammer, Markus Babbel, Dieter Eilts, Thomas Hassler, Thomas Helmer, (FR) Christian Ziege, Stefan Kuntz, Mehmet Scholl, Jurgen Klinsmann, Andreas Kopke before the UEFA Euro 1996 Final match between Czech Republic and Germany at Wembley Stadium on June 30, 1996 in London, England. (Photo by pool /Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
‘My career highlight was the Euro 96 semi against England – it was the first time I’d been to Wembley and I thought, ‘What kind of old stadium is this?!’: Germany Euros winner reflects on playing at Home of Football

By Ryan Dabbs Published

EXCLUSIVE Germany faced England at the old Wembley in a massive Euro 96 semi-final - and for one member of Die Mannschaft, the occasion is a career highlight

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Who's this mystery player?
Quiz! Can you guess these 50 Euros stars from their career path?

By Matthew Holt Published

Quiz! We love a career path quiz! Test your footballing IQ with this European Championship-themed trivia

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Alan Shearer speaking in front of an image of Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer and David Beckham training at Bisham Abbey in the 1990s for England
‘He was a genius. Everyone loved him, he made training really difficult but enjoyable, what Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp have been doing, he was doing in 1996’ Alan Shearer on the manager who was decades ahead of his time

By Matthew Ketchell Published

Exclusive Alan Shearer tells FourFourTwo about the coach whose man-management skills and tactical nous had players not wanting to leave the training field

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Alan Shearer, England - Euro 96
Quiz! How many questions can you get right in our Alan Shearer quiz?

By Mark White Published

Quiz! It's a Euros legend quiz, focusing on one of England's greatest-ever strikers

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German team captain Juergen Klinsmann (up) celebrates with Stefan Kuntz at the end of the Euro96 soccer championship final against the Czech Republic, 30 June 1996. Germany won 2-1 with a golden goal in extra time by Oliver Bierhoff.
‘I messed up by offering to take Germany’s fifth penalty at Euro 96. It was the most pressure I ever felt - and I still have Gareth Southgate's shirt!’

By Joe Mewis Published

Former Germany striker Stefan Kuntz has looked back at that fateful Euro 96 penalty shootout

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Goalkeeper David Seaman of England saves a penalty from Gary McAllister of Scotland during the England v Scotland match in Group A of the European Football Championships at Wembley. England beat Scotland 2-0. With an inset of Uri Geller
‘I didn’t see the ball move, but I remember reading all that Uri Geller nonsense’ Alan Shearer wishes as many people remembered his Euro 96 goal vs Scotland as they did the ‘phenomenon’ behind Gary McAllister’s penalty miss

By Matthew Ketchell Published

EXCLUSIVE Gazza’s goal and McAllister’s moving ball overshadowed Alan Shearer’s goal vs Scotland in Euro 96, and he’s not happy about it!

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Alan Shearer of England scores England's opening goal as Teddy Sheringham (number 10) looks on during the European soccer championship game between England and Switzerland at Wembley Stadium, London. The game ended in a 1-1 draw
Alan Shearer ‘My opening Euros goal was one of the most important I ever scored’

By Matthew Ketchell Last updated

EXCLUSIVE He doubled his England goal tally in a single tournament, but going into Euro 96 the pressure on Alan Shearer could not have been higher

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Manager Terry Venables holding a cup of tea at a training session of the England national football team at the Bisham Abbey sports centre in Berkshire, 4th June 1996
Terry Venables' Euro 96 masterclass: How England were ahead of the curve

By Adam Clery Published

TACTICS England's Euro 96 campaign is often talked about with such a glow. So how did the Three Lions shape up?

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