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Why England's EURO 96 Team Was So Far Ahead Of Its Time

Terry Venables' England side almost went all the way at Euro 96. But rather than doing it with a classically English 4-4-2, it was a team of such stunning flexibility and positional intelligence, football in this country wouldn't see the like again for almost two decades.

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