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Call it fate, or call it France’s inability to beat a Swedish side already eliminated, but this lone traveller was heading back to where it all, not ‘began’, but ‘happened’ for want of a better word; eventually I’d be in the city of Kiev, a city my ancestors once called home.  My journey began on a crisp Friday morning...  ...read more

Racism and hooligan violence were supposed to greet England fans travelling to Ukraine for Euro 2012, if certain sections of the British media were to be believed. They couldn’t have been more wrong. In the run-up to the tournament, whispers about what horrifying scenes England fans might find in the country culiminated...  ...read more

Rob Thomas' alternative Euro 2012 diary (read part 5 here). While thousands of England fans will head out to Donetsk and Kiev in Ukraine, England and West Brom fan Rob will be spending his summer in Krakow, Poland… Friday was our last full day in Krakow. The weather had at last decided to give us a break with a lovely...  ...read more

Rob Thomas' alternative Euro 2012 diary (read part 4 here). While thousands of England fans will head out to Donetsk and Kiev in Ukraine, England and West Brom fan Rob will be spending his summer in Krakow, Poland… Wednesday in Krakow was notable for the visible influx of English and German fans. Several local football...  ...read more

England fan Joe Byatt has lived in Australia since the mid-90s. He explains what it's like watching the Three Lions from the other side of the globe... I watched our 2006 quarter-final against Portugal in the pub - KO was 1am. It was well and truly a night of two halves. The first was the pre-match part. Much ale was consumed....  ...read more