Euros 2020: Bank holiday, sick day or in mourning? Businesses urged to be flexible day after final July 9, 2021 There are increasing calls from business groups, unions, and the public, for employers to offer flexibility to staff for the day after the Euros 2020 final, as the Prime Minister is under pressure to announce a bank holiday if England win. “Businesses across England will recognise the momentous nature for many of the prospect of [...]
England perfect the art of timing to arrive at Euro 2020 final against Italy in peak condition July 9, 2021 As the man who emerged from football’s hinterlands to become England manager and a role model for leaders everywhere, Gareth Southgate knows the importance of timing. Southgate didn’t want the job at first but had a change of heart when standing in following the abrupt departure of Sam Allardyce and, after some promising signs in [...]
Arsenal to follow rivals Tottenham by featuring in Amazon All or Nothing behind-the-scenes documentary July 9, 2021 Arsenal are to become the latest club to get the Amazon documentary treatment after agreeing to let cameras follow them next season. The Gunners are the third Premier League team to feature in the All Or Nothing series, after north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and current champions Manchester Cit. “Arsenal is a historic club going [...]
Up to 1,000 Italy fans to be flown to UK for Euro 2020 final July 8, 2021 Italy’s footballers have been granted a boost after Uefa struck a deal to allow up to 1,000 fans to travel to London for the Euro 2020 final at Wembley on Sunday. Uefa, European football’s governing body, has secured approval from the government to allow a maximum of 1,000 supporters to attend the game, subject to [...]
England’s Euro 2020 performance could rally consumer spending July 8, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak said he expects a “bounce” in consumer spending thanks to England reaching the Euro 2020 final. England reached their first men’s football final in 55 years on Wednesday after they fought back to beat Denmark 2-1 after extra time. Speaking to the BBC, Simon French, chief economist at Panmure Gordon, said the [...]
Goldman Sachs model backs England to win Euro 2020 final – but only after more nail-biting extra-time July 8, 2021 England have a 58 per cent chance of winning the Euro 2020 final against Italy, according to Goldman Sachs. The investment bank’s analysts have modelled the probability of football coming home on Sunday at Wembley using more than 40 years’ worth of data. And their prediction is that England will overcome Italy and win their [...]
Exclusive: Majority of Brits believe England will beat Italy in Euro 2020 final, City PM poll finds July 8, 2021 Most Britons expect England to end half a century of waiting for a major trophy and beat Italy in the Euro 2020 final, a City PM poll has found. Gareth Southgate’s team fell behind and missed a penalty in extra-time before seeing off Denmark 2-1 in the semi-final. But 55.3 per cent believe Harry Kane [...]
England’s Euro 2020 success could be behind rising Covid-19 infections in men July 8, 2021 Increased group gatherings to watch the Euros could be why men are a third more likely to test positive for Covid than women, according to Imperial College London’s latest REACT study. Results from the REACT-1 study, which tested more than 47,000 volunteers across England, showed a significant increase in infections between 24 June and 5 [...]
Euro 2020: Where to watch the England Italy final in London July 8, 2021 After a harrowing year, it seems difficult to believe that Euro 2020 (as it’s still known) is coming to a close on Sunday and that England are one of the two teams left in the competition. For fans without tickets to the final, which kicks off at Wembley at 8pm, you will want to make [...]
Euro 2020 tickets: All you need to know about how to get seats for the final July 8, 2021 Now we’re all agreed that football’s coming home, England fans may be wondering: how can I get Euro 2020 tickets? England beat Denmark in the semi-finals on Wednesday, and now face Italy in the final on Sunday. At the time of writing, a very small number of Euro 2020 tickets remain available through official channels. [...]
