We also choose our favourite pundit, best goal and biggest disappointment. By Paul Fennessy Sunday 11 Jul 2021, 8:00 AM 12 hours ago 26,434 Views 21 Comments The Euro 2020 trophy. Source: PA IN GENERAL, it has not been a particularly good year for football. Cynicism has been rife, from the quickly aborted European Super League plans to the ridiculously taxing schedule that top-level players are expected to conform to in these unprecedented times. Yet over the past couple of weeks, the Euros have felt like a breath of fresh air. Unlike club football often tends to be, it has been anything but predictable. If you were to ask an array of experts before the tournament to name the two finalists, few would have come with England and Italy, nor would many have envisaged a Round-of-16 exit for reigning world champions France.