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So it begins. The Long March to freedom continues but england now has a bit

of a spring in its step after the football team last night beset the bogey man of the game uh and sent

germany crashing out of the euros in an historic victory which is actually the first time england

has beaten germany in a major tournament since that world cup in. Up and down the country there were

scenes of jubilation and partying through the night. Social distancing rules

were thrown out the window, masks were nowhere to be seen, and if you'd asked

anyone it looked to all intents and purposes that lockdown rules have been

well and truly kicked into touch. Now here's the question for you. Could Boris

Johnson have just got lucky again? Will he ride through the tournament on a wave of popularity?

After all, everyone loves a winner and he will no doubt claim it as his own.

Even Sequeer Star was trying to hop on the bandwagon as well.

He said that he was in the stand at Euro 96.

Well, let's hope that's not untrue, otherwise we could have a problem.

But wait, there's also a cloud on the horizon.

England fans are being told there won't be any tickets made available for them

for the quarterfinals against Ukraine in Rome on Saturday.

But why the hell not?

Surely Boris should step in and tell UEFA they need to change that and change it now.

Their officials are coming here every time they want to come to Wembley. They're changing the plugs at Wembley to European ones whenever they sit there, but now

they're telling England fans they can't go to Italy. Surely something can be done because

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