When We Were Lions
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1996 European Cup, hosted in England, when the national football team reached the semi-finals to be knocked out, on penalties, by Germany. It was also the end of a generation – these were the last footballers to be brought up on beer and sweat. In September ''96 Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal with his ‘continental’ philosophy of diets and training, and by 1...
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1996 European Cup, hosted in England, when the national football team reached the semi-finals to be knocked out, on penalties, by Germany. It was also the end of a generation – these were the last footballers to be brought up on beer and sweat. In September ''96 Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal with his ‘continental’ philosophy of diets and training, and by 1...
