World Soccer

FROM THE EDITOR

So, the wait is over. After being pushed back a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the long-awaited, highly-anticipated European Championship is finally upon us.

Still to be referred to as “Euro 2020” – a decision the UEFA executive committee made to “keep the original vision of the tournament, which was set to celebrate the 60th anniversary” and also to “serve as a reminder of how the whole football family came together to respond to the extraordinary circumstances of the

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