For thirteen minutes at Villa Park, Scotland were heading for the Euro 96 quarter-finals. This is the story of the team, the belief, and the long goodbye that followed.
England vs Scotland at Euro 96 was not just the day of Seaman’s save and Gazza’s goal. It was the day Britain’s internal fault lines appeared beneath the carnival.
For thirteen minutes at Villa Park, Scotland were heading for the Euro 96 quarter-finals. This is the story of the team, the belief, and the long goodbye that followed.
England vs Scotland at Euro 96 was not just the day of Seaman’s save and Gazza’s goal. It was the day Britain’s internal fault lines appeared beneath the carnival.
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