Tommy Martin: The Euros’ sleek perfection is gone, replaced by something a little quirkier

Time, at last, for the tournament that insists on calling itself Euro 2020. Big, badly-assembled and a bit weird-looking, like an IKEA wardrobe designed by Salvador Dali. Let the games begin!
Head coach of Turkey Senol Gunes leads training session of his team ahead of EURO 2020. Picture: Cuneyt Karadag/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Head coach of Turkey Senol Gunes leads training session of his team ahead of EURO 2020. Picture: Cuneyt Karadag/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Time, at last, for the tournament that insists on calling itself Euro 2020. Big, badly-assembled and a bit weird-looking, like a flat pack wardrobe designed by Salvador Dali. The bloated folly of a generation of blazered schemers. The right tournament at the wrong time in mostly the wrong places.

Let the games begin!

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