Tommy Martin: Euro 2024... it'll all end in beers

Back to Germany this time for a European football championship, where a mix of nations and a sprinkling of booze will smoothen the edges of national character as everybody clicks in together like a silly children’s jigsaw. Hopefully...

PROST! German supporters celebrate at Cologne's main railway station, where ceilings have been decorated with paintings of football starts, in a Sistine chapel style. 

The new year is a good year because it is an even-numbered year, and all football fans know that means that it is an international tournament year.

Barring pandemics messing things up, World Cups and Euros mark out our lives in handy biennial chunks, allowing you to express existential angst about the passing of time with a handy wallchart.