England seek date with exhilaration and glory - but Gareth Southgate knows that there will be no middle ground between exhilaration and deep sorrow in Euro 2024 final England have travelled to Berlin ahead of their Euro 2024 final agaisnt Spain They are looking to avenge their defeat by Italy on penalty in the Euro 2020 final LISTEN to It's All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: Why ‘Gareth’s Galacticos’ are being compared to Real Madrid By Ian Ladyman Published: 18:07 EDT, 13 July 2024 | Updated: 18:07 EDT, 13 July 2024 e-mail View comments At about 3pm on Saturday afternoon, England 's footballers packed up their belongings at their training base in Blankenhain and made the 150-mile trip north and east to Berlin. It may yet turn out to be the most significant journey of their young lives. For Gareth Southgate and his team, possibility and opportunity wait side by side at the gates of the Olympiastadion on Sunday night.
It's all a sportsperson can ever ask for. A shot at glory, a chance to make a mark on history. The famous old stadium looked beautiful in the mid-afternoon sunshine on Saturday.
Inside, the acres of green contrasted with the blue coverings on the running track like vivid watercolours on canvas. Handfuls of English supporters had made the half-hour Metro journey out there just to have a look at it. Those will doubtless be the ones without tickets for Sunday night.
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