I find it very depressing that the only thing everybody is talking about when it comes to yesterday's Euro 2020 final is, as always, racism. Millions of people all over the world watched and enjoyed the match. It was tough, tense and exciting. Somebody has to win, somebody has to lose. It's always painful to be on the losing side, particularly at the end of a very closely fought contest. Deciding tournament finals by penalty kicks seems particularly egregious. I am not sure why the football authorities decided on this remedy. Why can't competitors go on playing until there is a clear winner? It's what happens in other sports--baseball and tennis immediately spring to mind.
A Depressing Denouement
A Depressing Denouement
A Depressing Denouement
I find it very depressing that the only thing everybody is talking about when it comes to yesterday's Euro 2020 final is, as always, racism. Millions of people all over the world watched and enjoyed the match. It was tough, tense and exciting. Somebody has to win, somebody has to lose. It's always painful to be on the losing side, particularly at the end of a very closely fought contest. Deciding tournament finals by penalty kicks seems particularly egregious. I am not sure why the football authorities decided on this remedy. Why can't competitors go on playing until there is a clear winner? It's what happens in other sports--baseball and tennis immediately spring to mind.