Author: News Desk

“Heartbreak” says the i paper. It reports the young England squad fell short despite keeper Jordan Pickford’s shoot-out heroics. “Maybe next year,” it adds.

It was “one last fateful kick of a ball” that ended England’s dream, says the Times, describing the final as having “the cruellest of Hollywood twists”.

The Metro says: The majority of England’s players immediately took off their runners-up medals following the defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.

The Daily Telegraph says football was almost home. In the penalty shoot-out it was almost home. And then it was gone. It was taken away.

The Daily Express says: The FA have released a statement after several players were racially abused following England’s Euro 2020 final defeat against Italy.

BBC News says England’s bid to end their 55-year wait for a major trophy ended in the familiar agony of defeat in a penalty shootout as Italy claimed the win.

France24 says the head of Haiti’s national police announced that officers arrested a Haitian man accused of flying into the country on a private jet.

The Sun says: A BRITISH soldier cheated death after smashing through a roof and landing in someone’s kitchen when his parachute failed to open fully on a Special Forces free-fall jump.

Arab News says Saudi Arabia is well on its way to herd immunity as members of the community continue to adhere to measures and register for vaccines.

Aljazeera says thousands have taken to the streets in rare anti-government protests in Cuba, chanting “down with the dictatorship” and “we want liberty.”