Daily Star Sunday – Five perfect pens for the Three Lions: YEEESSS!
“YEEESSS!!” writes the Daily Star Sunday as it reports on England reaching the Euro 2024 semi-finals after beating Switzerland on penalties.
New England heroes emerge as Jude Bellingham and Co rewrite penalty history at Euro 2024
He wears Three Lions on his chest – and his heart on his sleeve.While we all know where his (golden) balls are. And he will be the pin up superstar of English football for a long, long time to come. Welcome to the new world of Jude Bellingham.
A young bloke who now has as much responsibility on his shoulders, as talent in his feet. Someone who wants vindication as much as he craves victories on the international stage.
Inside England’s penalty shootout heroics and five things that made it possible
If you ask England fans who their national side’s biggest rivals are many will answer Germany or Scotland – a few hipsters might even suggest Wales, Ireland or France. However, there is only one correct answer, the true scourge of England’s international tournaments: the humble penalty shoot-out. We’ve grown oh so accustomed to our fate being decided by a kick of the ball 12 yards out from goal – and, almost every time, it’s ended in heartbreak.
Luke Shaw’s telling reaction as he refuses to celebrate with England team-mates at Euros
Manchester United star Luke Shaw demonstrated a touch of class, choosing not to join his England team-mates in celebrating their penalty shoot-out victory over Switzerland. Instead, he immediately went over to his Swiss opponents to shake their hands. Shaw, who came on as a second-half substitute, didn’t take a spot-kick but watched as Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold all scored from 12 yards.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 07 July 2024.
Sunday’s front pages are dominated by two stories: Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first full day in office and England beating Switzerland on penalties to book their spot in the Euros semi-final.
Starmer’s first cabinet meeting, Rwanda plans and the UK seeking closer ties to the EU are on the front pages, with the left and right-leaning newspapers having very different views on Starmer’s plans.