ON ENGLAND AT EURO 2012

Welcome back Joga-ers. I'm finally back on the blog having graduating college, moved into a new apartment, and watched some of the best international play I have seen since, well, the last Euro. A couple summers ago, I found myself struggling to make the best of what was, ultimately, a dissapointing World Cup 2010. Now with two long years having passed, I am revelling in the brilliance of Euro 2012. Having arranged my (pathetic) work schedule to allow me the freedom of viewing almost every single game, I must say that I have been thoroughly delighted by this summer's grand spectacle. Rather than devote this post to covering the tournament at large, though, this write-up will instead focus on one of the more striking stories that has emerged in these past few weeks; that being England's (laborous) conquering of Group D, and subsequent demise against the Italians.