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ISSUE 167 NETHERLANDSSWITZERLAND VV ENGLANDENGLAND 69TH JUNE 2019 ...the free England fanzine produced and distributed by the Football Supporters’ PORTO METRO MAP Association (FSA) as part of our Fans’ Embassy service 3 ND welcome back to edition of Free Lions may recognise Switzerland v England Guimarães, for another some of what you’re reading here. PAGE Estadio D. Afonso Henriques, Amatch that none of us This edition had to be with the Guimarães wanted to be in, another 3rd printers less than twelve hours Sunday, 9th June 2019 and 4th place play-off, another after the end of the game, so you’ll “losers’ final”. Getting to the have to excuse us if we haven’t Kick–off 14:00, local time semi-finals of two consecutive completely rewritten all of the England will probably competitions might be a guide material. play in WHITE considerable step forward compared to recent history, but We have however updated it all, so it’s still a bit crap when you lose that it now reflects our experiences them – so near, and yet so far. from Thursday – and there’s Useful Numbers comment on the events in Porto the Fans’ Embassy Helpline: We’d had great plans for a really night before too. +44 7956 121314 special edition of Free Lions marking an appearance in a final, and Of course if you weren’t at the England Supporters Club (FA): offering all the guide material and Holland game and you’ve just +44 7970 146250 information about Porto that you travelled out for the final weekend, British Embassy: could ever want. Instead of which, then this will all be shiny and new to +351 21 392 4000 it’s back to Guimarães only three you – we hope it makes your trip to Emergencies: 112 days after the Dutch disappointment. Guimarães that bit easier and more enjoyable. Not much will have changed in Guimarães since then – with the As always, we’re available to help possible exception, we hope, of the if you need us – we’re contactable weather – and as a consequence around the clock on our helpline: those of you who read the last +44 7956 121314. Have fun! Contact Free Lions Email: [email protected] Gifts & Postcards to: COVER STORY Free Lions, c/o the FSA Ice cool from the spot against Colombia in Moscow last summer, 1, Ashmore Terrace Marcus Rashford repeated the trick in Guimarães to give England a Stockton Road first-half lead. 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Herculano, Sandra Magalhaes; Ashley Brown, or inconvenience suffered by anyone relying on Thomas Smith; Peter Daykin. Website: www.thefsa.org.uk Receive urgent info: Email: [email protected] Sign up to Free Lions’ FREE SMS text service FSF helpline: +44 7956 121314 PRODUCES FREE LIONS Text “UPDATES” to +44 7956 121314 PRODUCES FREE LIONS @FSF_FreeLions facebook.com/FreeLions STONES THROW-AWAY AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH CLIVE HETHERINGTON? BY CLIVE HETHERINGTON CONTACT CLIVE VIA [email protected] 4 5 England taking risks and playing Kane and regular stand-in Jordan Stones was caught underneath the out from the back. The goals came Henderson following their exertions ball, but de Ligt headed wide. PAGE PAGE from stupid decisions. with Tottenham and Liverpool respectively in the Reds’ Champions It was Rashford, not Chilwell, who “John Stones was facing his League final victory last weekend. was missing for the start of the goalkeeper – just pass to him. That second period as Kane made his had nothing to do with the argument In fact, Southgate decided to leave all entrance. And Chilwell was under the that they should have gone long. those who were on duty in Madrid spotlight when The Netherlands felt He’s made a stupid mistake turning out of his starting line-up, while they might have had a penalty of their and trying to be clever.’’ counterpart Ronald Koeman took a own in the 51stminute, the Leicester different approach, with Liverpool’s left-back looking to have felled Steven And ex-England midfielder Jamie Euro glory boys Virgil van Dijk and Bergwijn on the edge of the box. Redknapp said: “There’s a reason Gini Wijnaldum in the Dutch side. Virgil van Dijk is the best defender But England should have doubled in the world. It’s because he doesn’t Guimarães was more like Grimsby their lead when Jadon Sancho’s take liberties. In that situation, do weatherwise, with wind and rain close-range header was straight at you think he would have tried to lashing the city to make both teams Cillessen. Walker was then robbed T was a Stones throw-away in the 114th minute presented pirouette on the ball?’’ feel very much at home. The start to by former Man. United striker time arrived and with it more woe as England suffered a self- Depay with the chance to set up the game was equally dreary, with Depay, but Pickford made the save. as Stones turned into trouble with Iinflicted 3-1 defeat to The Promes for an open-goal finish to The build-up to the game had been The Netherlands looking marginally disastrous consequences. Netherlands in their Nations kill off England’s hopes. overshadowed by violent scenes more threatening, but England struck Jesse Lingard replaced Sancho shortly League semi-final. involving so-called England fans when Rashford was scythed down by after the hour as England dropped Pickford pulled off a tremendous Courtesy of Rashford’s 32nd- in Porto and a gaffe on the part of de Ligt after the Ajax man attempted deeper and began to look like a side reaction save from Depay’s header Manchester City centre-back John minute spot-kick, Gareth a public relations firm acting for to recover from a fatal slip. desperate to hold what they had. but Barkley, like Stones, was sloppy Stones was in the dock after losing Southgate’s Three Lions had been Colossal Sports Management, who and similarly punished. possession to one-time derby heading for a third-time-lucky bid represent Raheem Sterling. French referee Clement Turpin had But they paid for that as de Ligt rival Memphis Depay, and despite to foil old foe Cristiano Ronaldo, no hesitation in pointing to the rose to head in Depay’s outswinging Former England coach and right-back goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s who was in the Portugal sides that Never mind the England spot and Rashford nervelessly sent corner and it would have been Gary Neville, another of the Sky save, substitute Quincy Promes beat England on penalties in the management, the PR people for Barcelona keeper Jasper Cillessen worse before long had substitute Sports pundits, had no argument pounced to force the ball in off quarter-finals of Euro 2004 and the Sterling’s camp were reported the wrong way with the penalty. Donny van de Beek not blazed over with Southgate’s starting selection. the unfortunate Kyle Walker as the 2006 World Cup. to have released news 48 hours to the despair of Koeman. right-back desperately tried to deal before the match that he was A superbly timed tackle by Denzel He said: “I think it was sensible. with the danger. Instead, it is the Dutch providing to captain his country for the Dumfries denied Rashford the It was anguish for England, though, It’s such a big distraction, the the opposition for the Portuguese first time on his 50th Three Lions chance of a second goal soon in the 83rd minute when Barkley Champions League final, and a That gave the Dutch the lead seven hosts in the inaugural Nations appearance – another colossal afterwards, but a clumsy aerial found Lingard, who beat Cillessen physical and mental ask for the minutes into extra-time as they came League final in Porto, while clanger, you might say. challenge by the defender left clinically before VAR intervened players who were involved. from behind, defender Matthijs de England contest third place with England full-back Ben Chilwell to confirm the Man. United player Ligt having atoned in the 73rd minute Switzerland in Guimarães. It caused a “fuming’’ Sterling and dazed and in need of treatment as was offside. “The build-up to it is enormous, for the concession of a penalty that Southgate palpable embarrassment, half-time loomed. it’s a huge event in its own right, was converted by Manchester United Former England central defender with the Man. City forward Depay spurned an opportunity to and the lads who have been here striker Marcus Rashford. Jamie Carragher, speaking on apologising to the England boss. Before the sides went in, there win the game in stoppage time longer, training with the camp, are Sky Sports, slammed Stones for was still time for de Ligt to make before Sterling, who had been the ones he trusted and, to be fair, And a further blunder at the back “stupid’’ decision-making, saying: Sterling took the armband as his first attempt to redeem himself quiet on the whole, skimmed the you can’t disagree or deny that it by Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley “The goals didn’t come from Southgate rested skipper Harry after the Dutch won a corner.