What the papers say – July 12
The papers all splash on the result of the final of Euro 2020.
Metro says “Lions did us proud” over a full-page photograph of England manager Gareth Southgate embracing Bukayo Saka after the player’s missed penalty.
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LIONS DID US PROUD#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0nRhcu62QG
— Metro (@MetroUK) July 11, 2021
The same image is splashed across the front of The Daily Telegraph, which describes the result as the “ultimate agony” while the Daily Mail has the headline “It all ends in tears”.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'The ultimate agony…penalties heartbreak again'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 11, 2021
Monday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/I2DBDZKWbb
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 11, 2021
The i keeps it simple by laying a single word over the the photo of the embrace – “Heartbreak” – with the Daily Mirror using the same word for its headline as The Independent reports on “Tears for heroes”.
Monday’s i – “Heartbreak” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/CpqSZUgcbS
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 11, 2021
Monday’s Daily MIRROR: “Heartbreak” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/7qFPbcfo7K
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 11, 2021
Monday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Tears For Heroes” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/eoBVWDifmS
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 11, 2021
The Times says “Penalty curse denies England their dream” and The Guardian rues the result being “so close”.
Monday’s TIMES: “Penalty curse denies England their dream” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/LwqjISQLLM
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 11, 2021
Guardian front page, Monday 12 July 2021: So close pic.twitter.com/l9dtS9bn26
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 11, 2021
“It hurts… but we’re so proud of you”, the Daily Express says of the Three Lions.
Monday’s Daily EXPRESS: “It Hurts… But We’re So Proud Of You” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/C0IyRMCcEP
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 11, 2021
The Sun takes a positive tone to the result as it says “never mind lads, World Cup is only NEXT YEAR”.
The pride of the nation pic.twitter.com/pabuy3aoeH
— The Sun (@TheSun) July 11, 2021
And the Daily Star says it “can’t think why but we’ve gone right off footie” as it asks “anyone for conkers?”
Monday’s Daily STAR: “Anyone For Conkers?” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/u27hFu6Ixg
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 11, 2021