Why Is The Media Going Wild About This Euros Thing In Football ?

[Canary42]

Why the blanket effusive coverage of the Euros from the pro-Brexit British media?

Come to that, why are Brexit Britain even in it - we left EU didn't we ?

Cake and eat it springs to mind.

[cashier]

We left the EU not Europe, and Euros in this instance means Countries in Europe.

[Mozz71]

Because it's for countries geographically in Europe and/or members of UEFA, not politically part of the EU.

[aelmpvw]

as far as I know, Britain is still in Europe?

[dannyk13]

Canary //we left EU didn't we ?//
Yes, we left the EU we did not leave Europe.But you know this v.ery well

[royfromaus]

Your most pathetic nonsense in weeks (and there's some stiff competition)

How on earth did you even think this made sense?

[naomi24]

You don't half put your foot in it a lot, Canary.

[barry1010]

The European Championship has nothing to do with the EU, many countries that take part aren't in the EU - 55 countries take part, there are 27 countries in the UK

[Mozz71]

Naomi, I assume by "it" you mean his mouth. It's a wonder he can talk (and ofter, a shame)

[Mozz71]

*often

[barry1010]

Even Israel is a member, that is definitely not a European country

[mushroom25]

// there are 27 countries in the UK //

yay Yorkshire got its independence!!

[barry1010]

Such an easy slip between the K and U keys, and such a difference in meaning :D

[aelmpvw]

what a difference an r makes :-)

[New Judge]

Leaving aside the EU issue, it does beg the question why such ridiculously over the top and excessive coverage is afforded to what is likely to be a prolonged series of second rate matches of a very tedious game.

Yesterday I was given the first of a series of "Twenty Page Pullouts" in the middle of my paper. Conveniently they did not put anything in the middle of the pullout that may have been of interest so I was able to simply extract and ditch the entire section. Quite why it requires more than fifty matches to find a winner from 24 entrants (when a winner from 32 teams could be found in 31 matches) is a mystery. But I suppose it's more material to fill up the twenty page pullouts. I wouldn't mind the pullouts so much if they'd confine all the drivel to that section which I could then ditch. But the "sport" section will contain another ten or twelve pages daily devoted solely to football. Perhaps I'll have to stop buying a paper for the duration.

[ToraToraTora]

canary: "Come to that, why are Brexit Britain even in it - we left EU didn't we ?" - your ignorance is breath taking, we left the EUSSR not Europe. Guess what, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine etc are not in the EUSSR either. Do try and use your loaf occasionally.

[douglas9401]

The media go wild over football to justify employing so many ex players as 'experts'.

It's a circular situation, innit.

[royfromaus]

The media will go wild...awful scenes at the Denmark Finland game.

[rowanwitch]

https://www.bbc.co.uk
Christian Eriksen has collapsed, they are doing CPR, absolutely devastating for everyone in the s t adium

[rowanwitch]

the commentators are in shock he just dropped in his tracks, the ref should send the players to the dressing rooms and call off the match

[rowanwitch]

Looks like the teams have decided to leave the pitch