By John Smith • Published: 24 Jun 2018 • 16:21
Hurricane Harry and England team celebrate goal against Panama
SO often, England fans are disappointed at major football tournaments but today (Sunday) saw a record score and plenty of reason for cheer. It has to be admitted that the Panama football team might have been better suited to play rugby due to the number of tackles around the waist that they made but they had won their way to the finals and as such were a potential threat to England’s progress. Coach Darren Southgate said that he was a bit disappointed by the start and the finish of the match but to score six goals was pretty impressive, especially as two came from set pieces. John Stones scored twice, marking his first goals scored for England, Harry Kane got the first England hat trick since Gary Lineker in 1986 and also became the first player since Ron Flowers to score in five successive England matches. Regardless of the result against Belgium, England’s final opponent in the knock out stage, the team is guaranteed to move into the last 16 and will be full of passion and expectation.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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