Euro 2020

Tom Jenkins’s best sports photos of 2021

The Guardian and Observer sport photographer Tom Jenkins selects his favourite images from the thousands of frames that he shot during 2021 and recalls the stories behind them

Tom Jenkins

31, Dec, 2021 @12:01 AM

My main lesson from 2021? There are more important things than England winning | Max Rushden

I was desperate for glory at Euro 2020, but Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest was a reminder of what really matters

Max Rushden

30, Dec, 2021 @8:00 PM

Jaw-dropping sport moments of 2021: Harry Kane scores against Germany

The goal that sealed England’s Euro 2020 last-16 win sparked Wembley mayhem and a belief that football was coming home

David Hytner

30, Dec, 2021 @10:00 AM

Micah Richards: ‘There was such a buzz around the Euros. I loved every minute’

The footballer turned pundit who won viewers’ hearts at the Euros on racism, singing Usher on screen and the real Roy Keane

Michael Hogan

04, Dec, 2021 @4:00 PM

FA and Met deserve greater share of the blame than Casey review suggests | Paul MacInnes

Desperate perpetrators and drugs also blamed but report about day of ‘national shame’ cites collective failures

Paul MacInnes

03, Dec, 2021 @6:38 PM

England fan disorder at Euro 2020 final almost led to deaths, review finds

Deaths and life-changing injuries were only narrowly avoided at the Euro 2020 final on a day of ‘national shame’, according to an independent report

Paul MacInnes

03, Dec, 2021 @10:00 AM

British and Irish World Cup bid still alive despite ‘unruly’ Euro 2020, says minister

Nigel Huddleston was adamant that the UK and Ireland’s joint bid for the 2030 World Cup can still succeed

Sean Ingle

18, Nov, 2021 @4:31 PM

Fan ban will hurt but the FA needs to answer some tough questions | Paul MacInnes

The reluctance of the police and Football Association to address the trouble at the Euro 2020 final is a cause for concern

Paul MacInnes

18, Oct, 2021 @7:06 PM

England hit with stadium fan ban for Wembley disorder

England have been handed a stadium ban by Uefa for the chaotic and violent scenes at Wembley around the Euro 2020 final

Paul MacInnes

18, Oct, 2021 @2:46 PM

Long balls and fear hampered England in Euro 2020 final, Uefa experts claim

Reverting to the long-ball game and being ‘scared to lose’ were factors in England’s Euro 2020 final defeat, according to a report by Uefa’s technical experts

Sean Ingle

14, Sep, 2021 @2:09 PM

9,000 Covid cases linked to Euro 2020 games in mass events scheme

Study paper says England’s progress to final ‘generated a significant risk to public health across the UK’

Peter Walker Political correspondent

20, Aug, 2021 @4:34 PM

Love, courage and solidarity: 20 essential lessons young athletes taught us this summer

Marcus Rashford, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles and Tom Daley – from the Euros to Wimbledon to the Olympics, this season’s biggest stars have shown success is about much more than trophies

Sirin Kale

05, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM