Marking The Spot looks back on the past four weeks of football and the thrilling moments Euro 2020 produced. I name my team of the tournament and I hand out several awards for the biggest achievers and the biggest disappointments.
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Italy came from a goal down to win Euro 2020 3-2 on penalties denying England a dream win at Wembley. Luke Shaw gave England an early lead but Italy fought back drawing level through Leonardo Bonucci while Gianluigi Donnarumma became a hero saving two penalties
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Novak Djokovic rallied from a set down to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 to win the Wimbledon title for a sixth time. The Serbian world number one came into the final having won the Australian Open and French Open, and his victory over the Italian means the Grand Slam remains alive ahead of the US Open.
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Jumbo-Visma rider Sepp Kuss put in a fantastic performance finishing 23 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) with Wouter Poels (Bahrain Victorious) coming in third on stage 15 of the Tour de France. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) retains the General Classification lead.
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Argentina defied the odds and history to claim their first Copa America success in 28 years defeating Brazil 1-0 at the Maracanã. Ángel Di María scored the only goal of the game as the weight of a nation was lifted from the shoulders of Lionel Messi who finally tasted success with his beloved Argentina.
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