Euro 96 revisited as ITV presents trailer before showing full tournament

This summer’s European Championship could have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, but ITV is still giving fans their tournament this summer.

The Euros will now take place next summer in 12 cities across the continent, culminating in the final at London’s Wembley Stadium on July 11 of next year.

It means football fans will have to wait another 12 months to see some of Europe’s best players come face to face and has left the broadcasters with hours of airtime to fill.

But in an effort to fill the void left by the postponement, ITV seems to have found an ingenious solution: show Euro 96 in full again.

With England hosting the competition that year, the 16-team tournament created a series of iconic moments from Paul Gascoigne’s goal and celebration against Scotland to Gareth Southgate’s misfortune after losing in the penalty shootout loss to Germany.

ITV will start showing the competition again from May 11, with the 31 matches of the competition broadcast on its ITV Hub service.

In addition, ITV 4 will showcase England’s five games of the tournament as well as the final that saw Germany beat the Czech Republic 2-1 after extra time.

And so fans are in the mood to watch the replay of Euro 96, ITV has released a teaser that shows its coverage.

“This trailer should give fans an idea of ​​the atmosphere surrounding one of this country’s biggest sporting events, Euro 96,” said ITV marketing controller Ed Ross.

“With no football to look forward to in the near future, our goal is to bring back some of the fun, anticipation, and celebration of that sunny summer for fans to enjoy at home.”

In addition to Euro 96, ITV also shows the classic England World Cup meetings against Cameroon in 1990 and Colombia in 2018, as well as the FA Cup finals from 1979 and 1987 and the decisive First Division title between Liverpool and Arsenal since 1989.