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Eurocup Jingoism

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The Eurocup 1996 semifinals took place on Wednesday.
1996 · Eurocup
David Coles, senior sports journalist and soccer commentator
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Noah talks with David Coles, senior sports journalist and soccer commentator, about Eurocup 1996. The meeting of England and Germany in Eurocup semifinals on Wednesday has inspired unbridled sensationalism in the English press. Coles says that most of the newspaper headlines that are playing up the rivalry are good natured, but he recognizes that "hooliganism" will be present to some degree at Wednesday's match.

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