English sport fans forced to become British


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 04 Jul 2016

Football Soccer - England v Iceland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16 - Stade de Nice, Nice, France - 27/6/16. England's players look dejected after the game. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

LONDON (Reuters) - As Scotland's Andy Murray mounts his annual assault on the Wimbledon title and the Welsh football team prepare for the biggest match in their history, English sporting fans are looking over the borders for sporting heroes to follow.

The fallout from England's disaster at Euro 2016, where they were humbled by Iceland, is still being felt with anger directed at the players and uncertainty over whether they can trust an Englishman to replace manager Roy Hodgson who quit within hours of the defeat.

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