For the latest Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here Friends and families watched on through gritted teeth at EventCity as English hopes turned to despair in a tense Euro 2020 final.
England were playing their first major tournament final since 1966, and supporters had endured 55 years of hurt. Much of that had involved penalties, and there was tension in the atmosphere in Trafford as yet another big moment for the Three Lions would come down to a shoot out.
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