The shirt came off and the weight of history with it as the 56 years since an England team last won a major trophy dissolved away and a new generation of football immortals were crowned.

An England fan wowed crowds in Berlin with her impressive football skills ahead of the much-anticipated final against Spain on Sunday. The woman showed off a series of tricks in front of the city ...

On Saturday another football match was called off in neighbouring South Tyneside, which has been added to England's watchlist as an "area of concern".

Only consolation far away from the prying TV cameras.