“England end the curse” is Mundo Deportivo’s headline, a theme that featured in every write-up in every language when it came to describing a nail-biting penalty shootout victory that sent the Three Lions into the World Cup quarter-final.
“Ghostbusters” says the front page of L’Equipe, who also conclude that “England can dream.”
“The black run is over,” cheered Le Parisien of England ending their hoodoo. “The key to this revival perhaps has its roots in pain; that of Gareth Southgate… he had made it his mission to change the course of history.”
“The greatest thing is that it ends this failure hanging over them…The England of 2018 ended the curse and they qualified,” said Guillem Balague in AS.
“From the outset this continued to flag up just how deep Gareth Southgate’s revolution has been,” said Barcelona-based SPORT.
“The road is long to bring football ‘home’, commented Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy, “but it continues.” Read more