Soccer-England, the new penalty kings, overcome the boredom

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Soccer-England, the new penalty kings, overcome the boredom
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The ringgit is likely to trade from neutral to positive mode between 4.70 and 4.71 against the US dollar this week as the Federal Reserve (Fed) chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony to the United States (US) Congress will be closely followed by the market participants.

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Quarter Final - England v Switzerland - Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany - July 6, 2024 England's Jude Bellingham, John Stones and Cole Palmer celebrate after winning the penalty shootout REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold all looked as if they would score, and all did so, expertly. Factoring in a Nations League playoff, also against Switzerland, England have now won three of their last four shootouts under Southgate, having lost six of their seven before that.

And yet, behind the singing and dancing, looms the uncomfortable truth that England have got this far largely playing very poorly, certainly in attack. The average world ranking of the teams they have beaten - Serbia, Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia and Switzerland - is 35, yet, other than in fleeting patches and moments of individual brilliance, never have now fifth-ranked England looked a dominant team.

The massed fans behind Pickford's goal could hardly believe their eyes, having long been reduced to near silence by the frankly dull fare they were being expected to encourage.

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