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Let me declare my prejudices straight away: I'm Canadian, a Sky Blues supporter and I support my ancestral Ukraine internationally. I live in Buckinghamshire.
The English press and the football media in particular here are in such an echo chamber, stuck in an ever increasing positive feedback loop that it's insane!
They have inflated a talented English team into near certs and, it appears, third favourites to hoist the title. I'm selling. I see a bubble ripe for bursting.
Anyway I'm off to Germany on Tuesday to see Ukraine's group games and I couldn't be more excited. We've got a smooth enough group to get through, especially if we can get a result against Spain in the opening game. If that comes to pass, anything can happen!
Вперед Україно!!