The tears of England's losing players at Wembley were replicated across the nation on Sunday night, mixed in with disappointment and alcohol, after Italy beat Gareth Southgate's young side in a penalty shootout to win Euro 2020.

After 15 months of intense Covid-19 restrictions that at times left vast swathes of the country housebound, millions of England fans had packed into pub gardens, city squares and homes to watch their side contest a major final for the first time in 55 years...