LeeDixon

As the tournament draws to a close, it's worth taking a moment to reflect on what we've experienced and seen over the past three weeks or so in what has been a thoroughly entertaining tournament. [u]The highs[/u] In terms of the organisation of the tournament, Poland and Ukraine had a huge task on their hands but I think they coped pretty well. Neither has had much experience of putting on a show like this but they did as well as they could. All the talk of widespread hooliganism and racism never materialised and while there were odd instances of violence amongst some rival fans they were just isolated incidents rather symptomatic of a widespread problem. As for the football itself, it's been excellent. Few could argue with the fact that the four best teams in the competition are ...