About this episode
Daniel Schmidt (Der Spiegel, This Is America) takes the train with host Thomas Emerick to Euro '96 in England for Die Mannschaft vs. The Three Lions. Frankfurt to Manchester and then Manchester to London provides plenty of time to examine the soccer balance between these countries in the century leading up to and since this UEFA European Championship semifinals thriller. Also, whose side to take on '90s Britpop beefs, confluence with political tides of Labour and the Tories, and the influence of British pop culture on Daniel while growing up in Northwest Germany and going to school in the UK. In 1996, Germany was the betting favorite and spoiled the party in England. Will the Brits return the favor in 2024 as the Germans host?This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey and chart the path of the zeitgeist.I'm your host Thomas Emerick, enjoy the show.Follow Remember That Game for the full archive:
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More from Daniel Schmidt:
This Is America (Website to grab Daniel's book)
Impressions from first days of the trial in New York (Der Spiegel)
Interview with American journalist Wesley Lowery (Frankfurter Allgemeine)
A bodybuilder is a sculptor, like Rodin or Michelangelo, Arnold Schwarzenegger once said. Is that correct? A visit to Muscle Beach in Miami (Die Zeit)
More from England vs. Germany Euro '96 semifinals:
Match Sheet: Germany 1, England 1 (7-6 PKs) (Transfermarkt)
Match highlights from June 26, 1996 (YouTube)
Alan Shearer scores, Thomas Häßler equalizes, Andreas Möller converts clinching PK
All penalty kicks (YouTube)
Knockout stage path for England
Quarters: Defeat Spain in PKs
Semis: Fall to Germany in PKs
Knockout stage path for (po
