ND Extra Time - Euro Summits by Jonathan O'Brien
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We're back for another Extra Time and with the rescheduled Euro 2020 on the way, Mike has a chat with the author of the definitive history of the tournament. Jonathan O'Brien is an editor and writer for the Business Post in Ireland, and has written the recently published Euro Summits: The Story of the UEFA European Championship 1960 to 2016. Mike and Jonathan chew the fat over the writing of the book, the origins of the tournament, the buried treasure in its history, its most famous moments and its place in the international football calendar. Covering 60 years of competition, almost 300 matches and some of the greatest stories in the history of football, it's a momentous work and one that we highly recommend you purchase. It was published by Pitch Publishing and is available here: Euro Summits: The Story of the Uefa European Championships 1960 to 2016   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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