Soccer Comes Home To England For Euro 2020: A Tribute

It was announced earlier today that Wembley Stadium will host the semifinal and final rounds of Euro 2020. "Football's coming home," England screamed. The World's Game will hold a eurocentric tournament across the continent, but the last three games will be held in England, so "football's coming home." To England. Eventually.

Wembley gets a semi. Two, in fact. And the final. Euro 2020. Football's coming home. Where's Baddiel and Skinner when you need them?

— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) September 19, 2014

Football's Coming Home …. well the Semi's and the Final. #EURO2020 SF and F being held in London

— Ben Newton (@Bennew05) September 19, 2014

European Championships 2020: Football's coming home as Uefa … http://t.co/lWwy62m3g9

— Cardiff City FC News (@CardiffCNews) September 19, 2014

Soccer's coming home - Wembley to host Euro 2020 final http://t.co/NoyAN7Vs2G

— Dan Rutstein (@DRutsteinUKTI) September 19, 2014

We at Whiteoaks support Uefa's decision to grant Wembley the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020. Football's coming home!

— WhiteoaksPR (@WhiteoaksPR) September 19, 2014

Etc.

For whatever reason, probably because they had the best navy and colonized most of the world, England claims the birth of soccer as it's own, even though there are scores of examples of the game—hit ball with foot into specific target—going back to antiquity. With that in mind, we thought we'd pay tribute to soccer's "originators" and the place where it all started, and where it was perfected.