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Bangor 1876's European round-up

Jonathan Ervine12 Jul 2020 - 07:45
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Fan ownership and memories of Euro 2016

12 July 2020 was supposed to have been the date of the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandamic has meant that Euro 2020 will now take place next summer. However, we've decided to look back at some of our posts from the last few months that have a link with countries taking part in the tournament.

- Back on 25 March, we spoke to Dutchman Ruud Van de Graaf about his passion for FC United of Manchester and why he decided to create the Fan Owned Football group on Facebook. Read about what he feels top-flight football has lost and what fan owned football can provide: https://www.bangor1876.com/news/ruud-van-de-graaf-on-fan-ownership-in-football-2525331.html

- On 15 April, we spoke to fellow FC United fan Phil Bradbury about his experience of following the team who hosted us in our first ever match last year.

- On 22 April, we published an interview with Fabian Fritz about the iconic German team FC St. Pauli and their strong community ethos. He gave us the lowdown on what he feels St. Pauli represents and also fan power in German football. Read more here: https://www.bangor1876.com/news/fanowned-football-fabian-fritz-on-fc-st-pauli-2530662.html

- We spoke to Alex Băcica, founder of the Polish community-focused team Krakow Dragoons back on 11 May. We discussed how football can be a focal point for people of different nationalities, and also the importance of fan onwership in Alex's native Romania. Read more here: https://www.bangor1876.com/news/football-community-and-fan-ownership-in-europe-2535215.html

To mark the first anniversary of the start of Wales's amazing Euro 2016 campaign in France, last month our fans, players and coaches looked back on the tournament. Here are some of the highlights:

- Four of our fans recalled their memories of an amazing summer in France as the famous Wal Goch assembled in places such as Bordeaux, Lens, Toulouse, Paris, Lille and Lyon. Read more here: https://www.bangor1876.com/news/our-fans-remember-euro-2016-2542253.html

- Les Pegler recounted some of the highlights from his Euro 2016 diary, remembering the 32 days he spent in France following Wales: https://www.bangor1876.com/news/les-peglers-euro-2016-diary-2542482.html

- Read Mared Rhys's memories of an amazing summer in France in this article in Welsh where she mentions her highlights of the tournament: https://www.bangor1876.com/news/bydd-2016-yn-anodd-curo-2542490.html.

- Several of our players and coaches were at Euro 2016 as well, and they certainly have a few tales to tell. Read more here: https://www.bangor1876.com/news/players-and-coaches-remember-euro-2016-2542496.html

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