Article content To say that Paul Desbaillets is excited about Euro 2024 simply does not do justice to his state of mind at the moment. The co-owner of St-Henri pub Burgundy Lion is downright ecstatic about the arrival of the hugely popular European soccer tournament and more generally an unprecedented summer for the beautiful game. The Euro kicks off Friday at 3 p.
m. local time with host nation Germany facing off against Scotland, and Copa América, the South American soccer tournament, is also coming very soon, opening June 20. This year, Copa América is welcoming six teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean, including Canada for the first time.
To add to the buzz, the event is taking place in the U.S. If that wasn’t enough, there will also be top-notch international soccer at the Olympics in Paris, beginning July 26.
“Some days we’ll be showing two games, not just from the Euro but from Copa,” Desbaillets said. “So you could have a day where you come in for an England game and then you finish it up with a Team Canada game at Copa. It’s never heard of before.
These are games that mean something. It’s an extraordinary June-July of football, and then it leads us into (late July) when the Olympics start up. So for football fans, this is a big one.
I’ve never seen anything like this.” The Euro and Copa both end on July 14, so you’ll have the highly unusual experience of being able to watch the Euro final at 3 p.m.
and then the Copa América .
