Euro 2024 is fast-approaching, with supporters of each nation beginning to get themselves ready for what will be another huge spectacle this summer. But it's not just the action on the pitch at Euro 2024 that FourFourTwo is looking forward to - it's the whole thing, the entire shebang. From Britain's best educator since the keyboardist in D:Ream, tipsy kilt-wearers and WAGS on the rampage - there's so much to get excited about this summer.

24 reasons to look forward to Euro 2024 1. The first 'normal' tournament since 2018 The 2020s have been a very weird decade. Euro 2020 took place a year late amid the twitchy, anti-social fug of COVID, while Qatar 2022 was dogged by human rights shame and the fact you can't have a barbecue in December without getting either drenched or pneumonia.

Praise be for a simple, guilt-free tournament held in sunburn season. 2. Albart the bear The 2006 World Cup was blighted by Goleo and Pille, a blundering boss-eyed German lion and talking football respectively.

The pair set a low bar for this occasion's mascot, which has barely scraped it with the oafish ursine that is Albärt , who will at least make a less horrifying toy for the kids. 3. Party like it's 2006 The Germans are wunderbar at many things, from crank-shaft engineering to mixing malted grains and water, but hosting football tournaments might be their finest talent.

Anyone who attended the 2006 World Cup will recall a dizzyingly delightful affair, from the seamless travel to the friendly.