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Stewart Flaherty

Stewart is a native of Middlesbrough, England, and is a graduate of Loughborough University with a master's degree in sport psychology. Stewart has an extensive background in football, working with a variety of NCAA college soccer programs, as well as working with several leading youth clubs in the USA. Stewart is currently serving as Technical Director within a men's professional soccer club.

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Italy vs Russia

1994 World Cup finalists Italy began their campaign with a fixture against Russia in Group C.  Italy finished second to Croatia in qualifying group 4, but secured their

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Romania vs France

France kicked off their Euro 96 campaign by riding a strong defensive performance to a 1-0 victory over a livewire Romanian team. The two teams were more than

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Holland vs Scotland

Netherlands entered the tournament as somewhat of an enigma, being installed as one of the bookmakers’ favorites despite a tough qualifying campaign. The Netherlands finished second in Group

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Denmark vs Portugal

Portugal and Denmark opened their respective Euro 96 campaigns with an entertaining 1-1 draw played out at Hillsborough. Portugal topped their qualifying group by six clear points, and

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Germany vs Czech Republic

The Czech Republic opened their tournament campaign with a tough fixture against Germany.   Germany entered the tournament off the back of a successful qualifying campaign, topping a group

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Spain vs Bulgaria

Spain and Bulgaria opened Euro 96 play by splitting the points in an eventful and entertaining game at Elland Road. Spain headed into the tournament in good form

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England vs Switzerland

Home nation England and Switzerland battled to a 1-1 draw to open Group A play at a packed Wembley Stadium in London.  Alan Shearer opened the scoring for

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