As the aftermath of England’s 2-1 loss to Iceland in the EURO 2016’s Round of 16 is still being felt across the country, the immediate impact has led to the resignation of the team’s manager and the English newspapers going ham on the team. The headlines on both the front and back pages have certainly not disappointed. Whether it be a tabloid or full-page publication, the headlines and pictures certainly gave readers an idea of what happened in case they didn’t see the game.
First from the Sun:
THE SUN FRONT PAGE: ‘Dumbs gone to Iceland’ #skypapers pic.twitter.com/R1LyYdCHUC
— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 27, 2016
Certainly not kind. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Then there’s the Daily Mail which used a Brexit pun for the now-ex manager Roy Hodgson who resigned immediately following yesterday’s loss:
Tuesday's Daily Mirror back page:
"Brrrexit Hodgson"#Tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/NJvAXgu8cS (via @suttonnick)— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
The back page of the “I” was a little thoughtful using “Out” as its theme with Hodgson again as the target:
Tuesday's i back page
"Out-thought
Out-fought
Out of Europe
Out of a job"#Tomorrowspaperstoday #ISL #eng pic.twitter.com/8IAAquAAVm— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
The Times of London went darker for the loss. It also could have been used for World War II for the London Blitz, last week’s Brexit and of course, yesterday’s loss to Iceland!
Tuesday's Times:
"May is Tory favourite after surge in support"#Tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/6yEuCDByBq (via @suttonnick)— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
You can feel the anger from the editors of the newspapers. We’re not done though. The Guardian decided not to focus on Hodgson, but on the team as a whole. “Humiliation” was used:
Tuesday's Guardian Sport:
"England exit in humiliation"#Tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #EURO2016 #ISL #eng pic.twitter.com/HJC4ri27Fy— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
The Telegraph also went with “humiliation.”
Tuesday's Telegraph Sport:
"England's greatest humiliation" #Tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #EURO2016 #ISL #ENG pic.twitter.com/wGhyfvxACI— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
The Daily Express put the loss in the upper right hand corner of its front page:
Tuesday's Daily Express:
"Boris for PM: Yes say 80%"#Tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/XI7rU23aMc (via @suttonnick)— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
The Daily Star went with a pun for England’s goalkeeper on its front page. Poor Joe Hart.
Tuesday's Daily Star:
"Project Feel Good..unless you're a football fan, obviously" #Tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/foUs40IQ5w— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
On the Star’s back page it was a cod pun. Iceland is known for its cod fishing.
Tuesday's Daily Star back page:
"Cod help us"#Tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #EURO2016 #ISL #eng pic.twitter.com/D0eIe7pLfD (via @suttonnick)— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 27, 2016
So the repercussions of the loss are still being felt and it appears that the newspapers will be there to continue to put the story on their front and back pages.
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