England will never live it down?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="live">live</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="England">England</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> 2016 <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> (<span word="England">England</span> <span word="humiliated">humiliated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="knock">knock</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> 2016, <span word="TheGuardian">TheGuardian</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 27, 2016):</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="Hodgson">Hodgson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jamie">Jamie</span> <span word="Vardy">Vardy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sterling">Sterling</span>. <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Wilshere">Wilshere</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="time">time</span>, <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Dier">Dier</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marcus">Marcus</span> <span word="Rashford">Rashford</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 85<span word="th">th</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Rashford">Rashford</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dribbles">dribbles</span> – <span word="three">three</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>. <span word="Hodgson">Hodgson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Rooney">Rooney</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defender">defender</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="England">England</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 2-1 <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humiliation">humiliation</span>, <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>“<span word="England">England</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="LIVE">LIVE</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="DOWN">DOWN</span>” <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="LIVE">LIVE</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="DOWN">DOWN</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infamy">infamy</span> – <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span> – <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="heals">heals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backlash">backlash</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="down">down</span> – <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humiliation">humiliation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="long">long</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="Harbor">Harbor</span>, <span word="either">either</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300,000. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span>.</p>
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