[4 Apr 2013 | No Comment | Published in England, Internationals]

In our 750th article, Tony looks back at Euro 96 and explains why England’s performance was actually a massive failure rather than the majestic performance it seems to be remembered as by England fans.

A bonus podcast this week! African football expert Bara Taufik of The Tripoli Post and 90 Minute Theses joins pod regulars Steve Norman and Dave McFarlane for a preview of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.

We finish our extensive African Cup of Nations previews as we started, with a preview from Dave. He looks at Tunisia and tries to find out how far they might go in the tournament.

Steve looks at Algeria now, and tries to find out if they can live up to their billing as dark horses for the championships.

We move onto Group D of our African Cup of Nations previews, and Steve takes a look at tournament favourites Ivory Coast.

Not long ‘To-Go’ (Sorry) until the kick-off of the 2013 ACN tournament! We’re into Group D now, and David takes a look at group outsiders Togo.

Our favourite Failed Critic returns to the ACN previews and doesn’t hold out much hope for Ethiopia in Group C.

Dave previews the defending champions now and looks to establish if they can become only the fourth nation to retain the African Cup of Nations title.

Steve is next up previewing Group C, and takes a look at Burkina Faso’s chances in this year’s African Cup of Nations.

Our African Cup of Nations previews resume with a look at Group C. First up, Dave previews the Super Eagles as they go in search of a third ACN title.