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World Cups, Euros, & Other Stuff

This site is an offshoot of the main itsbeautifuloutside site, which covers Southampton FC matches and related 'stuff'.

We have not covered all the recent World Cups, as we declined to have anything to do with the last World Cup competition in Qatar, following various allegations of corruption and the alleged mistreatment of migrant construction crews. Not to mention the number of deaths among those crews.

What you can find is extensive coverage of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2018 World Cup in Russia, together with coverage of the 2012 Euros in Poland and Ukraine, the 2016 competition in France and the delayed 2020 Euros held across Europe in 11 different venues during 2021

Hopefully, we will be in a position to cover the next international competition.

There are also a few other SaintsFC-related stories under the "Features" section. these include various cup finals. Some were successful, some not. There are also sections on Saints' successful back-to-back promotions in 2011 (From League One to the Championship) and 2012 (From The Championship to The Premier League).

Look below for brief details of the three main sections here and button links for them. Also, in the Menu system at the top of each page are links to the main itsbeautifuloutside site covering the 2023-24 season, the IBO Fan Forum and the somewhat sketchy coverage of Saints matches over the last few years. The coverage of the 2022-23 relegation season just petered out, to be frank. The feeling at the time was that if the team couldn't be bothered, then neither could we.

Anyway, welcome and have a good rummage around.