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What is 'football coming home'?
'Football's coming home' is a popular chant and song about England's hopes of winning a major football tournament, especially the World Cup. It became famous during Euro 96 and reflects the longing for England to repeat their 1966 World Cup success, which our story mentions as their last big win.
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