I don't know about you, but I didn't want this tournament to end. It's been a fantastic showing for women's football, a cracking event that the FA and Uefa can be proud of, and I ended up a whole £7.12 in profit thanks to my gambling, ahem, skills.
Rebecca Wingfield is our winner in the GU Euro 2005 fantasy league, her hullabaloo outfit topping the pile of 50 with 267 points. If you send me an email Rebecca, as soon as I get back into the office, I'll sort you out with a wee prize from our cupboard of goodies. And an honourable mention [no more, I'm afraid] to second-placed Simon Williams, Lea FT, Paul Stevenson, and Mark Hughes. I finished a passable 10th, confirming that I've found another new, ahem, skill.
Although the competition might be over, this blog hasn't quite croaked. Tomorrow I'll talk you through my team of the tournament, and on Tuesday, you can relive the whole two weeks with my Euro 2005 picture gallery.
And I couldn't round today off properly without a corking quote from Birgit Prinz, who was rather inexplicably handed the player of the match award this afternoon. Asked if she would be fighting for the golden boot as one of several players to finish with three goals, she said:
"I don't know what happens about the golden boot, and to be honest, I don't care. We've just won the European Championship." Quite.
