Euro 2020 is over and for England, despite all their efforts, it's the same old story.
A first appearance in a final for 55 years, but the pain of yet another near miss continues.
It took penalties to separate England and Italy in Sunday's final after a 1-1 draw following 120 minutes of action.
Bukayo Saka was the unlucky one to miss the crucial spot kick, after both Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho had also failed to find the net.
But England had a number of standout players in their best performance at a tournament in more than five decades.
Here Mirror Football reporters have taken their picks for their Euro 2020 team of the tournament.
Andy Dunn
(4-3-3) Pickford; Walker, Bonucci, Stones, Maehle; Jorginho, Pedri, Phillips; Sterling, Kane, Chiesa.
Player of the tournament. Raheem Sterling - Has made an impact in every England game. Scoring, assisting, creating uncertainty and anxiety in opposition defences.
Came into the tournament with plenty of questions being asked about his form and confidence … and he leaves having answered them all.
James Nursey
(4-3-3) Schmeichel; Maehle, Stones, Kjaer, Shaw; Jorginho, Pedri, Verratti; Sterling, Kane, Insigne
Player of the tournament: Raheem Sterling - The boy from Brent has been dynamite in his own backyard near his childhood home with a series of exceptional attacking displays which have produced three vital goals to propel England to the brink of glory.
His fearless approach to take the game to opponents has set the tone for games and terrified defenders.
John Cross
(4-3-3) Pickford; Kimmich, Chiellini, Maguire, Shaw; Pedri, Jorginho, De Bruyne; Sterling, Kane, Chiesa
Player of tournament: Raheem Sterling - He has been England's match winner, England's driving force and I think he's lit up this tournament.
Sterling is a top class player, his record for the past three years for England has been fabulous, no-one who watches England regularly questions him. But it's so nice to see him grasp the stage - and light it up.
Mike Walters
(4-3-3) Pickford; Di Lorenzo, Stones, Maguire, Spinazzola; Jorginho, Rice, Pedri; Chiesa, Kane, Sterling
Player of the tournament: Raheem Sterling - Goals, assists, controversial penalty decisions – you name it, he's been involved in it.
Underlines the value of wide players running at defenders to stretch opponents. Approaching national treasure status.
David McDonnell
(4-3-3): Schmeichel; Walker, Maguire, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Jorginho, Busquets, Pedri; Chiesa, Kane, Sterling
Player of the tournament: Raheem Sterling - He didn’t have a great end to the season with Manchester City, but has used Euro 2020 to remind the world of his enduring talent, with three goals and formidable forward play throughout, notably winning the penalty that saw England through against Denmark in the semi-final.
Neil McLeman
(4-3-3) Donnarumma; Maehle, Bonucci, Chiellini, Shaw; Pedri, Jorginho, Verratti; Sterling, Schick, Ronaldo
Player of the tournament: Jorginho - The Chelsea midfielder has proven to have the dual ability to break up opposition attacks and launch quick counterattacks with incisive, forward passes.
David Anderson
(4-3-3) Schmeichel; Maehle, Stones, Bonucci, Spinazzola; Pedri, Jorginho, Xhaka; Sterling, Schick, Ronaldo.
Player of the tournament: Raheem Sterling - Answered the critics who felt he should not start for England at Euro 2020. He has scored crucial goals against Croatia, the Czech Republic and Germany and was heavily involved in the two goals against Denmark.
David Maddock
(4-3-3) Hradecky; Walker, Stones, Laporte, Maehle; Pedri, Jorginho, De Bruyne; Chiesa, Lukaku, Sterling
Player of the tournament: Raheem Sterling - Barely needs an explanation. Stats are incredible for shots and dribbles, not to mention his constant threat.
Equally important though, is his work combatting discrimination and racism, which has continued during the tournament.
Darren Lewis
(4-3-3) Donnarumma; Walker, Bonucci, Stones, Spinazzola; Pogba, Pedri, Phillips; Sterling, Kane, Chiesa.
Player of the tournament: Raheem Sterling - Shrugged off suggestions that he shouldn’t have even started England’s first game against Croatia to score the winner in that match.
Although Harry Kane has grabbed the most goals, Sterling has been the most influential in terms of making things happen. Easily the player of the tournament.
Simon Bird
(4-3-3): Schmeichel; Walker, Maguire, Kjaer, Shaw; Jorghino, Pedri, Rice; Sterling, Kane, Olmo
Player of tournament: Raheem Sterling - Proved himself yet again to be a key goal maker and getter for England. Perpetual motion, total pest, speedster and impossible to mark when roaming around packed defences, the Boy from Brent has excelled.
