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My history boys! This time we'll knock out one of the big guns, says England boss Hodgson
Posted Saturday, June 23, 2012 by Dailymail

Roy Hodgson wants to make history and guide England to their first tournament knockout-stage victory over a major footballing nation away from Wembley.

The England manager sees Sunday night's European Championship quarter-final against Italy as a chance to kill ‘a nasty statistic’.

One statistic dismissed by Hodgson was that  the UEFA prize-money for winning the  tournament could be £19million.

My history boys! This time we'll knock out one of the big guns, says England boss Hodgson
Pointing the way forward: Roy Hodgson with Gary Neville on Friday

In finishing top of their group with two victories, England have already banked £10.1m for the FA.

But Hodgson insisted: 'It's the last thing on the players’ minds. It would be nice to see a medal hanging round our necks instead.'

Sunday night in Kiev is about history for the England boss, who is expected to name the same team that started against Ukraine.

'It would put one of those nasty statistics to rest, he said. 'It would be a great step forward, no question of that.

'At West Brom I was lucky enough to put some hoodoos to bed. That’s the only way to do it.’

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    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia