Few football fans would have expected to root for Georgia quite as passionately as they did at Euro 2024. But their thunderous support, underdog tag and heroic performances inspired neutrals across the continent to adopt a second team.
One man embodied the Georgians’ drive most clearly at Euro 2024: Giorgi Mamardashvili. Mamardashvili hit the headlines for a string of performances in which he was called into action – largely successfully – time and time again.
