Sunday, Wednesday, Sunday, Wednesday, national team, Euros, World Cup, competing, winning, again and again.
England's women have now played in seven consecutive European bronze-medal play-offs, and have in the past year lost semi-finals at the Euros, World Cup, Champions Trophy and Commonwealth Games.
For many it felt like a necessary game too, one that not only closed a unique cycle, of Euros-World Cup-Euros, but closed the debate too.
He started the day as an ordinary man with barely a care and ended it with the weight of the world - or at least the Euro-world - on his shoulders.
"Next year we have the Euros, Worlds and Commonwealths so I'm quite happy that it's a quieter year because it's going to be full on, hard work with a lot of competitions in 2014.
Campbell played with distinction at France 98, Euro 2000, World Cup 2002 and Euro 2004, and was still serving his country at the World Cup in Germany in 2006.
We thus face the danger that the euro, the world's No. 2 reserve currency, could implode.
"With the euro, the world has gained an alternative reserve currency but other currencies have also won in strength," said Chris Munns, a lecturer at the London School of Economics.
Van Nistelrooy also bagged 35 goals in 70 international appearances for Holland, including strikes at Euro 2004, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 and is the second highest all-time goalscorer in the Champions League with 54 from 81 appearances.
In winning Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012, Spain conceded a total of six goals, one fewer than they did in their three matches at World Cup 2014.
