As far-fetched as it sounds, Harry Kane had a big red cross in his calendar next to Sunday's date.
July 12, 2020, the day Kane would finally lift a trophy. The Euro 2020 final, under the arch at Wembley, captaining England - it would certainly have been worth the wait for the Tottenham striker.
The coronavirus pandemic has - at least for another year - put paid to that dream.
The issue of of Kane's trophy duck, however, lingers. For a footballer of the Tottenham striker's faculties, that really is a travesty.