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Summary

Three Lions – The Official England Team Game, known in North America as Alexi Lalas International Soccer, feels like a hidden gem of late‑90s football titles. The same engine sprouted under a laundry list of regional monikers—Golden Goal 98, Bomba:98 All Champions Challenge, Mundial:98 and Pro:Foot Contest 98—each swapping the cover star to match local heroes like Didier Deschamps or Roberto Di Matteo.

Originally pitched as "Major League Soccer" for BMG Interactive, the project survived the publisher’s collapse and landed on Take‑Two’s shelf, eventually popping up on PC, PlayStation and Game Boy Color in 1998. The shifting branding gives the game a patchwork identity that’s oddly endearing for collectors who love a title with a story beyond the pitch.

Critics were far from unanimous: GameRankings averaged a modest 49 %, while CNET Gamecenter gave it a respectable 7/10 and Edge echoed the same score. On the harsher end, Electronic Gaming Monthly slashed it to 2/5 and Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine handed out a single star. Next Generation summed it up with a pragmatic note—if you crave “speedy, no‑nonsense physical play,” you could do a lot worse than Alexi Lalas International Soccer, even if the graphics and analog support left something to be desired.