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What next for England after their near miss in the Euro 2020 final?
ENGLAND'S young guns came closer to lifting a European Championship trophy at Wembley on Sunday than any other England side has in 14 previous attempts. After two semi-finals, in 1968 - the year Italy won their only previous Euros title - and 1996, Sunday's final was...
Southgate building a new England – after half a century of struggles
SUNDAY'S European Championship final at Wembley was England's first in the competition's history and only their second final in 71 years of international tournaments. Football still hasn't come home - 55 years after the nation's only success so far - but Gareth...
England v Italy – how the two nations reached the Euro 2020 final
ENGLAND will take on Italy at Wembley in their first tournament final for 55 years on Sunday. Gareth Southgate has so far led England in two tournaments and has already surpassed his achievement of reaching the World Cup semi-final in 2018 with a Euro 2020 final. Win...
One step beyond for England – and a chance to create more history
ON JULY 26, 1966, England created history when two Bobby Charlton goals earned them a 2-1 victory against Portugal and a place in their first tournament final. It was a little more straightforward for Sir Alf Ramsey's men at the old Wembley Empire Stadium that night,...
England’s Euro 96 heroes – What happened next and where are they now?
IT WAS DEJA VU for England at Euro 96 as their semi-final against Germany went to penalties - and England lost. All that had really changed in the six years since England's shoot out defeat against West Germany at Italia 90 was the name of their opponents. Stuart...
England at the European Championships – One more step to their first final
IN 149 YEARS of internationals, England have only reached one tournament final - so far. Under Gareth Southgate, they have already reached two semi-finals at successive tournaments, and on Wednesday they have a chance to go one step further. Victory over Denmark in...
Defensive foundations as Southgate sets high standards for England
GARETH SOUTHGATE'S England are one game away from their first tournament final for 55 years, after a 4-0 win against Ukraine in Saturday's quarter-final in Rome. But confidence in England's chances of Euro 2020 success runs much deeper than a convincing victory...
Gareth Southgate – A lesson in how to fail, learn and win
TWO OF THE key dates that stick in Gareth Southgate's memory are June 26, 1996 and August 19, 2006. Tuesday's 2-0 win against Germany at Wembley was 25 years and three days in the making - and seven weeks shy of 15 years since he made his managerial debut. Those two...
Euro 2020: Southgate’s England making history, after 55 years of hurt
BEATING Germany is not the only reason that England are creating history under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2020. Tuesday's last 16 victory is only the second time England have won a knockout game at the Euros (the first was their penalty shoot out win against Spain at...
Euro 2020: England beat Germany to book their place in quarter-finals
ENGLAND beat Germany 2-0 with second half goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane at Wembley on Tuesday, to book a quarter-final against Ukraine in Rome on Saturday. Sterling broke the deadlock in the 75th minute, with Kane's first goal of Euro 2020 sealing the...
Euro 2020 Day 13: England to face Germany, Ronaldo equals goals record
ENGLAND will face Germany in the last 16 at Wembley on Tuesday, after a late equaliser against Hungary kept Germany in the tournament. Group E winners Sweden or Ukraine will be England's quarter-final opponents in Rome if they beat Germany, with the Netherlands, Czech...
Euro 2020 Day 12: England finish top of Group D, but Scotland knocked out
ENGLAND will meet the Group F runners-up in the round of 16 after a 1-0 win against Czech Republic on Tuesday saw them secure top spot in Group D - but Scotland are out after their 3-1 defeat against Croatia. Two wins and a draw - with three clean sheets - was enough...