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From Jesse to Jude: Tracing Gareth Southgate’s four stages of English evolution
Gareth Southgate has achieved great success with England, but a trophy still eludes him (Getty Images/The Independent) England have come a long way since Gareth Southgate’s first game as England manager, back in a distant dream when Joe Hart was in goal, Gary Cahill was the defensive rock and Theo Walcott was on the wing. … Read more
How England’s footballers finally took their fashion game to the next level
With the summer of sports approaching, the latest fashion franchise is signing high-profile sports stars to achieve a viral campaign spot. Burberry this week unveiled its football series featuring England’s finest Phil Foden and Eberechi Eze, while Jude Bellingham has stripped off for Kim Kardashian’s Skims. There was once a shooting of football players in … Read more
Bromances rekindled and a ‘Chilly’ lookalike: what we learned from England’s first training session
Gareth Southgate has faced fitness issues and absences in the build-up to Euro 2024. But all 26 players trained on Tuesday as England gave their best for the first time since arriving in Germany the night before. England kick off their Group C campaign against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, before taking on Denmark and … Read more
Group C guide to Euro 2024: fixtures, squads and star players to watch as England aim for glory
(The FA via Getty Images) This time England will try to perform one better at the European Championship than they did three years ago on home soil, when they were defeated by Italy in the final. This time, Gareth Southgate has a much-changed squad and much-changed expectations from the team as the Three Lions look … Read more
England’s final squad for Euro 2024: player-by-player verdict
Phil Foden (left to right), Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham – England’s Euro 2024 squad verdict by player England will be aiming to do one better than the last European Championship, when they reached the final and lost on penalties. Gareth Southgate has trimmed his 33-man training squad ahead of Friday midnight’s deadline and will … Read more
England’s final squad for Euro 2024: when will it be named and how many players will be selected?
James Maddison has left the England camp after failing to feature in Gareth Southgate’s reduced 26-man squad for the 2024 European Championship in Germany. Southgate has one match remaining before he has to select his final squad for the summer tournament. After Monday night’s win over Bosnia, the England manager said he has to make … Read more