Johannes Stones
Euro 2024 LIVE: Latest news from England and Scotland updates on eve of tournament opener vs Germany
The build-up to Euro 2024 is almost complete and the tournament itself is just one day away, with Germany playing Scotland on Friday evening and 22 other countries following in the coming days and weeks. For England, it’s now about final preparations and ensuring Gareth Southgate’s starters are in top form, with one notable absence … Read more
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
Why Euro 2024 means more to Harry Kane – England’s most unique soldier
Harry Kane offers England something unique at this European Championship (Getty Images) Just hours after Harry Kane knew he would end another club season without a trophy, Bayern Munich let him and the rest of the squad attend a banquet. It was not what most would have chosen after the bitter Champions League semi-final exit … 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
Why does the England team never have the right choice of hotel?
If the key to a successful international tournament is a perfect team hotel, England could be in for a good month. For the upcoming European Championship, Gareth Southgate has booked his England team at the Weimarer Land golf resort in central Germany for a reported fee of £800,000. The hotel matches its previous tournament picks … 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: Marc Guehi must act quickly to offset Harry Maguire’s blow at Euro 2024
The omissions of Jack Grealish and James Maddison from Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man squad for the European Championship were the most controversial in a fraught 24 hours that the manager described as his most difficult on the job, but the absence of Harry Maguire was certainly the largest. most consistent. Grealish and Maddison, for all … Read more