EURO 2020 NEWS
England boss Gareth Southgate has revealed he was a ‘party pooper’ in the dressing room after the heroic win over Germany.
He said: “I thought it was a brilliant afternoon. We’ve talked about bringing enjoyment to the nation and this afternoon was what that’s all about.
“The players were absolutely immense, right the way through the team, and the fans were as well. There were only 40,000 but it was as good an atmosphere as I can remember at Wembley.
“But I was the party pooper in the dressing room – I just said that it means nothing if we don’t capitalise on Saturday now. We’ve given people another day to remember, and now we’ve got to do it in Rome.”
Meanwhile, England have been handed a Euro 2020 boost with the news that Ukraine star Artem Besedin has been ruled OUT of their quarter-final clash.
Besedin was the victim of a horror challenge from Marcus Danielson that saw the Swedish defender shown a straight red card.
Besedin has returned home for treatment and is out of the rest of the tournament should Ukraine beat England.
The centre-forward came off the bench for Ukraine in three of their four matches at Euro 2020.
In other news, Alan Shearer has hailed Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka as England’s best player.
The Newcastle legend said: “England need more players like that.
“He’s been so brave, when someone’s marking him tightly he still wants the ball. I think he’s been our best player.”
And finally, Germany midfielder Toni Kroos is set to retire from international football after Germany’s exit from Euro 2020.
Bild are reporting that he is expected to announce his retirement soon, despite the World Cup in Qatar just a year away.
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