Energised by his vibrant young team, England manager Gareth Southgate heads into Euro 2020 harbouring genuine hopes of ending his country's 55-year wait to win a major tournament. Southgate has overseen an impressive youth revolution since taking charge of England in 2016 and the delayed European Championship could be the perfect time for his labours to bear fruit. With an average age of 25 years and three months, England will go into the tournament with one of the youngest squads. That iconic success came on home turf and Southgate was an England player when they reached the Euro 96 semi-finals at Wembley. Aware just how powerful the wave of patriotism can be when the country gets behind the England team, Southgate can't wait to get started.

Source: News 24 June 04, 2021 01:30 UTC