LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Gareth Southgate said England's players must be proud of their achievements and shouldered the blame for the country suffering more penalty shootout heartache in Sunday's Euro 2020 final shootout defeat by Italy at Wembley. "The players gave everything they could have, not only tonight but throughout the whole tournament," Southgate told a news conference. Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka's miss from England's fifth penalty proved costly, leaving the country with a record of two wins from nine major tournament shootouts. "The penalty takers are my call," Southgate said. Tonight it has not gone for us, but we knew they were the best takers we had left on the pitch.

Source: The Star July 11, 2021 23:48 UTC