BURTON UPON TRENT, England (Reuters) - A conversation with manager Gareth Southgate during his first national camp last year helped Jack Grealish break into the team and seal a spot in the squad for the European Championship, the midfielder said on Wednesday. Grealish, who represented Ireland at youth level, switched allegiance to England in 2015 and made his Under-21 debut a year later. Grealish, who started both of England's warm-up wins against Austria and Romania last week, said being called up to Southgate's squad was his priority this season. "My number one thing was to try and break my way into this squad. England start their Group D campaign against Croatia on Sunday before they face Scotland on June 18 and the Czech Republic on June 22, with all games at Wembley.

Source: The Star June 09, 2021 19:21 UTC