I feel sorry for Gareth Southgate, victim of his own success for creating England dreams he couldn’t quite fulfil

Whatever the recriminations, whatever the fallout, whatever the result… you have to say there was no other side at Euro 2024 who deserved to win it anywhere near as much as Spain.

That should, really, take precedence over everything else. Heartbroken and tearful though they are, there is little shame in the fight England put up in the Euro 2024 final. Sometimes you just face a better team.

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