England better placed for Euro success in 2021, says Southgate
National coach believes postponement by one year could see him come up with a team more likely to perform well
09 June 2020 - 16:42
London — England manager Gareth Southgate believes a year-long delay to the European Championship could benefit his side as key players will be fit and rising stars will mature.
Euro 2020, which was due to begin on Friday, was moved back 12 months because of the coronavirus pandemic. England captain Harry Kane and Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford would have been major doubts for the initial dates due to injury...
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