Southgate 'not a believer in fairytales but in dreams' ahead of Euro 2024 final

Gareth Southgate says he is "not a believer successful fairytales but is simply a believer successful dreams" arsenic he prepares to lead England successful Sunday's Euro 2024 last against Spain.

The men's squad is looking to extremity their hold for a first trophy astatine Berlin's Olympiastadion since past winning nan 1966 World Cup.

Southgate featured arsenic a subordinate astatine Euro 1996, which was played successful England but won by Germany.

Asked if he felt it was destiny nan Three Lions now person nan chance to triumph a European Championship successful Germany, he said: "I americium not a believer successful fairytales but I americium a believer successful dreams.

"We person had large dreams and felt nan value of that, but you person to make those things happen.

“The tally we’ve had, nan precocious goals and penalties, doesn’t equate to it being our moment. We person to make it tomorrow and perform.

"It would beryllium a beautiful communicative and it's successful our hands but nan capacity is nan astir important thing."

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