What England winning Euro 2024 would mean to you

Earlier this week we asked group to nonstop successful messages astir what an England triumph successful nan last of Euro 2024 would mean to them.

It would beryllium nan men's team's first awesome tourney triumph since 1966 - pinch nan Lionesses winning nan Women's Euros 2 years ago.

Here is simply a action of your responses.

Nadeem: My boy who is six years aged has really sewage into shot for nan first clip during this tournament. He has sewage his England kit pinch his sanction connected nan backmost and though his bedtime is usually astatine 8pm we person decided to make a typical objection for him connected Sunday and fto him enactment up to watch nan final. We are backing England each nan measurement and I judge I tin genuinely opportunity that shot is coming location connected Sunday - travel connected you Lions, 1 much measurement distant from glory.

Ben Priest: It will beryllium nan realisation of generations of dreams. I for 1 will observe thoroughly pinch my family but location will apt beryllium tears successful my eyes seeing a spread adjacent to maine wherever my dada would person been: he gave maine nan passion for sport. It whitethorn conscionable beryllium a shot game, but it's really it unites america that makes it truthful special. I'm hoping for an outpouring of joyousness this federation hasn't seen successful decades. So proud of nan boys, bring it home!

Jimmy: Me and my relative went done each nan emotions astatine nan past Euros, falling 1 short of course, he's nary longer present truthful I'd desperately emotion to beryllium capable to show him we went a measurement further and we did it!

Matt Fox: To person nan chance to watch England triumph a awesome tourney successful my lifetime, and pinch my family has been a dream of excavation since my 3 boys were very young - now astatine 17, 15 and 13 that dream mightiness go reality. Special family memories. Good luck to nan full England team, we'll beryllium proud immoderate nan outcome.

Andrew Steed: Winning would mean nan world for respective reasons. Firstly I will person seen England triumph thing successful my lifetime. I was 3 years aged successful 1966 and do not retrieve it. Secondly my dada is very ill, it looks for illustration it will beryllium his past tournament. What a joyousness it will beryllium for him to spot England triumph nan Euros! Chatting astir England's triumph pinch him will beryllium nan champion coming ever.

George: I will beryllium successful Berlin astatine nan crippled connected Sunday nighttime pinch my dada and brother. My dada went to his first England crippled successful 1974, a 2-2 tie pinch Argentina (with a arguable punishment fixed by an Argentine referee) and has followed England complete nan past 3 decades done nan highs and lows (Iceland successful 2016 springs to mind). For each those for illustration my dada that person followed England crossed nan world complete nan years and ne'er gave up nan faith, I dream they are rewarded pinch a typical nighttime connected Sunday.

Simon: My dada mislaid his conflict pinch crab early this year, but earlier he went he told maine Saints would get promoted and this England broadside were adjacent to thing special. Having endured each of Saints/England's ups and downs from nan 1980s connected I expressed my weariness, cynicism and uncertainty and that was that. If our boys tin get complete nan statement connected Sunday he'll beryllium up there, somewhere, grinning and wagging his digit astatine me, and erstwhile Harry raises that trophy supra his caput I will beryllium raising a solid to my aged man. COME ON ENGLAND!

Sam: England winning would mean everything for me. My mum is very poorly, I cared for her done nan pandemic. On 21 June nan doctors person said she is connected extremity of life attraction and watching nan games successful nan attraction location pinch her and proceeding her chuckle and cheer nan squad connected intends nan world! One much game! Come connected lads!

Carl Wilkinson: I've supported England since I was nine, backmost to nan celebrated Hand of God that cheated us. I've cried arsenic a grown man going retired of tournaments, ever took it personally complete nan years. I conscionable want to beryllium portion of history for nan correct and bully reasons, I want to witnesser conscionable erstwhile successful my life pinch my dad, and now my daughter. We are play walk holders for Hull City. Up until now my favourite shot infinitesimal was being 2-0 up successful an FA Cup last against each nan likelihood against Arsenal. England winning nan last would surpass that.

James Peacock: I person followed England my full life. I first started to beryllium much alert of tourney shot pinch Euro 96 and I thought that England ever sewage to semi-finals. How incorrect I was but I still loved England. I person awesome memories watching England astatine Wembley pinch my dad. Now I get to watch England pinch my son. Winning nan Euros aliases not, this England squad will ever beryllium heroes - they person fixed america astonishing memories. Thanks lads!

David Priestly: I retrieve sitting connected my father's thigh successful 1966 being inconsolable erstwhile Germany equalised adjacent nan extremity of normal clip - but I tin still callback nan happiness of Hurst scoring nan 4th extremity successful other time. I've been waiting for that emotion ever since. 1970, 1990, 2018, 2021 (Euros) were close, but it has ne'er felt much imaginable to assistance a trophy than now. I would beryllium truthful proud and I situation opportunity affectional if we sewage complete nan statement connected Sunday. It comes down to courageousness and belief. We are bully enough. Bring it location England.

Tristan Hughes: We could yet put 1966 to remainder and bring america correct into nan 21st Century arsenic winners that would animate much and much generations for years to travel - conscionable for illustration nan 1966 squad did for us.

Harry Long: Seeing England triumph Euro 2024 connected Sunday would beryllium thing we'd retrieve for nan remainder of our lives. Seeing these players we idolise each week triumph thing awesome we haven't won since 1966 is conscionable nan eventual representation that will beryllium etched into our souls everlastingly - that aura, that togetherness, nan belief to ne'er springiness up, this would mean nan world to us, and we tin do it Sunday. We tin hit Spain, ENGLAND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS 2024! COME ON YOU THREE LIONS.

John Pinnington: At nan property of 71 I've seen each nan bully bad and sometimes nan disfigured of English football. When I saw america triumph nan World Cup successful 1966 astatine nan property of 13 who could person thought it would beryllium different 58 years earlier we had a existent chance to bring nan trophy home... Tears location will beryllium a bucket load and nan sheer pridefulness of being an England instrumentality will radiance through... We dream nan intolerable dream... bring it on.

Kenneth Richards: I was calved in1951 and saw England hit Germany successful nan World Cup. I americium now 73 and it would beryllium a dream travel existent for England to triumph a awesome last again earlier I die. One awesome last triumph is not capable for a football-mad state arsenic awesome arsenic ours. Come connected England bring it location please.

Martin Wood: Currently successful South Korea for activity but made judge I arrived Wednesday truthful could watch nan semi. I was a fewer months aged erstwhile we won successful 1966, truthful only cognize disappointment. I will beryllium watching astatine 4am connected Monday, guarantee if we triumph location will beryllium a number of Koreans wondering wherever I americium astatine work! I person each assurance successful Gareth and nan squad - only regret will beryllium if we triumph won't beryllium location pinch my 2 lads to celebrate. Bring it location to everyone associated pinch nan England squad successful Germany, you've done america proud.

Tony Walmsley: Being calved successful March 1966 astatine slightest I was conscionable live for nan World Cup triumph but evidently person nary memories to treasure. Instead my first televised tourney watch was nan Euros successful 1980, aged 14. Since past it has been mostly a life of hope, aspiration and underachievement, until nan astir caller years wherever finals person go a reality. Fifty-eight years connected nan planet, precisely mirroring 58 years of disappointment. Winning now would yet extremity that!

Gary Pearson: I watched England triumph nan 1966 World Cup astatine nan property of 10, and earlier Gareth Southgate was appointed didn't deliberation I'd unrecorded agelong capable to spot different triumph successful a World Cup aliases Euros. There was a dreadful tally of qualification failures successful nan 1970s, and quarter-final exits past became nan norm. Gareth has led america to 3 of nan 7 semi-finals successful our tourney history making love measurement backmost to 1950, and to 2 of our 3 finals. He and his resolute and talented squad person provided existent dream of breaking nan 58-year duck!

Chad: I person autism and I've been an England instrumentality for 20 years. I retrieve nan years of Euro 2004, my first tournament, watching Wayne Rooney scoring - it was nan opening arsenic I was a 14-year-old lad pinch dreams. From nan bully times to nan bad times - for illustration failing to suffice for Euro 2008 and embarrassing defeats to Iceland astatine Euro 2016 - I've been an England instrumentality done and through. I'm 34 now and I consciousness nan clip has travel for those for illustration myself who waited.

Mark Norman: Being a protagonist of a shot nine that doesn't execute overmuch glory, it is difficult to put into words really overmuch an England triumph would mean. I was surviving overseas during nan 2018 World Cup and nan scenes astatine location were a propulsion and I returned to unrecorded present soon after... People of a akin inheritance will cognize that we've been brought up connected memories of England playing during heady summers. Despite nan upwind letting america down this year, this England squad tin do thing we will ne'er ever forget.

Dan: My first memories of England were Italia 90, astatine nan property of 10, which for illustration everything that followed passim nan past 34 years were afloat of ups and downs. England winning nan Euros connected Sunday will person made nan past 34 years of mixed ecstasy, frustration, heartbreak and symptom each worthy it. These lads CAN DO IT! COME ON ENGLAND!

Tom: It's redemption for nan 'also rans', everlastingly nan bridesmaid ne'er nan bride. Penalties successful 1990, Gazza's outstretched limb successful 1996, Rooney's wounded successful 2004. Finally thing this procreation tin clasp up to 1966 and opportunity "this was our infinitesimal successful nan sun". The state comes together erstwhile England play. Time stops. Roads are quiet. Think what it would mean to person that detonation of joyousness by really winning it assistance each home. The European champions bringing shot location - it would mean truthful much.

Jack Franks: In truthful galore ways, England's travel to nan last epitomises why we each emotion nan athletics truthful dearly. The relationship which Southgate nurtured and developed since nan classical summertime of 2018 seemed to beryllium dissolving, euphoria successful short proviso and pints being forced into nan aerial for airtime alternatively than people flinging retired of clammy palms. I emotion Southgate and consciousness fortunate to beryllium portion of this era, but moreover I was fed up. Cue Bellingham. Cue bedlam. Hugging strangers. Momentum. Penalties. Watkins. This feels different. Win aliases lose, tears will follow. One much win. Goosebumps astatine nan thought.

Kev Solomon: England winning nan Euros would beryllium truthful special, I retrieve truthful galore disappointments since 1986 and nan heartbreak of being knocked retired of tournaments. I really dream England tin triumph this tournament, Gareth Southgate deserves occurrence aft what he has achieved truthful far, I want america to triumph for him. It would mean truthful overmuch to our country, nan players and Gareth. Come connected England!

James Whittingham: I cried astatine 9 years aged erstwhile Southgate missed nan penalty, I cried astatine 33 years aged erstwhile Saka missed, now astatine 36 I want to cheer!!

Darren Cox: It would beryllium nan world, having lived done nan England failures since nan precocious 1970s (with nan occasional agleam spot - 1990 and 1996). It would mean conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic erstwhile my squad West Ham won nan Conference League. I emotion really overmuch England astatine awesome tournaments tin raise nan spirits of nan full country. Come connected boys you tin do it

Dan Scott: Following England since 1990 arsenic an eight-year-old, I've seen my adjacent stock of nan England pain. I was sitting successful Wembley successful nan pouring rainfall erstwhile we mislaid to Croatia and didn't suffice for Euro 2008 and that started a play I fell retired of emotion pinch England for a bit. But Southgate has turned that astir successful nan past fewer years and now we tin beryllium genuinely proud of our squad triumph aliases lose. I already cognize that should we triumph I will person tears of joy, and I dream I do.

Richard Miller: I've followed and loved nan England men's shot squad for arsenic agelong arsenic I tin retrieve (Euro 96). It has ever been a lawsuit of state complete nine for me. For nan full long of each world tourney nan only point I tin deliberation of is nan shot and dreaming of glory. Our personality arsenic a federation for truthful agelong has been wrapped up successful 1966 and falling short since and nan clip has now travel for that to change. Winning nan Euros will beryllium nan champion infinitesimal of my life. (Sorry to nan woman and kids.)