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TRIPPIER BACKS ENGLAND TO WIN EURO 2024
The Straits Times
|June 04, 2024
Defender says they have the team and the togetherness to end 58-year title drought
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England defender Kieran Trippier has backed The Three Lions to finally end their 58-year trophy drought by winning Euro 2024.
Gareth Southgate’s side will head to Germany as one of the tournament favourites after ending fourth at the World Cup in 2018, finishing as Euro 2020 runners-up and reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in 2022.
England’s men have never won the European Championship and last lifted a major prize at the 1966 World Cup.
Newcastle United right-back Trippier, who will captain England in the June 3 friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina, is convinced they are primed to get their hands on silverware at last. The match took place after press time.
“I’ve said it many times, we shouldn’t be shy to say that we can win it,” the 33-year-old said on June 2.
“We’re not saying that in an arrogant way. We’ve got a great squad, top manager, top staff. We’ve been so close recently over so many years, it’s just about taking that next step now.
“I fully believe with this squad that we’ve got, we can go all the way. But we need to earn the right.
“The most important thing is the togetherness we’ve got in the squad.
This story is from the June 04, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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