YOUNG LIONS MUST TAKE EUROS SERIOUSLY

England’s U21s head to the Czech Republic next month to take on the continent’s best young talent at the European Championships. LIAM NEWMAN analyses whether the Three Lions can roar to glory this summer

Raheem SterlingHarry KaneRoss BarkleyIN THE summer of 2009, a rampant Germany brushed Stuart Pearce’s Young Lions aside at the final of the European U21s Championships with a resounding 4-0 victory. Five years later, six of those starting finalists helped Joachim Low’s senior side conquer the world by winning sport’s ultimate prize in Brazil.Germ...

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