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Euro 2020: Gareth Southgate takes responsibility for choosing England spot-kick takers after loss

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‘It’s my fault and it TOTALLY rests on me’: Gareth Southgate takes responsibility for choosing England penalty-takers after heartbreaking Euro 2020 final loss, with Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford all failing to score from the spot By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 23:59 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 00:14 BST, 12 July … Read more

England footballers are the best penalty takers in the world – but bottle it during shootouts

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England footballers are the world’s best penalty takers and score 90 per cent of those awarded in matches — but bottle it during shootouts, a German study found. The researchers revealed that the English team’s success rate drops by a third when the ‘Three Lions’ face off against sudden death. However, help may be at hand … Read more