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England fans are certainly expecting a bumpy ride in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final against Spain and a video has emerged that shows manager Gareth Southgate is ready for one.
The Three Lions have made it to a second consecutive European Championship final after Ollie Watkins scored a dramatic late winner against the Netherlands on Wednesday night.
It has been a tournament of drama for England, who needed an injury-time bicycle kick from Jude Bellingham and a penalty shoot-out triumph to reach the semi-final.
And a new video has surfaced of Southgate riding a rodeo bull with fans thinking it might have been good preparation for Sunday’s final against the tournament’s standout team.
Filmed in the summer of 2023, the England boss is seen doing his best to stay on the bucking bronco as those at the party will him on and laugh.
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A video has emerged of England manager Gareth Southgate riding a rodeo bull last summer
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It doesn’t take long for Southgate to be thrown off the bull, which also happens to be the national animal of Spain.
Bullfighting is a Spanish tradition and Southgate knows England will have to be at their absolute best to win the fight against an in-form Spain side who have had an extra day to prepare.
‘They would be rightly favourites for what they have done this tournament. They have been the best team,’ Southgate said.
‘Tactically we will have to be perfect as they are such a good side, but, you know, we are here.
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‘And it is a game we can prepare for so no matter what the players have shown, the togetherness and the spirit.’
England midfielder Declan Rice hopes Southgate’s side can write a new chapter after admitting he will forever be ‘haunted’ by watching Italy lift the trophy following a penalty shoot-out win at Wembley in 2021.
Rice – who has played every minute of England’s Euro 2024 campaign – knows there is a similar challenge to overcome this year, but the Arsenal midfielder has every intention of leading the victory celebrations this time around.
‘Seeing Italy lift that trophy will haunt me forever,’ Rice said.
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‘We are now presented with another opportunity where we can write our own history. We are up against another top side who we have to massively respect.
‘But we also have to enjoy these moments because in 15 or 20 years time when I look back, these are the nights I will remember.
‘On the pitch we feel together and strong. We are in another final and are so together.’
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