Gareth Southgate insists players have duty to ‘raise awareness’, in open letter to England fans In an open letter penned to Three Lions fans ahead of Euro 2020, the England boss said he has ‘never believed’ sports stars ‘should just stick to football’ and insisted his team ‘are role models’.

Fan zone plans ‘lack consistency’, says opposition MSPs call for further safety measures despite the health secretary insisting the event will be “highly regulated”.

EU justice ministers call for close monitoring of high-risk fans at Euro2020 European Union justice ministers meeting under the Portuguese presidency have called for close monitoring of risk supporters during the European football championships, stressing that the format of the competition already poses “a unique security challenge”.

Flats in Kirby Estate, Bermondsey, are covered with 400 flags of St George ahead of Euro2020 Football-mad residents in Bermondsey’s Kirby Estate in south-east London have worked tirelessly to put up almost 400 England flags ahead of the upcoming European Championship.

UEFA Euro 2020: What you need to know The delayed tournament kicks off in Rome on Friday with a total of 24 teams playing across 11 cities.

Euro2020: Vote for your favourite European player of the 21st Century Vote for your favourite European player of the 21st Century from a shortlist of 64 produced by BBC Sport.