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Read, listen & watch: Euro 2020 final

England face Italy in Euro 2020 final at 20:00 BST. You can watch live on BBC One and ITV We are going to update this page throughout the day and in the build-up to the final Pre match update 4 - This is the place for all the latest tweets We've put all the latest tweets from the match in one convenient  place. Of course, you're gonna be watching the face but we'd love it if you came our little blog on occasion.  A Twitter List by UKNewsBall Pre match update 3 - This is the reported England team for final.  What are your thoughts on the team? Correct decision to play Mount over Saka? What about Trippier at Right Wing Back? #ENG XI: Pickford, Shaw, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Trippier, Rice, Phillips, Mount, Kane, Sterling Pre match update 2 - atmosphere outside the ground and across the country is really starting to build now Fans have already packed out London's Leicester Square as excitement builds ahead the Euro 2020 final against Italy. There have also been repor...

We spoke with people about their favourite ever football matches.

Ahead of England's historic Euro 2020 final, we spoke with a number of people about their favourite football matches. Finals, semi-finals and last day relegation battles are all mentioned here. Manchester United 2 - 1 Bayern Munich. 1999 Champions League final On the 26th May 1999, Manchester United won the Champions League in rather dramatic circumstances. They sealed an historic Treble. Ryan Thomas said: "It was the greatest night of my life. Nothing has ever come close." More Manchester United news and stories can be found here>>> Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Manchester City. 2013 FA Cup Final Dave Whelan's dreams had come true. Wigan Athletic have won the FA Cup. Marcus Thompson, a Wigan fan and occasional contributor, told this blog: "You grew up as a Wigan fan not expecting to ever do or win anything. Getting to the Premier League in 2005 was great but this was another level entirely." Oldham Athletic 4 - 3 Southampton. Oldham stay in the Premier Le...

The rise of Luke Shaw

The Manchester United left back played a huge part in England's Euro 2020 tournament Things haven't always gone according to plan for him though. Let's have a look at how he became first choice for club and country. Signing for Manchester United Luke Shaw signed for Manchester United in the summer of 2014. After impressing for Southampton, United beat Chelsea to the signature of Shaw. Big things were expected of him. At the time, he became one of the world's most expensive teenagers. However, a terrible injury in his second season sadly disrupted his development. More Manchester United news can be found at Greater Manchester Football. First goal for United Shaw scored his first goal for Manchester United v Leicester in August 2018. This was a big moment and you could see how delighted he was. Despite this happy moment, you could obviously tell things were never quite 100% between Shaw and the then United manager Jose Mourinho. Improvement under Ole In December 2018,...

The nation responds: England 2 - 1 Denmark

How did you celebrate England reaching the final of Euro 2020? A few drinks with friends? Go into your local town/city centre and dance/sing the night away?  Let's see some of the best social media posts and comments What happened in London? For those people who weren't lucky enough to be at Wembley but were in the same city, many went into the streets to celebrate. Claire, 28 from Reading, said: "Those scenes were amazing. Everyone was getting a little carried away but there was no harm, it's not often England reach a major final!" Perhaps this tweet sums up what Claire and other were feeling? London is sooooo lively tonight. Everywhere you look there are England fans celebrating. #ENG pic.twitter.com/0aR93KkPfe — Caoimhe O'Neill (@CaoimheSport) July 7, 2021 Click here for more Euros news and stories from Greater Manchester Football Scenes in Manchester  As expected, those were replicated in Manchester. Sophie, 27 from Middleton in Greater Manchester, sa...