Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined England would win back-to-back European titles and establish a dominance like we have. But the two wins were very different and the noise around this summer’s tournament was something else.

There may have been some perceived negativity around beforehand and we were doubted by some before a ball had been kicked.

So this was a triumph of resilience over star names. There wasn’t one player you’d pick out above any others in our team. It was a squad effort.

A lot has been made of the lengths I went to in order to represent my country at the tournament despite my injured leg. Sometimes you simply have to get your head down and play.

I said live on TV after we beat Spain on penalties to win the final that I had been playing in Switzerland with

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