Full coverage: Gareth Southgate

Behind the bluster and the bravado, English football was riddled with insecurities. As they approach their first major final in 55 years, what has changed?

England could have been playing Germany at the Aviva in the last 16 of the European Championships next week but Ireland had other ideas.

England's footballers and their supporters were once united in fear, but now the footballers have broken free, says Dion Fanning.