Euro 2020

JACK GREALISH will be left on the bench tonight but Jadon Sancho will get a chance to shine for England against Ukraine, SunSport can reveal.Winger Sancho, who has agreed a deal to join Manchester United from Borussia Dortmund, will be unleashed by Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate in the Euro 2020 quarter final.

Jadon Sancho is set to start for England against Ukraine tonightCredit: Getty
Bukayo Saka is set to miss out due to injury against UkraineCredit: Getty
The 21-year-old has been restricted to just one cameo role as substitute so far in England’s epic run to the last-eight.
Now Sancho will come into the starting XI for the crunch clash in Rome with Southgate reverting to a 4-2-3-1 formation following the 2-0 victory over Germany.
Raheem Sterling, top scorer for the Three Lions at the tournament, broke the deadlock at a raucous Wembley on Tuesday and will retain his spot in attack.
Grealish came on and provided the assist for Harry Kane, who will also lead the nation again, to grab the second against Germany.
However, that has not proved enough for him to replace the injured Bukayo Saka in the forward line.
Full-back Kieran Trippier also reportedly has a muscular problem, so that will see England revert to a flat back four.
Luke Shaw stays at left-back with Kyle Walker moving from centre to the right while John Stones and Harry Maguire stay in the middle.
That will also see Mason Mount come back into the side in midfield behind Kane.

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Kalvin Phillips and Declan Rice are both expected to start despite being a yellow card away from suspension with Jordan Pickford retaining his place in goal.
England boss Southgate described both his side and fans at Wembley as ‘immense’ following the Germany match.
And he is desperate for his team’s journey to continue in Rome – despite knowing they will not enjoy the same deafening backing due to supporters being unable to travel to Italy.
He said: “I think there was clearly a big emotional toll from the game and everybody enjoyed the day but, even in the dressing room afterwards, the players were already talking about the next game and the need to prepare well.
Gareth Southgate is set to keep Jack Grealish on the bench againCredit: Rex
Jadon Sancho will be desperate to put on a show in RomeCredit: Getty
“So we have shifted the mindset quickly on to that next challenge. We’ve achieved one challenge but that’s not the Everest we set ourselves, really. We want to push on from where we’ve got to now.
“I think the psychological freshness is key. We’ve obviously got a strong squad as well.
“It’s actually, for us, probably a good thing to be going away now. It would’ve been very hard, three days later, to replicate that experience at Wembley.
“So now we’ve got a different sort of test. We’ve got to go away from home, play a good team, without many English fans in the stadium, so it’s all about our group, it’s all about our team and what we do, and the energy and focus that we create.”
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UKRAINE players will be cheered on by a beautiful team of Wags when they face England tonight.The Three Lions take on Andriy Shevchenko’s side in Rome for a place in the Euro 2020 semi-finals.
Ukraine have a brigade of Wags backing them to the hilt at Euro 2020Credit: Instagram / @v.lada_sedan
And among the partners supporting the boys in yellow and blue include a top journalist, charity patron and student.
Here, SunSport details the women behind the Euros quarter-finalists.
Vlada Zinchenko
Oleksandr Zinchenko is undoubtedly one of Ukraine’s most talented footballers and he is married to one of the country’s most talented reporters.
Vlada was working on the team’s 5-0 win over Serbia in June 2019 when he planted a kiss on her cheek to confirm their relationship.
They were again in the spotlight as he helped Ukraine qualify for Euro 2020 a few months later, hugging on air.
And Oleksandr proposed with a heartfelt display of roses inside the national team’s 70,000-capacity Kiev stadium before their big day last year.
Vlada Zinchenko is pregnant with the couple’s first childCredit: Instagram / @v.lada_sedan
The TV reporter and footballer revealed their romance two years agoCredit: Instagram / @v.lada_sedan
Having turned out for a number of Manchester City games, Vlada was not afraid to share her tactical knowledge in a sharp criticism of Pep Guardiola.
Following City’s Champions League loss to Lyon in 2020, and with her beau on the bench throughout, she fired a barb at the Spaniard via her YouTube channel.
The 25-year-old said: “Perhaps I have no right to say this, perhaps Zinchenko will forbid me. But to put it mildly, and in order not to swear, this is completely Guardiola’s fault.”
Oleksandr even apologised for the outburst on his wedding day and Guardiola apparently later joked to his player: “The most important for me is to be liked by your wife.”
Oleksandr and Vlada are one of Ukraine’s most famous couplesCredit: https://www.instagram.com/v.lada_sedan/?hl=en
Vlada once upset Pep Guardiola by criticising his tacticsCredit: https://www.instagram.com/v.lada_sedan/?hl=en
Vlada has donned her country’s yellow and blue while following the team this summer, having recently announced her pregnancy with the couple’s first child.
She posed with a bicycle in Amsterdam for her 459,000 Instagram followers before the defeat to the Netherlands, and was in Bucharest for the other two group games.
And the journalist popped up in Glasgow for Ukraine’s beating of Sweden, in which Zinchenko was named Man of the Match.

Vlada was in Glasgow for Ukraine’s last-16 winCredit: Instagram / @v.lada_sedan
Kristen Pazik
Ukraine manager Andriy Shevchenko has seen it all before thanks to a storied career as a player for the likes of AC Milan and Chelsea.
And he has a wife who also knows the ups and downs of the sporting world in Kristen Pazik, the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Pazik.
Kristen, 42, was born in Minnesota where her father enjoyed a number of top-tier outings, and is of Polish heritage.
As a model, she appeared on the front cover of French GQ and is also a big tennis fan, attending Wimbledon frequently over the years.
Ukraine boss Andriy Shevchenko married Kristen Pazik in 2004Credit: Instagram / @kristenpazik1
The model has been supporting the Yellow and Blue with their four sonsCredit: Instagram / @kristenpazik1
Andriy, 44, and Kristen married in July 2004, and have four sons – Jordan, Kristian, Olexandr and Rider.
Second-eldest Kristian is signed to Chelsea’s academy and his birth in November 2006 was heralded the day after by the ex-striker’s celebration after scoring against Watford.
The family were all in Glasgow for the win over Sweden and Kristen even attended Chelsea’s Champions League final triumph earlier in the summer.
Inna Yarmolenko
West Ham star Andriy Yarmolenko’s wife has been cheering on the Ukraine team from London and Kiev with their three children.
For the win over North Macedonia, one of their trio of sons draped the blue and yellow flag over his shoulders as he cheered the side on from a fan park in the capital, dressed in full Hammers uniform.
Inna Yarmolenko regularly shares snaps of her holiday retreatsCredit: Instagram / @yarmolkina10
The wife of West Ham star Andriy watched the start of the Euros in LondonCredit: Instagram / @yarmolkina10
Inna has worked on a number of social projects and charity events across the pond, aimed at promoting Eastern European culture Stateside.
The couple got married in 2011 and Anglophile Inna has brought her social media followers along for many a trip across London.
Yulia Pyatova
The wife of national team captain Andriy Pyatov, Yulia was in the stadium in Bucharest as part of the Wags squad cheering on their partners.
The couple recently celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary and welcomed eldest child Dariya shortly after their big day.
Since then, their family has been completed with Milashka, Maya and Lev – with Yulia keeping their birth dates atop her Instagram profile.

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Some 15,000 fans follow her activities, which included posing with a selection of other Wags last week in Bucharest with the caption: “It was not in vain that we flew with the girls!
“And let all those who said that the woman on the ship is in trouble – see my story with cherries. AND WE BELIEVED UNTIL THE LAST IN OUR GUYS.”
Julia Krivtsova
Serhiy Kryvtsov was just one of the Ukraine stars cheered on by the Wags army in Bucharest.
Wife Julia described her ‘incredible’ trip to Romania to her 6,000 Instagram followers.
And Shakhtar Donetsk defender Serhiy has always had a huge fan in his partner and their three young kids; Andriy, Alisa and Esenia.

Roksana Malinovska
Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi was a few fans’ tip to be a breakout star of Euro 2020.
Back in Italy, he is being cheered on by wife Roksana and baby daughter Olivia.
Roksana Malinovska is the Wag of Atalanta ace RuslanCredit: Instagram / @roksana_mali7
The fashionista has a large following on InstagramCredit: Instagram / @roksana_mali7
Roksana often shows her eye for fashion while posing for her 32,000-strong Instagram following.
And the couple’s luxurious holidays also keep fans captivated, with Roksana posting a photo of herself alongside Eden Hazard in Sardinia last year.
Tatiana Makarenko
The wife of defender Yevhenii Makarenko was another in the stands for Ukraine’s Group C clashes in Bucharest.
Tatiana is a model who divides her time between Kiev and Brussels, while hubbie Yevhenii plays for Anderlecht – spending last season on loan back at old club Kortrijk.

The couple recently welcomed their second child to join toddler Sasha.
And she watched Tuesday’s win over Sweden from Kiev, responding deliriously to her country’s late triumph.
Christina Yaremchuk
Few have had more to celebrate than Christina this summer after she watched Gent star husband Roman Yaremchuk bag two goals at Euro 2020.
She witnessed their win over Sweden from a cinema alongside Tania Makarenko and Anna Kravets, the partner of striker Artem who did not make the squad.
The model often delights her 8,500 Instagram faithful with images of her poses in a number of shoots.

Margarita Stepanenko
Margarita is a full member of the Wags brigade having made the trip to Bucharest and joined Yulia Pyatov for a YouTube show earlier this month.
The wife of Donetsk veteran Taras Stepanenko is a huge foodie, revealing numerous recipes to her social media pals.
And she often brings their three boys into her posts to show support for Ukraine’s Euros stars.

Angelina, Ilya Zabarnyi’s girlfriend
Ilya Zabarnyi is one of the youngest players at this year’s tournament and the 18-year-old counts student girlfriend Angelina as his biggest supporter.
Studying philology at the National University of Kiev, the teenager also runs a site helping influencer hopefuls grow their social media accounts.
And she will be watching on as the centre-back continues his breakout season against England, having been an ever-present at Euro 2020 so far.

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ITALY have taken their incredible unbeaten run to a whopping 32 matches – and have celebrated in style.The Azzurri are now just three behind the all-time record shared by two countries.
Lorenzo Insigne grabbed the winner as Italy progressed into the Euro 2020 semisCredit: AFP
The Azzurri are now unbeaten in their last 32 matchesCredit: Reuters

Roberto Mancini’s side extended their impressive form with a 2-1 win over Belgium in their Euro 2020 quarter-final last night – and celebrated as they flew home from Munich.
Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne fired Italy into a 2-0 lead before Romelu Lukaku pulled one back from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time.
The victory set up a semi-final date with Spain at Wembley on Tuesday night.
But it also means Italy are closing in on the international football record for the most number of games without tasting defeat.
They last lost way back in September 2018, 1-0 to Portugal in a Nations League clash.
Since then, the four-time world champions have won 27 and drawn five.
That includes victory in their last 13 matches.
The run also features 6-0 and 5-0 wins over Liechenstein, a 9-1 against Armenia, 6-0 at home to Moldova and thumping San Marino 7-0.

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In total, Italy have scored 85 goals and conceded just nine in that time – keeping a staggering 23 clean sheets.
Austria’s strike in extra-time last week brought an 11-game stretch of shutouts to an end.
Victory over Spain in Tuesday’s semi-final and then winning the final next Sunday would leave Italy on 34 matches unbeaten, one shy of the record currently shared by Brazil and Spain.
The Selecao’s 35 came between 1993 and 1996.
After losing a friendly to Germany in November 1993, they went on to win the World Cup the following year – beating Italy in the final in the United States.
They did lose a penalty shootout to Uruguay in the Copa America final in 1995 but their normal-time unbeaten run carried on until January 1996 when Mexico recorded a 2-0 win.
Spain, meanwhile, enjoyed their domination between 2007 and 2009, starting by beating England 1-0 at Old Trafford then won Euro 2008 with Fernando Torres scoring the winner in the final.
A shock Confederations Cup semi-final defeat halted the streak in 2009 but was a rare one-off as Spain won 27 out of 28 games then secured the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.
Brazil won the 1994 World Cup in the United States during their record-breaking runCredit: AFP
Fernando Torres was the match-winner in the Euro 2008 final for SpainCredit: AP:Associated Press
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