A capable back-up choice, he’ll likely get the nod should Seaman be de-commissioned.The rookie of the three goalkeepers, Walker made a solid England debut in a friendly against Hungary earlier this year. Two and a half years of friendlies, during which Terry Venables has selected his 22-man squad tasked with landing the Three Lions’ first tournament success for three decades.Below we take a look at the men who will be carrying the expectations of a nation on their shoulders over the next three weeks.Ever-present in the Premier League last season, the Arsenal man will be one of the first name’s on Venables’ team sheet at Wembley on 8 June. Will be kept in reserve by Venables when the tournament kicks off but will leap on any opportunity to put himself in the transfer shop window ahead of the 1996/97 season.It seems hard to believe that Liverpool were still league champions when they signed Redknapp, particularly so now that England’s most successful side are now six long, long years without a title win.
Graeme Le Saux’s broken leg suffered back in November opened the door for the Nottingham Forest veteran to come back into the side, and in the Blackburn man’s absence Pearce will likely line-up against Switzerland on 8 June.Tony Adams’ determination to confront and conquer his much publicised struggles with addiction have won him deserved admirers throughout the game and beyond, but it will be as nothing compared to the plaudits should he lead England to victory on home soil this summer.
Could be a wildcard for Venables.Another of Liverpool’s ‘Spice Boys’ left embarrassed after their Wembley pitch inspection ahead of May’s FA Cup final – complete with brilliant-white Armani suits – was followed by a 1-0 defeat to the old enemy Manchester United. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. England squads: FIFA World Cup: 1962 • 1966 • 1970 • 1982 • 1986 • 1990 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 • UEFA Euro: 1968 • 1980 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • Yet the 21-year-old has become a part of the furniture at White Hart Lane, with three assured seasons behind him during which he has been a regular at the heart of the team’s defence. Pearce's celebration at Wembley was jubilance and relief personified.Another long-time rival for England, though time this as a unified nation, as Germany stood between the Three Lions and the final.Shearer scored his fifth goal of the tournament inside three minutes before Stefan Kuntz's equaliser 13 minutes later.A nervy 100 minutes followed, including an agonising stretch of the leg by Gascoigne in extra time, before another penalty shootout.Ten perfect spot-kicks led to Gareth Southgate being denied by Andreas Kopke in sudden death.
Could be the first tournament of many.Likely to be in the squad as back-up but off the back off a strong season at St James’s Park, there will be few reservations about turning to him if the need arises – provided he has recovered mentally from being a part of Newcastle’s Premier League title implosion last season under Kevin Keegan.Maybe a gamble to include a back-up at central defence with so little international experience, the Spurs man is maybe the surprise name in the squad. Tottenham’s former trainee has made the number one shirt his own at White Hart Lane and may have designs on doing the same for the Three Lions in years to come.Already a Premier League winner at 21, Euro ’96 is likely to be the first in a long line of tournaments for England for Neville – if his stellar rise remains on course.
England were on top but for the second game in a row gave away a penalty.Seaman saved Gary McAllister's penalty 12 minutes from time and, seconds later, Paul Gascoigne had looped the ball over Colin Hendry's head, fired a volley past goalkeeper Andrew Goram and received the content of a bottle of water into his mouth in an iconic celebration.One of England's greatest performances in any competition, the fancied Dutch were thrashed as Shearer and Teddy Sheringham - dubbed 'SAS' - both scored twice.Shearer made in three in three when coverting from the penalty spot in the first half, after a rampant England side had missed a hatful of chances, but it was three goals in 11 second-half minutes which lit up Wembley and downed Netherlands.Sheringham headed home a corner before unselfishly setting up Shearer. Venables has reportedly given the Newcastle man assurances that he will line up at Wembley come what may, but beyond that the Three Lions will need returns from their leading marksman if they’re to make it out of a tough group.It almost feels a trick of the light that Sheringham is already into his 30s yet has played so infrequently for his country. 7 Still a rookie by centre-forward standards, but at 21 and with back-to-back PFA Young Player of the Year awards to his name, Fowler will be ready and raring to deliver if England go deep into the tournament.All rights reserved. … If he gets the nod and does well, it could be the beginning of a long international career.A useful option for Venables, if for no other reason than his versatility, the junior Neville brother is still feeling his way into first-team life at Old Trafford.