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- Updated: September 21, 2016
FA chief executive Martin Glenn says England should be among the favourites to lift the Euro 2020 trophy at Wembley.
England crashed out of Euro 2016 at the round-of-16 stage, beaten 2-1 by Iceland in a stunning upset, but Glenn says they need to set their sights much higher next time round.
“We’ll turn up to every tournament as contenders,” said the FA boss. “That has to be our expectation.
“You can never say you’re going to win it, because everybody else wants to win it too.
“But that is our ambition, to turn up to every tournament as a reasonable favourite, and take it from there.”
Glenn was speaking at City Hall in London, where the logo for Euro 2020 was unveiled by the new UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin at the tournament’s official launch.
Ceferin, a Slovenian lawyer, was attending his first official event since his election, while England manager Sam Allardyce and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan were also present.
Euro 2020 will mark the 60th anniversary of the competition and to …
