The English national football team is managed by the Football Association and competes in three international tournaments each year: FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and UEFA Nations League.
Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski’s book Soccernomics asserts that one of the primary factors contributing to England’s underperformance at major tournaments is overexposure to club football in England; thus making their athletes less effective at tournaments abroad. In this article, we will discuss the main points or main players of England National Football Team Players.
1. Phil Foden
Phil Foden has quickly emerged as the star of Manchester City’s youth system and subsequently, England. His performances at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017 earned him recognition by national team selectors.
Foden made his senior debut for England in September 2020 and quickly established himself as an integral member of Pep Guardiola’s City squad and the first choice in his position for England. Foden is an inherently gifted midfielder, possessing versatile midfielding ability. He’s become a regular in the England squad over time.
England midfielder Raheem Sterling is frequently described as a playmaker, and is one of the premier goal creators and scorers in the league. Additionally, he can defend well and has an impressive range of passing skills.
He began the 2021-22 season strongly, earning man of the match honors against Wycombe in a 5-0 EFL Cup win and making his Premier League debut against Liverpool with an away draw at 2-2. Additionally, he started, scored and provided an assist during Champions League group stage competition and as part of a squad which won UEFA Club World Cup 2023.
2. Declan Rice
Declan Rice is a highly rated defensive midfielder for Arsenal. Last season he played an instrumental role in their success under new manager Manuel Pellegrini; ranking first for possession won and interceptions, second in tackles and carries and one of only six young players ever to reach 200 appearances at one club.
Rice earned two end-of-season awards at London Stadium and will become club captain in 2023, replacing current leader Mark Noble. He has made 245 appearances for West Ham and captained them numerous times, earning awards such as Young Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018 and Player of the Year both times he was chosen – in 2019 and 2021 respectively.
Rice and his partner Lauren Fryer have both been among the finest English players at their respective clubs; yet have faced offensive abuse on social media. Lauren made the decision to delete her Instagram account due to constant homophobic and anti-Semitic trolling; later however she reinstated it upon receiving overwhelming public support; they now share a 20 month-old son together named Jude.
3. Jordan Henderson
Henderson was an integral member of Liverpool’s first Premier League title win and run to the final of UEFA Champions League this year, and also regularly represented England, reaching semi-finals of 2018 World Cup and finishing third in UEFA Nations League in 2019. Additionally, Henderson made headlines as one of six England squads which advanced past the group stage of 2019 UEFA Nations League tournament and reached third-place finish position a few months later.
Gareth Southgate took over as manager in 2017, one year after leading England Under-21s to European glory, and made an immediate impression. Under his management, England won their group at the 2018 World Cup and then stunned Panama 8-1 for one of their biggest tournament victories to advance to the semi-finals.
The Three Lions have become one of the world’s most renowned teams and have won an impressive 18 major competitions, such as FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euros. The Three Lions can be seen stacked vertically atop England national shield – which represents Royal Arms of United Kingdom – dominating it and dominating all other elements on it.
Sven-Goran Eriksson led England football from 2001 until 2006, taking them all the way to quarter finals of both World Cup 2002 and UEFA Euro 2004 tournaments. Under him, England only ever lost five competitive matches under him while rising up the world rankings to number four; during his tenure they also defeated France 4-2 on penalties – their first penalty shootout win ever!
4. Harry Kane
The English men’s national football team is under the jurisdiction of FIFA and administered by the Football Association. Three vertically-stacked lions adorn its flag logo. England currently competes in both FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship competitions.
Kane became the first England player ever to win an individual Golden Boot award and captained his side at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where his second place finish marked England’s best since 1966. Since making his international debut in March 2015, he has scored 69 goals from 103 appearances.
England have competed in fifteen FIFA World Cups, winning three and finishing fourth four times. Additionally, they have participated in ten UEFA European Championships; most recently at Euro 2020.
Paul Carsley has been appointed as temporary manager since Gareth Southgate resigned in July. Carsley previously led England Under-21s as coach before also overseeing their Under-23 squad. For their upcoming games against Greece and Finland he has chosen a 25-man squad which includes Declan Rice who was injured for Arsenal during their Champions League loss against Inter Milan.
5. Dele Alli
Dele Alli is one of England’s brightest young talents. After beginning his career at MK Dons in 2014, Dele quickly established himself in Tottenham’s first team before winning the UEFA Europa League with them in 2022. Additionally, under Roy Hodgson as England national manager he featured regularly at both Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cup tournaments, featuring in all matches for them both tournaments.
Alli embraced Harry Kane for recognizing his courage in opening up about his struggles with mental health and personal trauma in an Overlap interview, sharing details about them while offering advice to overcome such issues. Alli was applauded by Harry for being courageous enough to open up.
Alli has suffered a hip injury setback that will keep him sidelined for several weeks, yet remains one of England’s premier midfielders, unrivalled when it comes to creating an impactful impact both for club and country. Regardless, his ability remains unparalleled.
6. Harry Winks
Harry Winks currently serves as a center defensive midfielder for Leicester City and England national football team, playing 49 times and scoring two goals over that timeframe. Winks currently earns PS90,000.00 per week at Leicester – second only to Jamie Vardy who makes up their top earner at PS934,000 per week.
England’s national football team, administered by the Football Association, competes in major international tournaments. One of the oldest national teams ever assembled, England has participated in all 15 FIFA World Cup tournaments as well as both UEFA European Championship and Nations League competitions.
At the 1966 FIFA World Cup, England under Alf Ramsey earned their inaugural world championship victory, beating West Germany 4-2 in an epic final featuring Geoff Hurst and Sir Stanley Matthews – two iconic names in English football history. However, at their subsequent tournament Yugoslavia eliminated them in quarter-finals before failing to advance beyond group stages at both UEFA Euro 1968 and 1970 tournaments.
In the 1980s, England experienced another period of debilitation, qualifying only for one match at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and losing to Argentina 2-1 – an iconic match later immortalised by two goals scored by Maradona. Further disappointment followed when West Germany eliminated them in quarter-finals before drawing 1-1 after extra time against Italy which resulted in penalties being needed against them both times – further disillusionment ensued in subsequent World Cups as England again failed to progress beyond penalties.
7. Harry Winks
The England national football team is overseen by the Football Association (FA), an umbrella governing body for English football that also holds membership with FIFA. Under their auspices, England have competed sixteen times at UEFA European Championship tournaments and reached two World Cup finals; winning one. Furthermore, FA also oversees England women’s national football team.
Lee Carsley made some bold selection decisions upon taking over as interim manager from Gareth Southgate, with several players from the Euro 2024 final squad being dropped from his October selections for games against Greece and Finland – leaving former Under-21 boss Carsley well equipped to top their Nations League group.
Winks was raised as a Tottenham Hotspur supporter and qualified to represent Spain due to maternal grandparents residing there. On 30 August 2022 he signed for Italian side Sampdoria on loan until May with an option of making it permanent later on. Although only making six appearances this season for Leicester City – all quality appearances – he made enough impression for England manager Gareth Southgate to include him in their squad for international matches this month. Harry Winks can be found active on social media through Instagram (@harrywinks) while his Twitter (@harrywinks). Instagram follows @harrywinks) while his Twitter handle can also be found @harrywinks while his X account does not post frequently.
