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A penalty shootout ritual that England must follow has come to light ahead of the summer's European Championships.
A shootout has long been something that England fans have feared ahead of men's competitions, with a number of failures such as Italia 90 and Euro 96 leaving lasting scars on the minds of supporters.
Perhaps none more so is the 2020 Euros final at Wembley, however, when Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed from the spot as supporters were left heartbroken in defeat.
Fortunes have somewhat improved in recent times, however, with the Three Lions progressing in the 2018 World Cup via a shootout win over Colombia and just months later beating Switzerland on spot kicks in the Nations League.
The minor change in fortunes could be down to one man, and that is Gareth Southgate, with the manager adopting a specific method to help his side in shootouts, as explained by Gary Neville on the "Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet.
Gary Neville has explained England's penalty ritual put in place by Gareth Southgate (pictured)
The Three Lions have had mixed success over the years, with some failures living long in the memory
There have also been some successes, with the 2018 World Cup shootout win over Colombia marking somewhat of a turning point
