Euro 2024 Ed Sheeran plays private gig for England team

England‘s preparations for Saturday’s Euro 2024 quarterfinal towards Switzerland featured a private live performance from singer Ed Sheeran on the team’s base in Blankenhain.

Gareth Southgate’s squad underwent a light-weight restoration session on Monday, a day after their dramatic extra-time round-of-16 win over Slovakia by which Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane scored to offer England a 2-1 victory.

Sheeran was watching on from the stands in Gelsenkirchen and travelled to the Spa & GolfResort Weimarer Land the place England are staying to carry out in entrance of gamers and workers in a while Monday.

Southgate has been eager to make sure the camp stays a combination of enterprise and pleasure, permitting the gamers’ households in every so often after matches in the course of the group stage.

Sheeran additionally carried out for England at St George’s Park over the last Euros whereas Robbie Williams visited the squad on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Meanwhile, talking on Monday, England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford mentioned Luke Shaw is able to be known as upon if wanted.

Shaw has not made an look at Euro 2024 but resulting from harm with Kieran Trippier deputising at left-back.

“He was ready to come on [against Slovakia], but I’m not the manager,” Pickford mentioned. “He’s ready. Luke says he’s ready.”