- Manchester City forward grew up near Wembley Stadium
- England win opening Euros match for the first time
Raheem Sterling grew up so close to Wembley Stadium he describes it as his “back garden”. On Sunday afternoon, under blazing sunshine and in front of a crowd that got decisively behind Gareth Southgate’s team, it was the local lad who made the difference to set the Three Lions off and running at Euro 2020.
The 26-year-old forward scored the only goal of the match to beat Croatia, England’s semi-final conquerors at the last World Cup, 1-0 in Group D. It was the first time England had won their opening fixture at a European Championship and the first goal Sterling had scored at a major tournament.
