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Despite all the criticism, conjecture and noise, England are just three games away from winning Euro 2024. It hasn't been easy for Gareth Southgate's side in Germany, but all that matters at tournaments is results and thankfully for him, the Three Lions have done just about enough to reach the last eight. Sunday's dramatic victory over Slovakia wasn't pretty, with England set to go out after a drab performance until Jude Bellingham 's stunning 95th minute intervention, before Harry Kane scored the winner in extra time.

Stones, 30, played the entirety of the 120 minutes last time out but was spotted leaving the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen with protection on his leg. It is likely the strapping was simply a precaution and he is set to be in line to play. Guehi is suspended after picking up a booking in just the third minute against Slovakia and his absence may see Ezri Konsa line up alongside Stones instead. Spirits appeared high in the camp with golden boy Jude Bellingham snapped laughing with team-mates while left back Luke Shaw was again spotted in action. Southgate appears spoiled for choice ahead of the match in Dusseldorf and looks likely to be able to select 25 of his 26-man group - with Guehi the only absentee.

Calzona shoved Rice in the chest while England's stars held their team-mate back in a furious fracas following England's 2-1 win over Slovakia at Euro 2024. The Slovakia boss had stormed on to the pitch to confront referee Umut Meler about the Three Lions' time-wasting and Rice tried to intervene. A lip-reading expert exclusively told Mail Sport that Rice said 'shut up, p***y, oi, shut up, you bald ****' - and now the manager has hit back.

Ralf Rangnick seemed to take a swipe at England , France and Portugal following Austria's elimination from Euro 2024. Austria were knocked out at the last-16 stage after suffering a 2-1 defeat by Turkey, despite being favourites for the clash. Vincenzo Montella's side went 2-0 up thanks to a brace from Martin Demiral, before Michael Gregoritsch pulled a goal back for Austria, but they were unable to level.

Fans have praised Romania after pictures of how they left the dressing room after their Euro 2024 exit went viral.  Romania crashed out with a 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands in the last-16 on Tuesday night.  It was their best showing at a major international tournament in 24 years, having not reached the knockout phase of any competition since the quarter-finals of Euro 2000. 

Footage has emerged showing a fan being punched and kicked by a group of stewards during Portugal's last-16 victory over Slovenia at Euro 2024. Roberto Martinez's side booked their place in the quarter-finals of the competition after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory - where Slovenia missed all three of their efforts. The match ended 0-0 after 120 minutes of action but Portugal did have a golden opportunity to score when they were awarded a penalty during extra-time. 

CRAIG HOPE: So, what was Tuesday's most surreal moment? Playing 11-a-side against an England team including Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and managed by Kieran Trippier? Taking a penalty with Jude Bellingham watching on? Or, later in the day, sitting outside my hotel room and seeing Jude casually stroll through the secluded courtyard less than 15 feet away? Who else, eh? Oh, there was also a chance meeting with Conor Gallagher and his very charming family, during which I gave them a quick guide to Erfurt. But let's start with the football, England staff versus the media in Blankenhain. After we arrived in dribs and drabs and wearing various kits - West Ham, Scotland, Middlesbrough all on show - it felt like we were in a Carlsberg advert when their team bus pulled up. 

Man United have reportedly moved into the lead in the race to sign Bologna forward Joshua Zirkzee.  Zirkzee caught the eye as he scored 12 goals in all competitions last season, while proving his link up play was also of a high standard as he provided seven assists. It was previously reported the 23-year-old has a £33.7million buy out clause and had been targeted by AC Milan, who were considered front runners for his signature. 

AUSTRIA 1-2 TURKEY - IAN HERBERT AT THE RED BULL ARENA: A wild, raw, febrile night of tournament football as it should be - teams playing as if their lives depended upon it and many, many people in red, frantically bouncing up and down in the rain. Austria came with their engineered pressing method, put in place by a German coach, Ralf Rangnick, someone once called 'The Professor' and a hell of a lot of belief, given the 6-1 swatting they'd given the Turks in Vienna in March. But Turkey had something unquantifiable, unpredictable, feverish even, borne of a force of support in this country which has been with them all along. They started with two teenagers in their number - the first team to do so at these finals since 1964 - and met fire with fire, pace with pace, energy with unrelenting energy.

Commentator Clive Tyldesley has revealed his new role after revealing he had been turned down by four different broadcasters in recent years. The 69-year-old commentated on his final match for ITV during their Euro 2024 last-16 tie between Germany and Denmark on Saturday, which the tournament hosts won 2-0. Tyldesley had worked for the broadcaster for 28 years before being axed, having already been replaced by Sam Matterface as their lead commentator in 2020.

Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok helped his nation into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 with a stunning last-gasp save against Austria. With Turkey 2-1 up on the tie, Ralf Rangnick 's side were piling on the pressure deep into added time. As the ball was played into the box in the 94th minute, Christoph Baumgartner headed an effort on goal that looked to be nestling in the corner.

IAN LADYMAN: The Football Association's decision to invite the very middle of the road Ed Sheeran to sing for the England players this week felt appropriate after what we have seen from them so far in Germany. All a bit gentle. All a bit nothing. All a bit vanilla. But the good news for Gareth Southgate and his players as they seek improvement and progress ahead of their quarter-final with Switzerland on Saturday is that there has been precious little rock n roll football from anybody else either. Maybe with the possible exception of a talented Spain team, nobody has brought the noise to Germany, as Jurgen Klopp would say. Before this engaging but less than electrifying tournament began, we looked at England and looked at the rest of the traditional super-powers of European football and declared that there didn't appear to be an outstanding team to worry unnecessarily about.