U21 Euros: Five things for England fans to look out for in Poland tournament

It is now the turn of Aidy Boothroyd's Under-21s to keep the nation dreaming of senior glory

With the latest European Under-21 Championship about to get underway, we look at five things England fans need to know ahead of the

tournament.

After England U20s ended 51 years of hurt to bring the trophy home from the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea at the weekend, it is now the turn of Aidy Boothroyd's Under-21s to keep the nation dreaming of senior glory in the near future.

With the Young Lions getting their European Under-21 Championship campaign up and running against Sweden on Friday on the tournament's opening day, before then facing Slovakia and hosts Poland in Group A, here are the burning issues England fans must be aware of before the competition gets underway.

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