Harry Kane's goal against Croatia last month ensured England reached their second consecutive semi-finalOutgoing Football Association technical director Dan Ashworth is proud of a "culture change" at England after being "sick to death" of hearing how other European nations were better. Ashworth, 47, is set to join Brighton after six years at the FA, during which England's men's and women's teams both reached successive semi-finals. "I was sick to death of people telling me that French, German, Spanish or Dutch players and coaches were miles better than English ones. Meanwhile, the England women's team finished third at the 2015 World Cup, and reached the European Championship semi-finals in 2017. Speaking at the FA's Talent ID conference last week, Ashworth said the last two years across all men's and women's England teams were "the best set of results in the world".

Source: BBC December 04, 2018 12:37 UTC