Pickford pulled off a spectacular save as the Three Lions won their Nations League third-place play-off against Switzerland on penalties having also scored himself in the shoot-out even though he has never taken a spot-kick before in a game. The Everton star, who became the first England keeper to take a penalty in a shoot-out, said: “I was a bit nervous taking my penalty, but I'm not nervous saving them. “We practice them consistently and I always pick my spot and always seem to score, but I had never taken one in a real game. I took some back in school but I’d never taken one in a competitive football match. “We played fine on Thursday [in losing a semi-final to the Netherlands 3-1 after extra time] but made ridiculous mistakes.

Source: Daily Mirror June 09, 2019 18:00 UTC