• England's Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane with teammates at St George's Park, the day after the victory againt Germany. Reuters
    England's Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane with teammates at St George's Park, the day after the victory againt Germany. Reuters
  • Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane during training. Reuters
    Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane during training. Reuters
  • Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane and teammates. Reuters
    Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane and teammates. Reuters
  • Goalscorer Harry Kane leads his teammates on a recovery walk at St George's Park. Getty
    Goalscorer Harry Kane leads his teammates on a recovery walk at St George's Park. Getty
  • Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane. Getty
    Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane. Getty
  • Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips during training. Reuters
    Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips during training. Reuters
  • England's Raheem Sterling, a goalscorer against Germany. Reuters
    England's Raheem Sterling, a goalscorer against Germany. Reuters
  • Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips during training. Reuters
    Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Kalvin Phillips during training. Reuters
  • Bukayo Saka, Luke Shaw and Declan Rice. Reuters
    Bukayo Saka, Luke Shaw and Declan Rice. Reuters
  • Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane. Reuters
    Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Harry Kane. Reuters
  • Harry Maguirethe the day after the Germany win. Reuters
    Harry Maguirethe the day after the Germany win. Reuters
  • England's coach Gareth Southgate at the session. AFP
    England's coach Gareth Southgate at the session. AFP
  • Marcus Rashford of England in action at training. Getty
    Marcus Rashford of England in action at training. Getty
  • Jadon Sanchoat the training session. Getty
    Jadon Sanchoat the training session. Getty
  • Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden. Getty
    Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden. Getty
  • England's Mason Mount. Reuters
    England's Mason Mount. Reuters
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Aaron Ramsdale. Getty
    Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Aaron Ramsdale. Getty
  • England's Ben Chilwell. Reuters
    England's Ben Chilwell. Reuters
  • England's Ben Chilwell and Jude Bellingham. Reuters
    England's Ben Chilwell and Jude Bellingham. Reuters

Euro 2020: England fans urged not to travel to Rome for quarter-final


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England fans have been urged not to travel to Rome for their side's Euro 2020 quarter-final against Ukraine on Saturday as coronavirus restrictions mean even those with tickets cannot use them.

Tuesday's 2-0 win over Germany at Wembley propelled Gareth Southgate's men into the last eight of the Covid-delayed European Championship.

But Italian health regulations mean supporters travelling from Britain face five days of quarantine and therefore they would miss the match.

It means England face taking to the pitch without the vocal backing of their fans, who have only recently been allowed to return to Wembley as Covid-19 restrictions have been eased.

England's Football Association was entitled to a ticket allocation of 2,560, equating to 16 percent of the permitted capacity of 16,000 at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.

But instead the tickets will go on general sale for what will be England's only game of the tournament away from Wembley.

The FA said it was working with European football's governing body Uefa and the British embassy in Rome to "facilitate" ticket sales to England fans resident in Italy.

The letter to England supporters club members from the FA read: "Please be aware that, unfortunately, the FA will not be selling any tickets via the England Supporters Travel Club for this fixture given the travel restrictions in place across both countries, and as such are working with Uefa and the British embassy in Italy to facilitate as many ticket sales to English residents in Italy as possible."

UK government's advice is that fans should not travel to Italy, an "amber list" country requiring 10 days of self-isolation upon return.

The UK is experiencing a surge in new coronavirus cases blamed on the Delta variant that was first detected in India, despite a successful vaccination drive.

The Association for British Ex-Pats In Italy told the PA news agency that it had already been in touch with the British ambassador and that an association member of staff was seeking clarification from the FA.

Updated: June 30, 2021, 2:40 PM