Ed Sheeran, Kate Beckinsale and Amanda Holden cheer ‘it’s coming home’ as they lead England’s stars in the European Championship final on Sunday.
England go into the match as underdogs, with Spain having won all six of their matches so far and the Three Lions having drawn four times in 90 minutes.
Ed, who was in the stands during the semi-final, said: ‘Everything comes together at the right time’.
Kate, dressed in an England football shirt, recited a reimagined Lord’s Prayer, saying: ‘Grant this day our great victory and forgive us for criticising your tactics’
Amanda, wearing a large red and white hat, chanted: ‘Come on England!’
Ed Sheeran, Kate Beckinsale and Amanda Holden cheer ‘it’s homecoming’ as they lead the stars supporting England in the European Championship final on Sunday
Kate, dressed in an England football shirt, recited a reimagined Lord’s Prayer, saying: ‘Grant this day our great victory and forgive us for criticising your tactics’
Meanwhile, Craig David sang ‘We got the Euros in our hands’ for the team from his recording studio.
The messages of support come after Gareth delivered an emotional message to his England heroes ahead of their meeting with destiny: ‘Go and fulfil your dreams.’
The national team will face Spain in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday night, after a tumultuous tournament. Southgate said: ‘I don’t believe in fairytales, but I do believe in dreams. We have big dreams, but you have to make those things come true.’
‘The run we’ve had, late goals, penalties, but that doesn’t mean we’re actually doing it. We have to perform.
“When you’re trying to create dreams, you need a vision to go with it. That lights a little fire. We know what it would mean (to win).”
The England men’s team have not won a major trophy since the 1966 World Cup, with Southgate adding: ‘We need to win this trophy to gain the respect of the rest of the football world.
‘I used to travel to World Cups and European Championships to watch as a spectator (before I became England manager) and watch the highlights on the big screens for games we weren’t at. They only showed the finals and the big games.
Rapper Little Simz said ‘we almost there’ and that ‘the whole country is behind you’
Sam Smith also showed his support for the team
The messages of support come after Gareth delivered an emotional message to his England heroes ahead of their meeting with destiny: ‘Go and fulfil your dreams.’
“We had high expectations, but they didn’t match where we were in terms of performance. We do now.
‘Tomorrow I have no fear of what can happen, because I have already experienced everything. I want my players to feel that fearlessness… If we are not afraid of losing, we have a greater chance of winning.’
The three are competing for the second consecutive European Championship final, after a dismal match against Italy at Wembley in 2021.
The team lost on home turf on penalties and that evening will live long in the memories of those involved.
“I think it shows incredible consistency first of all,” captain Harry Kane said on Saturday night. “A lot of us were obviously devastated after that final, as always a long road back to get where we are now.
“All praise for the resilience we showed the boys. It says a lot about the mentality of the selection, we are incredibly happy to be in this situation and to be in a European final again. Of course we would love to go a step further than last time.”
The Three Lions boss told his players to make their dreams come true by winning the team’s first major trophy since 1966
Kane said many of the England players were left ‘heartbroken’ after losing on penalties in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley
England go into the match as underdogs, with Spain having won all six of their matches so far and the Three Lions having drawn four times in 90 minutes.
Southgate, however, has no problem with that. He is pleased that his plans have paid off so far.
He added: ‘We haven’t spent much time on the training ground but we have had several meetings to assess the opposition and work out how best to play against them.
“But our messages haven’t really changed in the six or seven weeks we’ve been together. We have a long-term vision and we’ve always broken it down into smaller pieces.”