England reached a semi-final for the third time in four major tournaments under Gareth Southgate after a penalty shoot-out win over Switzerland at Euro 2024 on Saturday. Manuel Akanji saw the crucial effort saved by Jordan Pickford after some delaying tactics by the goalkeeper as the English belied their bad penalty record to prevail 5-3 on spot-kicks following a 1-1 draw. England had previously won only two penalty shoot-outs out of nine at major events. “We knew it was going to be tight. Whatever it takes and no matter what, we win – that is all that matters to us,” substitute Trent Alexande…