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By Tom Gott Few countries have been able to enjoy the sort of individual quality boasted by England during the 2000s. The Three Lions squad was routinely stacked with global superstars but never came remotely close to living up to the expectations placed on them, with a failure to qualify for Euro 2008 bringing the excitement to an abrupt end. Here’s a look back at what went wrong for England’s famous Golden Generation. Club allegiances ruled supremeWhile everyone in the England dressing room wanted to steer the Three Lions to victory, most of the big names found it impossible to distance them…

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