Euro 2024 squads expanded to 26 players in boost to Gareth Southgate
Uefa agrees to increase squad size from initially-intended 23Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor to referee at tournament
England and Scotland will be allowed to select 26 players for the European Championship this summer after Uefa agreed to an increase in the size of squads.
A vote taken by the influential national competitions committee on Monday is understood to have approved a motion to maintain the 26 player limit introduced as an emergency measure for the Covid-disrupted tournament of 2021. Numbers were to be reduced to the traditional 23 for this summer in Germany but were resisted by a number of national coaches, including Gareth Southgate. The proposal must now be signed off by Uefa’s executive, with the process possibly completed as early as this week.
