England set for Euro 2024 boost with Southgate expected to have rule change request granted despite rivals’ objections [Video]

GARETH Southgate is set to be able to pick a 26-man squad for Euro 2024.

But Uefa chiefs remain split on changing tournament rules at virtually the last minute.

And now a final decision will be made by the ruling executive committee in the next few days.

Euro chiefs had planned on reverting to 23 man parties for the tournament which kicks off in Munich in June.

But pressure from a number of national team coaches saw the matter put back on the agenda earlier this month.

And now Uefa’s national competitions committee has “narrowly” backed the proposal to revert to the extended squads that were allowed at both the delayed Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The extended squads were introduced as a response to the Covid pandemic, with national coaches fearful that an …