Maguire magnanimous after heartbreaking Italy loss

England defender Harry Maguire was magnanimous in defeat after the Euro 2020 final against Italy.

Despite taking the lead in the first five minutes, England sat back, conceded an equaliser and went on to lose the game on penalties.

The Azzurri claimed their second Euro triumph, lifting the trophy after Bukayo Saka missed the decisive spot kick for England.

Rather than dwell on their missed opportunity, Maguire was quick to give the Italians credit for their win.

He said, per the Daily Mail: "At times they're a top side. There's parts of the game they would put pressure and we'll need to see it out. They didn't create many clear cut chances, they scored from a set play.

"I mean it's taken about five ricochets in the box and fallen to their player for a tap-in so it wasn't our night and there's times in that second half we could have been braver but there were times we were excellent and maybe we could have punished them more especially in the first-half.

"They're a great team, credit to Italy they've been fantastic through the tournament. We controlled it well enough to warrant taking them all the way and couldn't find that extra bit."