England national under-21 football team

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The England national under-21 football team is the country’s youth representative side that competes in international under-21 competitions and serves as a key development stage for future senior national team players.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national under-21 association football team
ageCategory under-21
allowsOveragePlayersInQualifyingCycle yes
association The Football Association NERFINISHED
awayKitPrimaryColor navy blue
competition Toulon Tournament NERFINISHED
UEFA European Under-21 Championship NERFINISHED
international under-21 friendly matches
competitionLevel under-21 international
competitionType youth international football
confederation UEFA
continentalConfederation Union of European Football Associations NERFINISHED
controlsPlayerEligibility The Football Association NERFINISHED
country England
developmentRole feeder team for England national football team
fifaMemberThrough The Football Association NERFINISHED
fifaTrigramme ENG NERFINISHED
followsRulesOf Laws of the Game of association football
foundedAsAgeLevel 1976
gender men
governingBody The Football Association
governingBodyAbbreviation FA NERFINISHED
governingBodyHeadquarters Wembley Stadium, London NERFINISHED
governingBodyType national football association
homeCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
homeKitPrimaryColor white
homeKitShortsColor navy blue
homeKitSocksColor white
homeStadium various stadiums in England
nickname Young Lions NERFINISHED
playerEligibilityCutoff must be 21 or under at start of qualifying campaign
playerPoolSource English-eligible players at foreign clubs
professional clubs in England
professional clubs in Wales
playerSelectionBasis English nationality or eligibility under FIFA rules
predecessor England national under-23 football team NERFINISHED
primaryObjective player development for senior national team
region Europe
represents England NERFINISHED
United Kingdom constituent country of England
selectionFrequency during FIFA international windows
sport association football
teamLevel under-age national representative team
trainingBase St George's Park National Football Centre NERFINISHED
typeOfTeam youth national team
typicalPlayerAgeRange 18–21
usesSameFlagAs England national football team NERFINISHED

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Stadium MK hostedEvent England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 football internationals
Howard "Sergeant Wilko" Wilkinson managedClub England national under-21 football team
subject surface form: Howard Wilkinson
Roy McFarland managerOf England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 football team
Ashley Cole memberOfSportsTeam England national under-21 football team
Calum Chambers memberOfSportsTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Dele Alli memberOfSportsTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Gordon Cowans memberOfSportsTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Jordan Henderson (former) memberOfSportsTeam England national under-21 football team
subject surface form: Jordan Henderson
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Leighton Baines memberOfSportsTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Robbie Fowler memberOfSportsTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Andrew Cole nationalTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Nicky Butt nationalTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Owen Hargreaves nationalTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Phil Neville nationalTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England U21 national football team
Shaun Wright-Phillips nationalTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
FA oversees England national under-21 football team
subject surface form: The Football Association
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Gareth Barry playedFor England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Kevin Nolan playedFor England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Leighton Baines playedFor England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Sol Campbell playedFor England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England U21 national football team
Leighton Baines representedNationalTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21
Leon Osman representedNationalTeam England national under-21 football team
this entity surface form: England under-21 national football team
Nick Powell representedTeam England national under-21 football team
Pride Park Stadium usedBy England national under-21 football team