Article 5M0WQ What’s in the England team’s names? English Heritage explains all

What’s in the England team’s names? English Heritage explains all

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Mark Brown Arts correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5M0WQ)

St George's flags featuring surnames of almost every person in England will fly from heritage sites to cheer on team

Harry Kane can trace his surname back to a word for warrior". Declan Rice to impetuous". Kieran Trippier to dance". Kyle Walker will have to make do with trampler of cloth in a bath of lye" which, to be fair, was once a very important job.

English Heritage is getting in the football spirit by revealing the origins of the names of the England players. It will also fly a St George's flag featuring the surname of almost every person living in England at its properties to help cheer on the team before Sunday's Euro 2020 final against Italy.

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