The Three Lions massively underachieved with a talented squad in South Africa, coasting through a favourable group stage and failing to beat the likes of the USA and Algeria as they later fell to Germany.

Koen Geens was visiting a sewing shop in Wijgmaal, Belgium, where volunteers had made 35,000 fabric masks to help the country's coronavirus efforts.

The TOWIE star, 27, appeared to pine for happier times as she uploaded a sizzling snap from her January trip to South Africa on Instagram on Thursday.

Norman Chauke, 28, from Makuleke Limpopo, South Africa, works as a tracking instructor at a reserve - and was stunned when the lions decided they wanted to chew on the boots he'd left outside the tent.

The 2019 Copa America gets underway in the early hours of Saturday morning. Sportsmail answers some of key questions before the tournament as South America prepares for another festival of football.

Albeit against weaker opposition on Sunday, the Selecao romped to a 7-0 win over Honduras in the southern city of Porto Alegre and have thus far shown no signs of struggle in Neymar's absence.

With Neymar watching from afar, it was Philippe Coutinho who came through for Brazil in the Copa America opener. Coutinho scored twice as Brazil overcame half-time jeers at the Morumbi.

Venezuela and Peru began their Copa America with a nervous draw on Saturday in a match marked by two Peruvian goals chalked off after consultation with the Video Assistant Referee.

Lionel Messi (left), the talisman for the national side, has urged his Argentina team-mates to 'recover quickly' as they face a must-win game against Paraguay next.

Richarlison and David Neres may be pals and Brazil team-mates, but that doesn't stop a bit of friendly rivalry on the training ground. 

For Lionel Messi, the present Copa America campaign with Argentina has, so far, been another bruising affair on the international stage. But he has still shown flashes of his sparkling best.

After a slow start, Copa America 2019 in Brazil has finally heated up after a pulsating round of final group-stage matches. VAR and penalty shoot-outs mean the drama is set to continue in the last eight.

His performances have caught the attention of the Catalan giants, who are now preparing to pay his £100m release cause to bring him to the Nou Camp, according to Corriere dello Sport.

TOM SANDERSON IN SAO PAULO: And so they meet again. On this occasion, for a place in the Copa America final. Yet far more than the chance to face either Chile or Peru will be at stake.

The Manchester United forward fired his country into the last four by netting the winning penalty in a shootout against Colombia on Saturday.

Philippe Coutinho was left red-faced on the big stage this week, after falling for a sumptuous piece of skill during Brazil's Copa America clash with rivals Argentina.

After Lionel Messi tasted yet more international heartbreak with Argentina at the Copa America , his scoring record on the big stage has once again come under scrutiny.

The Chelsea star felt pain in his right thigh during the second half of Tuesday's 2-0 semi-final victory against Argentina but stayed on the pitch as his side had used all three substitutes.

Dani Alves moved his trophy tally into the forties on Sunday night when he lifted the Copa America in front of a rocking Maracana crowd.

Premier League stars Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho joined their team-mates to celebrate Brazil's Copa America success on Wednesday. 

Fresh from their Copa America success, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho have been kicking back in style while making the most of well-earned time off.

Suarez was put through a rigorous sandpit routine on his own as he attended his first session back at Barcelona's Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training base on Friday.

The Brazilian midfielder booked his wedding for July after expecting to be included in Brazil's Copa America squad. However, he was dropped by Brazil after a disappointing debut Premier League season.

Marcos Rojo hopes to come back and revive his Manchester United career after his loan spell at Estudiantes, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Duke of Cambridge read out a letter sent by a friend of his great-grandmother, Princess Alice, who was famed for offering a Jewish family refuge at her Athens home after the Nazis invaded.

Kate Middleton, 38, sported Beulah London's £95 pink and red Shibani scarf for her outing to South Wales with Prince William, 37, yesterday. It is once again available to buy online.

Prince William, 35, and Kate Middleton, 38, have been preparing Prince George, six, for his future role as King of England by explaining it 'like a story book,' a source told Closer magazine.

The Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to late designer Alexander McQueen today on the 10th anniversary of his death while attending an engagement in Loughborough.

Prince William used a doll to practice before putting newborn Prince George in a car seat for his first appearance outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in London, Kate Middleton has revealed.

Always ready to get stuck in, Kate, 38, ditched her £349 Hobbs coat and put a standard-issue company jacket over her Zara dress as she toured the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot today.

Prince William, 38, was caught on camera celebrating when his football team Aston Villa scored against Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

Kate Middleton, 38, stepped out in a stylish green gown by designer Alessandra Rich as she arrived in Dublin alongside Prince William, 37, ahead of their three-day visit to Ireland.

Aides are 'thinking outside the box' in order to help the royal family, who are scattered across the UK, adjust to working digitally during the coronavirus crisis, a source told Vanity Fair.

I’m in a sea of grey hair. Women dressed up, compliant husbands in tow. A rowdy gaggle from the WI. At The Lowry in Salford there’s not an empty seat in the house.

Whatever the truth about allegations of sexual harassment and racism – both of which Sir Philip Green vehemently denies – there was never any shadow of a doubt he was a bully, says LIZ JONES.

LIZ JONES: At the Elysee Palace in Paris on Saturday, as part of Donald Trump’s visit to France to commemorate the Armistice, Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron went into battle.

During a bush tucker trial on Wednesday night, something snapped, and the synthetic wool was pulled from my eyes. Holly and Dec doubled up and laughed as animals’ private parts were eaten.

I’m an insane Stanley Kubrick fan. Barry Lyndon, The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey are among my favourite films.

Here she reflects on the highs, lows - and 'I can't believe she said that!' moments - of being Britain's most groundbreaking confessional columnist for 20 years

He is Australia's favourite gardener and is nominated for the Gold Logie.

She's was working for Channel Nine's 9Honey as a presenter for their 2019 Logies coverage. 

On Monday, former Weekend Today presenter Peter Stefanovic was remarkably chipper as he made his debut co-anchoring Sky News' First Edition.

It's been 10 years since veteran entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins made a most notorious on-air blunder that could have almost ended his career. 

Anna Heinrich is in a long-distance marriage with her Bachelor beau, Tim Robards. And on Sunday, the lawyer stared lovingly at her buff husband as he stripped down for a dip on the Gold Coast.

Former Bachelorette Sophie Monk looked breathtaking when she arrived in a flamboyant gold evening gown at the Logies.

She stole the show at the Logies on Sunday night when she put on a very busty display in an over-the-top gold gown.

Costa Georgiadis won big at the 2019 TV Week Logie Awards on Sunday night, scooping the gongs for Most Popular Presenter and Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. 

Tom Gleeson's opening monologue and Gold Logie acceptance speech at Sunday's 61st TV Week Logie Awards had Australia in stitches. And now his upcoming stand-up tour is a success!

Married At First Sight stars Heidi Latcham, 38, and Mike Gunner, 44, had an 'awkward' reunion at the Logie Awards. 

The most bizarre celebrity feud of 2019 continues to rumble on.