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England manager Gareth Southgate on using past English triumphs in different sports to inspire his squad:

"When you're trying to create dreams, you've got to have a clear picture of what you want to see at the end of it.

"That lights a small fire for some people but we know what it would mean to everybody at home, we know what it would mean to us as a squad, the hard work that has gone in, not just this group, but players who have been with us the past six or seven years and played a really big part.

"The staff with us, it's been a huge team effort and all of those people have helped create the culture we have and we would love to give everyone a special night again tomorrow."

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More from Harry Kane on his motivation to win something with England: "I think you try not to think too much about that side of things [how life might change if he lifts the trophy]. I know what it'd mean to me and our country, so of course you have that in your mind and you use that as motivation to try and be successful.

"It's hard because when we are here, we've been away in our own bubble, our own environment.

"Of course, you see the videos and you see the fans when you arrive to games, but I think it's really hard to tell what's going on back in England. I'm sure it's fantastic to be a part of."

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England captain Harry Kane on memories from three years ago, losing the Euros final to Italy: "Whenever you lose a final, it's tough to wipe it from the memory. I'm always someone who tries to learn from disappointment and times that are tough. I feel like it improves me as a player and a person.

"Of course, that moment was difficult but it was three years ago and a lot has happened since - at international level and club level - so I'm excited to be back on that stage, it's been a hard journey to get there and now it's about trying to go out there and execute the game-plan we want.

"We've done fantastic in a lot of tournaments but now it's time to get over the line and we have that opportunity tomorrow."

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at the Olympiastadion Berlin

What a great line from Gareth Southgate during the news conference before Sunday's Euro 2024 final against Spain:

"I'm not a believer in fairy tales, but I am a believer in dreams."

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England captain Harry Kane on potentially competing with Spain's Dani Olmo to be top scorer in the tournament, with both on three goals: "It's not a personal battle between me and him, but of course I want England to win tomorrow so sometimes in the build-up to these games there's a lot of talk and things said.

"Ultimately, it's all about what happens on the pitch tomorrow night and that's what I'm focused on."

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England captain Harry Kane said: "We've prepared well and we'll still have a couple of meetings from now until the game. It's going to come down to small details, which we've been able to get right throughout the whole tournament so far. We're going to need that and even more in tomorrow's final."

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England captain Harry Kane on the chance to lift a trophy: "I think it would mean everything [for the country to win the Euros]. I think it would be obviously be the most incredible feeling as a professional footballer and I'm sure also for fans to have that moment in history. It would be something very special.

"It was a tough finish in the last Euros so there's an extra hunger and fire in the belly to make sure this one goes our way, but we also know it's going to be an extremely tough night."

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England manager Gareth Southgate: "We've got good experience of big matches now and I think at these moments you don't need to say too much to the players, they don't need motivating for a game like this - it's about making sure the small details are right as fine margins decide these games and we've got to make sure we're on the right side of them.

"We keep repeating the mentality and the approach to the game in terms of our decision-making being important - it's not about just going out and playing a game of football, you've got to make sure that on these nights you get everything right."

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More from England manager Gareth Southgate on preparing for opponents Spain: "We haven't had too much time on the training pitch but we've had several meetings trying to assess the opponent, work out the best way to play against them.

"But our messages haven't really changed throughout the six or seven weeks we've been together - we've had a long-term vision and we've always broken that down into smaller pieces."

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England captain Harry Kane: "I think it shows unbelievable consistency, first and foremost [to reach another European final]. A lot of us after that final [against Italy] we were obviously heartbroken with the result, as always a long journey back to getting where we are now.

"Full credit to the boys for the resilience that we've shown. It speaks volumes for the mentality of the squad, extremely happy to be in this situation and to be back in a European final. Of course we are really desperate to go one step further than we did last time."

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England manager Gareth Southgate: "Everybody is fit which is great - but not unusual for a cup final!

"We're excited for the challenge. Clearly the team have improved over the last few weeks, showed tremendous character and resilience - I have to say they have been a pleasure to work with every day on the training pitch.

"It's been a great environment to work in and now we have a fabulous opportunity tomorrow to achieve what we set out really from the moment we left Qatar a bit earlier than we'd have liked."

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OK, here we go, England manager Gareth Southgate is talking.

He started off by saying his players are excited for the challenge and have been a privilege to work with.

More to follow.

The Euro 2024 final between England and Spain at Berlin's Olympiastadion will kick off at 20:00 BST on Sunday and will be shown live on BBC One and the iPlayer, with pre-match coverage starting at 18:30.

You can also listen to commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, with build-up under way from 18:00.

And there will be live text commentary from 17:00 on Sunday on the BBC Sport website and app.

ITV will also show the final.

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at the Olympiastadion Berlin

And this is where Gareth Southgate and England captain Harry Kane will be speaking in the next few minutes.

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England's pre-final news conference is inside the Olympiastadion Berlin, you can hit the 'watch live' play icon at the top of this page now to follow.

We are just waiting for Gareth Southgate and Harry Kane to get in position.

While we wait, here is a view of the stadium, just imagine how special the atmosphere will be in here on Sunday night.

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Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

Taking into account World Cups, European Championships, Champions League, UEFA Cups, Europa Leagues - over the last 26 men's finals involving Spanish teams, all 26 have had Spanish winners.

Wow. The last time a Spanish team lost to a non-Spanish team in a major footballing final was 2001 when Valencia lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich...

More scary Spain stats spoiler alert...

Harry Kane and Gareth Southgate have quite a bit to live up to after Ollie Watkins' news conference on Friday.

The Aston Villa striker was really good value...click on the play icon below to have a listen.

On Liz's last point, here is exhibit A...