Zinedine Zidane named three England players who were 'more than capable' of winning trophies but failed to

France legend Zinedine Zidane has picked out the three England players who were more than capable of winning trophies but never did.

The England men's national team last won a trophy back in 1966, when they lifted the World Cup.

Since then, the Three Lions have gotten close to adding to their trophy cabinet but have failed to overcome the last hurdle.

Under former boss Gareth Southgate, England were beaten in the Euro 2020 final as well as the Euro 2024 final.

Before the current crop of players went close to glory, the so called 'Golden Generation' had the likes of John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney.

However, they failed to reach a final and were often left disappointed at big tournaments.

Back in 2016, former France and Real Madrid superstar Zidane was speaking about England and picked out three ex-Three Lions stars who were more than capable of winning tournaments.

He said to Shortlist: "The mental factor can play a big part in football. Spain couldn't make it further than the quarter finals for years, when they did manage to they went and dominated football in a way that hadn’t been done before.

"Some of those England teams I played against with players like Scholes, Gerrard and Beckham were more than capable of winning tournaments, so maybe mentality played a part."

England's 'Golden Generation' never quite reach the expected standards. Image: Getty

When asked about England's squad back in 2016, Zidane also name dropped two players.

He said: "[Harry] Kane and [Raheem] Sterling are two exciting players for England. This summer in France will be a real opportunity for the rest of Europe to see how good they are.

"I don’t think they are favourites but they still have some very good players. They were very strong in qualifying, so I am sure they will arrive in France thinking they have a chance."

However, England endured a tough Euro 2016 as they were beaten 2-1 by Iceland in the round of 16.

That horrible defeat signalled the end of Roy Hodgson's time as Three Lions boss and he was replaced by Southgate.

Looking ahead, new England boss Thomas Tuchel is set to name his first squad next week.