England football players set for legal advice ahead of Malta Euro 2024 qualifying clash
Football news: England players are set for legal advice at Malta Euro 2024 qualifying clash looms
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England football players will receive legal advice during the international break, reports say.
The Three Lions face Malta in their penultimate Euro 2024 qualifying match on Friday, before then facing North Macedonia three days later.
England have won five of their six qualifying matches so far, with a draw against Ukraine the only blot on their record.
And the Daily Mail say that, during the break, players will be given legal advice.
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Maheta Molango, the chief executive of the PFA, is due to St George's Park to meet the players.
He will speak to them about commercial negotiations, while he'll also provide legal advice to Gareth Southgate's men.
This will include advice on sponsorship deals and endorsements.
Molango, who is a qualified lawyer, reportedly enjoyed a recent salary hike to £650,000 a year.
This apparently caused eyebrows to raise at the union, with some feeling the 41-year-old would be wise to spend his time dealing with the issues facing those in the lower leagues.
The report also says England are set for a Wembley sell-out on Friday, too.
While their match with Malta is a dead rubber, a huge 86,000 people are expected to attend the fixture.
England will be confident of ending their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on a high.
They've named a strong squad that includes star players such as Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham.
Ukraine are second in Group C with two matches remaining, with defending champions Italy in third.
Speaking before the upcoming games, Southgate expressed a belief England have improved during his tenure.
"That was one of the reasons I joined the FA 10 years ago," he said.
"We felt we wanted to do that [enhance England's reputation].
"We have achieved that throughout the rest of Europe, because when I travel I realise that's how people now see us.
"We haven't achieved that so much with our own public at times."
He added: "We were top scorers per game at the World Cup and we've been top scorers in qualifying for the two previous tournaments.
"Without a doubt, that's how we want to play.
"We want the fans to come to Wembley to see goals and exciting performances - and we've had some good nights. We will keep trying to do that."
When quizzed on who can challenge Kane for a starting berth, he continued: "Next striker into Harry there's competition.
"I don't think anybody's quite nailed that down yet. I'd say that's an even fight between a few.
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"Ivan's obviously got a tougher challenge than a lot of the players because he has got that limited time frame, but we think he's got some really good attributes.
"We've just got to see where he is. I haven't spoken with him for a few months, but I am in touch with the club. We know how he is progressing.
"In the end the key is when he gets back playing, how he goes on the pitch."