From Wayne Rooney to Danny Rose, where are England's 'tactically inept' Euro 2016 stars now?

ENGLAND's EURO 2016 campaign was one to forget.

No England fan looks back on Euro 2016 fondly.

The Three Lions crashed out in the last 16 after losing to Iceland, with Alan Shearer blasting them as "tactically inept."

And a lot of players have since vanished from the national team set-up.

But where are they now?

SunSport reveals all ahead of Euro 2024 next summer...

GK: JOE HART

One of the biggest falls from grace since England's disappointing showing in France.

Manchester City goalkeeper at the time but after mistakes against Wales and Iceland he returned to the Etihad to be swiftly axed by new manager Pep Guardiola.

Has since flopped for West Ham and Burnley in England since after a loan season with Serie A side Torino.

After providing backup for Hugo Lloris at Tottenham, Hart has since become Celtic's No1.

GK: TOM HEATON

Heaton was impressing at Burnley in the lead up to the tournament and was expected to be a fairly regular inclusion for England for years to come.

He continued to feature consistently at Turf Moor the following season but a serious shoulder injury at the beginning of the 17-18 campaign saw him out for 202 days.

Nick Pope came in and impressed and Heaton, 35, left for Aston Villa in the summer of 2019.

But after claiming the No1 jersey for the early part of the campaign, he picked up another season-ending knee injury at Villa Park.

GK: FRASER FORSTER

Concrete No2 behind Hart going into the tournament after an excellent season for Southampton.

He fell out of favour at St Mary's and the Three Lions setup.

Spent the 19-20 season on loan at Celtic and was dropped from England altogether in August 2017.

After appearing for Saints, he signed for Spurs as a backup option and remains at the London club.

DEF: RYAN BERTRAND

Not much changed for the left-back who was still playing for Southampton until 2021.

He played a full 90 minutes against Slovakia in the Euros.

Had a decent run in the Three Lions team throughout 2017, but has not featured since November of that year.

But Bertrand is now a free agent again after spending most of last season injured.

DEF: GARY CAHILL

The then Chelsea centre-back was an England regular and Hodgson's vice-captain ahead of the tournament.

Blues form gradually started to dip in the next two seasons as he aged and eventually left for Crystal Palace in 2019.

Although, Bournemouth profited from his experience - and he helped them get promoted in 2022 before retiring from football.

DEF: NATHANIEL CLYNE

The impressive Liverpool right-back at the time always had an uphill battle trying to usurp Kyle Walker for England.

And then he had the same problem at Anfield when Trent Alexander-Arnold burst onto the scene during his absence.

A serious knee injury meant he did not play a single minute for the Reds in 19-20 and became a free-agent having been released.

Clyne re-signed for boyhood club Palace and is still with the Eagles to this day.

DEF: DANNY ROSE

Rose was playing some of his best football for Tottenham in 2016 and was a shoe-in at left-back.

He has made 15 England appearances since - but his last came in 2019.

Was loaned to Newcastle in January last year after being frozen out of the Spurs squad.

But Rose is now a free agent after leaving the Hornets a year ago.

DEF: CHRIS SMALLING

Smalling was a Hodgson favourite from their time together at Fulham and the former Manchester United defender was a starting choice alongside Cahill in France.

Never fully cemented his spot at Old Trafford since and spent 19-20 on loan at Roma.

After impressing in Italy, the centre-half remained in the capital after signing permanently in October 2020 and has become a mainstay for Jose Mourinho's side.

DEF: JOHN STONES

The mercurial talent was still with Everton at the time and was considered too much of a risk on the ball to be given a starting XI spot.

He finalised his move to Man City when he returned from Euro 2016 but faced the prospect of leaving having failed to hit the spectacular heights that were expected of him.

But he turned his form around, transforming into a midfielder as City won the Treble.

DEF: KYLE WALKER

Walker followed Stones to City a summer later and has been a huge success.

He has been a permanent feature for Guardiola since his summer 2017 move from Tottenham.

He has had starting XI challenges for both club and country but remains one of England's and the Premier League's best defenders.

MID: DELE ALLI

Fans had big hopes for the ex-Tottenham playmaker before the tournament.

Afterwards, he became a regular for Spurs under Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who was sacked in November 2019 and replaced by Jose Mourinho.

Alli got off to a good start under Mourinho, but was then axed following a drastic dip in form.

The midfielder was bombed out the England set up too and said he only has himself to blame for his recent struggles.

MID: ROSS BARKLEY

Described as 'one of English football's great hopes' pre-tournament.

His performances for Everton earned him a big-money move to Chelsea in 2018.

He was in and out of the starting 11 but when Frank Lampard came in as manager in 2019, Barkley was given chances.

However, he joined Aston Villa on in September 2020 - where he impressed alongside Jack Grealish.

He then moved to Nice last summer and this year returned to England with newly-promoted Luton Town.

MID: ERIC DIER

Scored England's opening goal of the tournament with an impressive free-kick and looked set to be a permanent fixture for seasons to come.

However, he was disappointing the last couple of years before finding form and a more regular place under Jose Mourinho.

Signed a new contract in 2020 - to the surprise of many - and claimed he is the victim of an unfair narrative.

Under Antonio Conte, Dier continued to thrive in the heart of Tottenham's defence.

But he now finds himself out of the team under Ange Postecoglou.

MID: JORDAN HENDERSON

Had a disappointing season in the tournament build up and was anything but a guaranteed starter.

But has transformed himself since and was integral in Liverpool's first title win in 30 years.

Showed his versatility for Jurgen Klopp, filling in at centre-back when Virgil van Dijk was sidelined.

Now playing in Saudi Arabia under former Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.

MID: ADAM LALLANA

Started all of England's group games but was replaced by Daniel Sturridge for the awful Iceland defeat.

The playmaker has been a solid enough player since, moving to Brighton in 2020 having been limited to appearances off the bench in his final season at Anfield.

And he is still playing with the Seagulls despite recent injury problems.

MID: JAMES MILNER

Mr Reliable had been an England regular since his 2009 debut.

He had just played his first season at Liverpool but Euro 2016 proved to be his last major tournament for England as he retired soon after Sam Allardyce was announced as manager.

The veteran bagged his third Premier League winner's medal in 19-20, and signed on for another year at Anfield.

But he is now at Brighton after joining Robert De Zerbi's side on a free transfer.

MID: JACK WILSHERE

Wilshere was a late inclusion in the squad despite only playing THREE games for Arsenal that season.

He made just two appearances off the bench during the tournament. The injury-plagued midfielder spent the following season on loan at Bournemouth playing 27 times in the league.

Then he managed 38 appearances in all competitions on his return to Arsenal the next campaign.

But having left for West Ham in the summer of 2018, he made just 20 first team appearances for the Hammers because of recurring injuries and returned to Bournemouth in the summer.

Released by the Cherries at the end of the 20-21 campaign, the ace most recently played for Danish Superliga club AGF.

He is now Under-18s manager at Arsenal.

FW: HARRY KANE

Was and still is England's most gifted No9 and has since become Gareth Southgate's captain.

Is the Three Lions' key player and adored by fans across the country.

Recently scored his 58th goal for his country against Germany.

And he is now playing there for Bayern Munich, having secured a mega-money move from Spurs over the summer.

FW: WAYNE ROONEY

Played in a deeper lying midfield role in France after being utilised there for Manchester United on occasion.

Will always be remembered for being England's highest goalscorer and appearance maker with 53 from 120 games - although Kane now looks likely to beat that.

Eventually retired from international football in 2018 and has played for Everton, DC United and Derby County.

He went on to manage the Rams and is now boss at DC United.

FW: DANIEL STURRIDGE

Drafted in to start in place of Lallana for the last game against Iceland having been condemned to the bench until then.

Has since left Liverpool where he played the best football of his career and spent 19-20 on loan at Trabzonspor.

He was later released by Aussie side Perth Glory and is now working as a pundit for Sky Sports.

FW: JAMIE VARDY

Still going at 36 for Leicester.

Picked off the back of the Foxes' famous title win but still could not oust Kane.

Won the Premier League's Golden Boot award in 19-20 and still refuses to come out of international retirement, which he announced in 2018.

Is now playing in the Championship following the Foxes' relegation.

FW: MARCUS RASHFORD

At just 18 he had burst onto the scene and into United's side and now - though still only 25 - seems like he has been around forever.

However, a dip in form saw him relegated to the bench for United and dropped by Southgate.

He then became a hero for children with his free school meals campaign.

And Rashford rewarded United and England's faith with 30 goals last season, earning himself a new long-term deal in the process.