Yoga far with these stretch routines, lads

ENGLAND players tried to stretch their World Cup advantage yesterday by preparing for the Belgium game with yoga sessions.

Some of the squad members use the ancient Indian discipline as a regular part of their fitness and flexibility regime.

A female instructor put them through their paces at their ForRestMix hotel HQ in Repino. The team-mates worked out under a sign which read: “Success isn’t given its earned on the track, in the field, in the gym, with blood sweat and the occasional tear.” And another said: “Training hard try losing.” Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford, Ashley Young, Dele Alli and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were among the players flexing their muscles.