England coach Gary Neville has insisted that the England squad's wives and girlfriends will not be a distraction for the players when they travel to Poland and Ukraine for the European Championships.
The partners of the Three Lions' players, who are commonly known as 'WAGs', took major focus from the media in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, which sparked criticism towards the national side.
"That won't happen again," said Neville. "The FA learned from the experience in 2006. The England team did. The England players did. That wasn't ideal for anybody.
"It was symptomatic of the times. Between 2002 and 2007 everyone got carried away with everything in life. It is a different world now and those mistakes won't happen again under any manager or any regime. The platform won't be given.
"We are managing it this time in a completely different way. We are here to play football. We are here to work."
England will play their first Euro 2012 group game against France on June 11.
Danielle Joynson
