Inside England Amputee football's camp as they aim to grab nation's attention

While the end of March has seen the England men's team congregate at St George's Park for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine, 45 miles away in Cheshire another side is meeting for an important training camp of their own.

In June, England's Amputee Football Association will head to the European Games in Poland where, for the very first time, four countries will compete in the Nations League. The tournament will come less than 12 months after England finished ninth at the World Cup and while there was disappointment at the national team's elimination against Angola, Owen Coyle Jr's side rallied well to beat Poland, Japan and Argentina to secure a respectable ranking.

Coyle has since stepped aside from his duties with Scott Rogers, who had been part of the set-up for two years prior, taking the reigns as interim head coach. It is no secret that the Nations League will be a tough test for England as Poland, Spain and Turkey await them in the summer.

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The latter opponent has set the standard for how the sport can grow. In 2017, England faced Turkey in front of a crowd of more than 40,000 in the final of the European Championships.

But it is not just on an international scale where Turkey are excelling. Amputee footballers are fully professional in Turkey and feature as part of a three-tier league system.

It is a far cry from where England currently finds itself but, speaking to MEN Sport, Rogers is confident that replicating Turkey is a realistic aim and that the Nations League helps them on that journey. He explained: "It is absolutely huge for us.

"It is the first Nations League tournament which amputee football has produced and to