If this week has demonstrated one thing, it is the power of the pyramid. A huge 25 of the 33 selected in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the European Championships have spent time playing in the English Football League.
On Wednesday, Ademola Lookman – born in Wandsworth, south London – became part of a very exclusive club of players to score a hat-trick in a European final. He was playing Sunday League a decade ago before Charlton set in motion his journey to stardom with Atalanta.
Another tale which made fewer headlines but carried just the same amount of romance is that of Dapo Afolayan.