Former Manchester United defender Paul Parker says that England sides are not mentally equipped to deal with the pressure of penalty shootouts in big tournaments.

England U21 lost to their German counterparts in the semi-finals of European Championships on Tuesday.

For the Three Lions, it was a third straight penalty shootout defeat to Germany in international tournaments.

Parker said: "It was the third penalty shoot-out defeat by Germany that England have suffered in semi-finals, following on from the 1990 World Cup and Euro 96.

"There have been other shoot-out disappointments over the years but none of them sting quite as much as losing to Germany.

"We are just not built for these occasions. It can't be a technical issue, and it certainly isn't down to practice as Aidy Boothroyd said England had been practicing shoot-outs after every training session, while Germany didn't bother at all."