Terry Venables calls Euro 96 ‘the best time of my life’ as Teddy Sheringham claims England will never have a better chance of winning a major competition

Alan Shearer speaks to Terry Venables on the BBC documentary ‘Euro 96: When football came home’

Terry Venables has admitted that Euro 96 was the ‘best time of my life’, but he doesn’t know how England failed to win the competition after their semi-final exit to Germany.

The former Three Lions boss was speaking on BBC documentary ‘Euro 96: When football came home‘, presented by ex-striker Alan Shearer on Wednesday night.

The programme looked back at England’s run to the final four, and the heartbreak of their dramatic shoot-out defeat by their bitter rivals at Wembley, with contributions from members of the squad.

The 73-year-old Venables recalls: ‘I don’t know how we didn’t win. What we went through was something I’ve never experienced before. The best of my life.’

The former Barcelona coach admits that he does wonder about what might have been, as England came the closest they have in the last 20 years to winning a major competition.

He said: ‘It’s just a shame that it wasn’t to be.

‘Things have turned alright but it could have been better, but you can’t take it away from me.’

Former Tottenham and Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham said he had great memories from the tournament and does not hold any regrets.

But the 50-year-old revealed: ‘I don’t think we’ll ever have a better chance of winning a major competition.’

Roy Hodgson’s side face Russia, Wales and Slovakia in Group B at Euro 2016, hoping to go one better than their predecessors and reach a first major final in 50 years.

Steve McManaman joins Shearer in celebrating his goal during the 4-1 win over Holland at Wembley