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Talking bulls*** in the sauna, coaches playing musical instruments at dinner... and book club! Finland captain Tim Sparv reveals the secrets to minnows' success as they head to their first EVER major tournament

Members of an online book club in Finland were left disappointed when their leader postponed a few sessions in June. He has a good excuse, though - he's captaining his country at the European Championship.

Alongside reading the play from midfield, Tim Sparv runs a regular book society alongside Swedish-Finnish publishing company Forlaget, which hopes to inspire young children to pick up more literature in this digital age.

'In Finland, and probably in England as well, you have a big challenge to get young people to read more,' Sparv tells Sportsmail. 'Young boys are reading less and less and it affects performance in school and in life generally, and they fall behind.