Under his leadership, the “Three Lions” played in the European Championship finals twice in a row.
Gareth Southgateresigned as head coach of the England national football team
This was announced by the FA.
“It was an honor for me to play and coach the England national team. It meant a lot to me and I gave my all to this job. But it was time for a change, a new page. Final in “Berlin against Spain was my last game as England coach,” the BBC quoted Southgate as saying.
Southgate took charge of the national team in 2016. Under his leadership, the Three Lions played 102 matches: 64 wins, 20 draws and 18 defeats.
During this time, he led England to the finals of Euro 2020 and Euro 2024, but both times the Three Lions ” were defeated.
In the final match of Euro 2024, which took place on July 14 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, the Spanish national team beat the English with a score of 2:1. And in the decisive match of the previous Euro, which took place in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Southgate’s team lost to the Italians in a penalty shootout (1:1, pen. 2:3).
