Gareth Southgate resigns after England’s Euro 2024 loss to Spain.
Southgate said, “As a proud Englishman, it has been the greatest honour of my life to play for and manage England.
“However, a fresh chapter and a shift are needed. My final match as England manager was Sunday’s final against Spain in Berlin.”
Southgate’s squad rallied from behind to draw level with Spain in the German city, but were defeated by a late winner.
He announced after the match that the “best team of the tournament” had triumphed.
Thanking England fans, whom Southgate described as the “best in the world.”
After 102 games and nearly eight years in charge, Gareth Southgate has announced he is to leave his role as manager.
The Prince of Wales, who has been leading accolades to Southgate’s managerial tenure, expressed gratitude to him.
Prince William concluded by praising Southgate as a “all-around class act, Saying, “Thank you for showing humility, compassion, and true leadership under the most intense pressure.”
Following that, Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid thanks, thanking Southgate and his team for “laying the foundations for future success”.
Former England striker and commentator Gary Lineker, said Southgate brought “pride, respect, and a togetherness to England”.
Lineker added: “He was close, very close to footballing immortality and he always did the job with humility and dignity.
The 53-year-old assumed leadership of the Three Lions in the autumn of 2016.
He became the first England manager to accomplish so since Bobby Robson in 1990 when, two years later, he led them to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia.
After losing on penalty kicks in three previous World Cups, they defeated Colombia 4-3 on penalties in the round of 16.
They also advanced to the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals, which were hosted in Qatar, and the 2021 Euro 2020 final at Wembley.
