Gareth Southgate resigns: Former Sussex schoolboy steps down after Euros final defeat to Spain
Gareth Southgate has stepped down as England manager.
The former Crawley schoolboy lead England to their second consecutive European Championships final this summer but after defeat to Spain, he decided to step down.
In a post on X, the official England account said: "After 102 games and almost eight years in charge, Gareth Southgate has announced he is to leave his role as manager of the #ThreeLions."
“As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of my life to play for England and to manage England. It has meant everything to me, and I have given it my all,” he said in a statement. “But it’s time for change, and for a new chapter. Sunday’s final in Berlin against Spain was my final game as England manager.”
Southgate, 53, took charge of the Three Lions in autumn 2016.
Two years later, he took them to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Russia, becoming the first England manager to do so since Bobby Robson in 1990.
During his tenure, they also reached the quarter finals of the 2022 World Cup, played in Qatar, and the final of Euro 2020 at Wembley, where they lost to Italy on penalties.
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