Gareth Southgate knew he was leaving England job before end of Euro 2024
Manager had decided to leave before end of tournamentTells Desert Island Discs he may not stay in football
Gareth Southgate has revealed he decided to step down as England manager before the end of Euro 2024. Southgate said in the immediate aftermath of England’s 2-1 final defeat to Spain in July that he would “speak to the right people” about his future.
The 54-year-old eventually resigned two days after the Berlin final but, guesting on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, he said that he knew it was time to move on. Southgate chose the Adele hit Someone Like You as one of the eight songs he would take with him if cast away to a desert island, explaining he had the track on repeat during the tournament in Germany because “I knew I was going to be leaving”.
