Gareth Southgate’s time as manager of England over. The 53-year-old boss fell at the final hurdle for the second Euros in succession during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Spain in Berlin and has now confirmed he has left the position as England manager.
The only men’s manager to have reached two major finals, Southgate’s tournament record will have brought him little comfort when Mikel Oyarzabal’s late goal secured a record fourth European Championship for Spain in the German capital. After another tournament final loss, the boss has stepped away in order to give someone else a shot at glory.
While the 53-year-old England head coach publicly said “now is not the time” to discuss his future as the national team boss, there was to be a growing acceptance that the ex-Middlesbrough boss would depart the job in order to return to club football.
But who should replace Southgate? We look at 10 candidates for the England job and assess why the could be the man to lead the Three Lions at World Cup 2028.
5. Graham Potter - 7/1
Had a flourishing reputation before a failed moved to Chelsea. He has to be in the conversation. However, it would be a whole different experience from club football, and his style is more known to be possession based when England fans thought to favour someone who will aim to play attacking, free-flowing football. | Leeds Beckett University Photo: Leeds Beckett University
6. Frank Lampard - 28/1
The ex-Chelsea and England midfielder has found his reputation take a hit over the last few years due to his poor record at Everton. Will be involved in the conversation though for the same reason as some of his other former England team-mates are. | Alex Livesey Photo: Alex Livesey
7. Steven Gerrard - 40/1
After winning the title at Rangers, Gerrard's stock has fallen considerably after a failed spell in charge of Aston Villa. However, you can't completely discount the ex-Ibrox boss. After all Southgate was relegated with Middlesbrough and has done pretty damn well with England. International football is very different to club football and Gerrard knows exactly what it is like to play for England at a tournament. A Three Lions legend in his own right, Gerrard would command respect much like that of Gareth Southgate. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
8. Steve Holland - 66/1
Gareth Southgate's assistant coach has an outside chance of getting the England job, according to the bookies. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images