Gareth Southgate has resigned as manager of the England national team following his team's defeat in the 2024 European Championship final against Spain, the English Football Association (FA) confirmed on Tuesday.
Under his leadership, England reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the final of the 2020 European Championship (to be played in 2021) and the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, before this latest run took them to the final of the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
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“As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of a lifetime to play for and coach England,” Southgate said in a statement on the Football Association's website. “It has meant everything to me and I have given it my all.”
“But it's time for a change and a new chapter. Sunday's final in Berlin against Spain was my last game as England manager.
“I had the privilege of leading a great group of players in 102 matches. Every single one of them was proud to wear the three lions on their shirt and they brought honour to their country in many ways.”
Gareth Southgate's England became the first country to lose two European Championship finals in a row. MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images
England won eight knockout matches during Southgate's tenure – all other men's national team coaches in history have achieved nine wins between them.
Southgate took on the role on an interim basis in September 2016 following the sacking of Sam Allardyce, before becoming full-time manager later that year.
The English Football Association (FA) will now begin the search for a new head coach to lead the team at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
England's next match is against the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League on 7 September.
