ENGLAND MANAGER GARETH SOUTHGATE SIGNS NEW CONTRACT THROUGH TO DECEMBER 2024

England manager Gareth Southgate has signed a new contract to keep him in the role until December 2024. Southgate, whose previous contract was set to run out after the 2022 winter World Cup in Qatar, has been manager of the national side since November 2016.

He led England to the final of Euro 2020 – their best men’s performance in 55 years – in July. Southgate will oversee England’s progress at next year’s World Cup, which runs from 21 November-18 December, and the qualification stages for Euro 2024, with the tournament taking place from 14 June-14 July.

Assistant manager Steve Holland has also agreed a new deal through to the end of 2024. Southgate initially took over as caretaker manager from Sam Allardyce in September 2016 before being appointed permanently two months later.

In 2018, he led England to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years. Under his tenure, they also finished third in the Uefa Nations League before reaching the Euro 2020 final, where they lost on penalties to Italy – their only defeat of the year.