England manager Gareth Southgate takes his hat off after the defeat in the European Championship final. Prince William, who was in the Berlin stadium during the bankruptcy, is clearly not completely indifferent.
His “Three Lions” could do that final he European football championships He will not beat the Spaniards on Sunday. And the much maligned Coach English, Gareth Southgate (53), arrived just two days after the 2-1 defeat Sedan he Consequences“It's time for a change and a new chapter,” Southgate said, explaining his resignation in his official statement. This, among other things, through Instagram it spread. He game over It would be his last game as an Englishman. national coach state.
Around the same time, Prince William (42) also spoke out about Southgate's end as England manager. also above Instagram thanked the former player of crystal Palace, Aston Villa and FC Middlesbroughwho was allowed to wear the England shirt 57 times. William is considered a great football fan, he is president of the English Football Association (FA) and of course he was also in Sedan in it final at the Olympic Stadium on the spot. “Gareth, I would like to thank you,” wrote the heir to the British throne, “not as president of the FA, but as an England fan. Thank you for building a team that in 2024 was up there with the best in the world.”
He also thanked Southgate for always showing “humility, compassion and real leadership” despite the enormous pressure. He was one of a kind and could be incredibly proud of what he had achieved, William wrote on a photo of the two together in his profile.
Gareth Southgate missed the legendary
penalty kick against germany
Southgate took charge of the Three Lions in 2016 and led them to the 2018 World Cup Semi-finals And he achieved it at the World Cup in Qatar. Quarter finalsTheir teams reached the 2021 and 2024 European Championships. final. Despite the good results of the tournament, Southgate has been heavily criticized in his own country for a long time. The accusation: Despite having an extremely valuable and talented squad, the English team is playing National selection bad and I never have the potential Performance level accessible.
In Germany is Gareth Southgate especially as a symbol of supposed English weakness penalty kick known: in Semi-finals At the 1996 European Championship, Southgate missed the former DFB goalkeeper Andreas Köpke (62) and his missed shot caused his team to be eliminated in their own country. A few days later he was Germany in the venerable Wembley Stadium Champions of Europe, a title that has eluded the English team to this day.
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