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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Mark Dobson

Gareth Southgate reveals family persuaded him to stay as England manager

Gareth Southgate applauds the fans after England’s loss to France in the World Cup quarter-final.
Gareth Southgate applauds the fans after England’s loss to France in the World Cup quarter-final. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Gareth Southgate has admitted he considered his England future before and after the World Cup, but his family spurred him on.

A desperate day in June 2022 – where a timid England slumped to a 4-0 defeat to Hungary in the Nations League – left Southgate wondering whether he was the right man for the job as the boos rang around Molineux.

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