Thomas Tuchel appointed England manager – LIVE!
Thomas Tuchel has been unveiled as the new England manager in a press conference at Wembley this afternoon. The former Chelsea boss will start his 18-month contract in January as the permanent successor to Gareth Southgate and lead the Three Lions to the 2026 World Cup.
The German becomes the third non-British manager of the England team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello and jokingly apologised for having a German passport before outlining his passion for the job. Tuchel beat off intense competition to land the role with CEO of the FA Mark Bullingham revealing they interviewed 10 candidates in total including some English managers.
Tuchel insisted he hasn’t made a decision on whether he will sing the national anthem yet and didn’t speak to his former Bayern Munich player Harry Kane before taking the role. Follow all the updates, reaction and latest news LIVE with Standard Sport’s blog below!
