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James Ridge

'You can find yourself mocked if you don’t conform to the latest trend. As hardened as I am to criticisms, there’s no way I was going to trawl through social media last summer and read abuse' Sir Gareth Southgate opens up on abuse during England spell

England Euro 2024 squad Gareth Southgate, Head Coach of England, looks on during the UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final match between England and Switzerland at Düsseldorf Arena on July 06, 2024 in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Michael Regan - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images).

Gareth Southgate's departure from the England national team last summer brought an end to the country's most successful period since lifting the World Cup back in 1966.

Southgate guided his side to back-to-back European Championship finals, as well as a World Cup semi-final and quarter-final, although he failed to lift a trophy despite a sustained period amongst the world's best teams.

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