England supervisor Gareth Southgate has determined to remain on and lead the marketing campaign for the 2024 European Championship, the Soccer Affiliation (FA) stated on Sunday.
The favored 52-year-old led England to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar, the place they had been knocked out by France, and had stated he was “conflicted” about his function and giving it some thought.
He had signed a brand new contract by way of to the top of 2024 in November final yr.
“We’re delighted to substantiate that Gareth Southgate is continuous as England supervisor, and can lead our Euro 2024 marketing campaign,” FA CEO Mark Bullingham stated in an announcement.
“Gareth and (assistant supervisor) Steve Holland have at all times had our full help, and our planning for the Euros begins now.”
Southgate, who beforehand coached England’s under-21s, was appointed supervisor in 2016 after Sam Allardyce’s sacking.
His tenure started throughout a tough interval for England, coming within the aftermath of their shock Euro 2016 exit by the hands of Iceland.
Over the course of the following two years, the previous England worldwide was capable of engineer a turnaround in fortunes for the staff, main them to the 2018 World Cup semifinals earlier than their run to the ultimate of the Euro 2020 event final yr.
Nonetheless, the previous couple of months have been much less profitable for Southgate, with England being relegated to the second tier of the Nations League earlier this yr following a six-match winless run and 5 video games with out a aim from open play.
Some opposed fan response then had upset him and his gamers, although they had been extensively praised for his or her World Cup marketing campaign, performing impressively and dropping narrowly 2-1 to France with a missed penalty by captain Harry Kane.