ENGLAND, Gareth Southgate has announced his resignation as England manager after leading the team to two consecutive Euro 2016 runners-up finishes. Gareth Southgate, the 53-year-old manager of the England national team, decided to resign as the manager of the England national team after just leading the team to a runner-up finish at Euro 2024 by losing 1-2 to Spain in the final and leading the English team to two consecutive Euro finals but losing both times. Southgate still has a contract to manage the England national team until December. Southgate's performances have led England to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the quarter-finals of 2022 and the finals of Euro 2020 and 2024, a feat that has not seen England win a major trophy for 58 years since winning the 1966 World Cup. For Southgate, he started managing the England Under-21 team for 33 matches between 2013 and 2016 before officially taking charge of the senior team in December 2016, succeeding Sam Allardyce, and managing the England senior team for 102 matches in an eight-year period. Southgate has been an England player since 1995, playing 57 matches. Source: Thai News Agency