Gareth Southgate leaves role as England manager

Gareth Southgate has resigned as England manager after the Three Lions suffered yet another European Championship heartbreak.

For the second consecutive Euros, Southgate's side fell at the final hurdle, this time losing 2-1 to Spain after Mikel Oyarzabal's late winner.  

And now the Football Association will begin the process of choosing a successor to the former England boss.

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t has been reported Eddie Howe, Graham Potter, Lee Carsley and Mauricio Pochettino are among the early contenders.

The FA want to conduct a full and proper process before deciding on their No 1 candidate, but Mail Sport can reveal that the likes of Howe, Potter and Pochettino have admirers behind the scenes.

Howe’s work at Newcastle, and formerly Bournemouth, has been admired by technical director John McDermott and the Magpies boss is viewed as a strong candidate.

It is believed Howe is happy at Newcastle, but would consider any approach from the national team.

Potter has been out of work since leaving Chelsea over a year ago and would be open to taking the England job.

Carsley is currently England Under-21 boss and would likely be interviewed for the role as the FA carry out their recruitment process.

Intriguingly, Pochettino would also entertain the opportunity to manage England having left Chelsea at the end of last season.

The FA would ideally prefer a homegrown coach to replace Southgate, but would not rule out appointing a foreign boss.

Thomas Tuchel is another boss who would likely be interested in any vacancy.

Southgate’s contract doesn’t expire until December but with England’s next fixtures coming in September there is some urgency in resolving his future so they can begin the process of finding his replacement.

Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard, who are both out of work, could emerge as outsiders for the role.

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