Gareth Southgate will remain as England manager until after the European Championships in 2024, the Football Association has confirmed.

He had said he was "conflicted" about his future in the role after England's quarter-final exit at the World Cup.

The 52-year-old, who was appointed in 2016, led the Three Lions to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018 and a first Euros final in 2021.

His current contract is due to expire in December 2024.

"We are delighted to confirm that Gareth Southgate is continuing as England manager and will lead our Euro 2024 campaign," said FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.

"Gareth and Steve Holland [assistant manager] have always had our full support, and our planning for the Euros starts now."

Southgate officially became England boss in November 2016 after a two-month spell as caretaker manager following Sam Allardyce's departure.

The former defender, who made 57 appearances for England, became the fourth permanent manager of the national team in as many years.

In the six years since, he has brought great stability to the England camp, building a strongly bonded unit of players off the pitch and a team seen as serious contenders for major trophies on it.

Southgate has won 49 of his 81 games in charge so far, losing 14. But his record of winning six knockout games in major tournaments as Three Lions boss is the same number as England had won in the 48 years before he took the helm.

But despite the growing expectation put on his team, Southgate is yet to deliver the silverware so longed for.

His side suffered a 2-1 defeat by Croatia in the last four of the 2018 World Cup in Russia after leading 1-0, while England were beaten on penalties by Italy in the Euro 2020 final after also leading that match.

England went into the World Cup on the back of relegation from their Uefa Nations League group after three defeats and three draws.

However victories over Iran and Wales, either side of drawing with the United States, saw England top their group and they then comfortably beat Senegal in the last 16.

Their journey ended in a 2-1 defeat by France, with captain Harry Kane missing a late penalty, having earlier scored one to equal Wayne Rooney as England's leading goalscorer.

Southgate previously managed England Under-21s from 2013 to 2016 and was also in charge at Middlesbrough from 2006 to 2009.

Under Southgate, the England senior side have scored 174 goals and conceded 57. The Three Lions have scored three or more goals on 27 occasions - exactly a third of his games in charge.

He ranks fourth for most games as the England men's manager, with Walter Winterbottom taking charge of 139 games, Sir Alf Ramsey 113 and Sir Bobby Robson 95.

sukkot:
truthfully he has been the best manager. the team play good football just that they are cursed. the colonizers curse

Sweetplum:
Their neat coach in the last 25 years. They should sack him naa and see real degradation. They ll suffer more than this present Chelsea under Graham Albino Potter.

Sweetplum:
Their neat coach in the last 25 years. They should sack him naa and see real degradation. They ll suffer more than this present Chelsea under Graham Albino Potter.

LienwaltAbel:

Like France no colonise anybody? They Don win twice in a row self (I don know say dey go win this one self)

sukkot:
oh yes france colonize too but the face of european colonization is the british. they own almost all of the planets land. they own canada and Australia and new zealand and even ffalkland islands a part of argentina and at their peak they owned almost the whole world. and so they are the face of european colonialism. and for that they are the ones with the curse. they are cursed in everything they do including soccer
the sun has set on england

LienwaltAbel:

If France had the chance, they'd have been the ones owning everything. Let's not even start with their history. Besides, how is England cursed? Despite the way the country is, they're a billion times better than many countries and they have one world cup win which is more than half the world.

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sukkot:
truthfully he has been the best manager. the team play good football just that they are cursed. the colonizers curse

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VeryWickedGoat:
The most useless National team in the world after Super Eagles

Realguyman1:
Potter might be doing bad as a Chelsea coach, but with the two first transfer the man about is about to make now as a Chelsea coach, it shows the guy is good with transfer and that's the area Tuchel were really bad at.

Let's hope things get better for Chelsea