Soccer, Nations League: Lee Carsley, England youth coach, takes over as Three Lions interim coach

Lee Carsley will take over as interim boss of the England football team, ousted by Gareth Southgate after the Euro finals defeat, the FA announced on Friday. Corsley has a significant responsibility to prepare for next month’s Nations League games against Ireland and Finland.

The FA indicated in a press release that Southgate’s interim tenure could be extended if the process to select a successor takes longer than expected. Carsley, 50, who has managed a number of English clubs including Sheffield United and Manchester City, was in charge of the Under-21s for two years. For the first time since 1984, he led them to the European Championship last year in their age group.

The former Irish international (40 caps) is part of the extended technical staff of the English selection during the last two Euros (2021 and 2024) and the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.It is an honor to lead this England team to promotion on an interim basis“, he reacts in the press release of the federation.

“Familiar with the players and the cycle of international football, it seems logical to me to lead the team as the FA continues its recruitment process for the future manager.“, he adds. In his first post since 2016, Gareth Southgate bowed out two days after the Three Lions lost the Euro final against Spain (2-1) on July 14 in Berlin.

The names of Newcastle manager Eddie Howe and ex-Chelsea coach Graham Potter have been floated after him. German Jurgen Klopp, who left Liverpool at the end of last season, has ruled out an immediate return to duty. After two defeats in the finals of the European Championships (2021, 2024) and the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the absolute priority of his successors is to achieve what Southgate has failed to do: finally win a major tournament and add to the 1966 World Cup victory on home soil. A line in the list.