Multiple English news sites are reporting England head coach Gareth Southgate has decided to stay on after the World Cup quarterfinal exit to France.
Southgate is contracted until 2024, but indicated after the 2-1 loss to France that he would take time to review whether he wanted to continue in the role.
Now, The Times and The Daily Telegraph are among newspapers reporting that Southgate has decided he wants to stay, although The Press Association reported that the Football Association (FA) had declined to comment on the reports.
Sky Sports News said it had confirmed the newspaper reports and suggested Southgate would” inform the FA of his decision before Christmas”.
The Daily Telegraph wrote that Southgate had “resolved to leave before the World Cup started – even if England won it – believing there was too much negativity around him’’.
But the Telegraph stated “sources suggest he now feels far more positively about staying amid widespread calls in support of him”.
At the time of England’s World Cup exit, Southgate said “whenever I finish these tournaments, I’ve needed time to make correct decisions”.
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“I want to make the right decision, whatever that is, for the team, for England, for the FA. I’ve got to be sure whatever decision I make is the right one.”
Southgate, 52, won 57 caps as an England defender and has been England manager since 2016.
He led England to their first major tournament final since the 1966 World Cup win when they lost the 2020 European Championships final to Italy in 2021.
