Tag: England National Team

  • England appoints interim manager for senior national team

    England appoints interim manager for senior national team

    Lee Carsley will be in charge of the England national team on interim capacity pending when a new  substantive coach will be appointed for the Three Lions.

    Carsley will be in charge of the Three Lions for September’s Nations League games as the Football Association continues to search for Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor.

    The 50-year-old will step up from his role as England Under-21 boss to replace Southgate, who resigned two days after defeat by Spain in the Euro 2024 final last month, according to reports from BBC.

    “As I am very familiar with the players and the cycle of international football, it makes sense for me to guide the team while the FA continues the process to recruit a new manager,” said Carsley.

    “My main priority is to ensure continuity and our goal is to secure promotion in the Uefa Nations League.”

    Carsley is a former Premier League midfielder, who played for clubs, including Derby and Everton in a 17-year career.

    He has been in charge of  Coventry, Brentford and Birmingham on a caretaker basis before becoming England Under-20 coach in 2020.

    Carsley soon became boss of England Under-21 and led them to the European Championship title in 2023 as they won the competition for the first time in 39 years.

  • Why I shunned Super Eagles  for England national team – Saka

    Why I shunned Super Eagles for England national team – Saka

    Three Lions and Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka has stated reasons why he shunned Nigeria’s Super Eagles for the England national team.

    Saka presently holidaying in Nigeria his country of descent has been giving back to society by visiting orphanages with cash and gift items.

    In one of the orphanages he visited, the 21 year old was asked by a staff of the organization why he decided to pick the English national team ahead of the senior national team of Nigeria.

    ‘I will tell you this. I was very close to playing for one of the youth teams in 2019. It was the wish of my father but things happen and you have to live with your decisions. I feel very much Nigerian and nothing can change that,’ he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.

    Report also says that part of Saka’s itinerary whilst in Nigeria is to visit President Bola Tinubu before returning to England to team up with England squad for the UEFA Nations League matches.

    ‘A visit to the president is on their list but I don’t know if it will be possible. He looks quite a lovely lad and shy. At the orphanage we couldn’t believe who was next to us. So humble and down to earth’, staff of the orphanage home stated. 65