{"id":18295,"date":"2025-04-14T04:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/18295\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T04:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:15:08","slug":"ex-england-boss-gareth-southgate-changes-career-as-he-turns-back-on-football-according-to-paperwork-seen-by-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/18295\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-England boss Gareth Southgate changes career as he turns back on football, according to paperwork seen by The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GARETH Southgate looks to have retired as a football manager \u2014 by changing his profession on paper to \u201ccompany director\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His last match in charge of England was last summer, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/29216523\/england-spain-euros-final-loss-report\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain beat the Three Lions 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gareth Southgate, England's soccer manager, stands with arms crossed.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gareth-southgate-poses-front-tunnel-980851701.jpg\" data-caption=\"Gareth Southgate looks to have retired as a football manager \u2014 by changing his profession on paper to 'company director'\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/gareth-southgate-poses-front-tunnel-980851701.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate looks to have retired as a football manager \u2014 by changing his profession on paper to &#8216;company director&#8217;Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/gareth-southgate\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The 54-year-old<\/a> said after leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/34191058\/england-legend-terry-venables-leaves-wife-fortune\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England job<\/a> that he would not return to a coaching role for at least a year.<\/p>\n<p>Now former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196702\/england\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> defender Gareth has given his clearest indication yet that he is packing in football management for good.<\/p>\n<p>Documents for MAS Inv\u00adestment Holdings Limited \u2014 the business that handles his \u00a36.2million property portfolio \u2014 reveal he has changed his profession from \u201cfootball manager\u201d to \u201ccompany director\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The move seems to back up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/gary-lineker\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Lineker<\/a>, who said after the Euro 2024 final: \u201cI suspect this might be his last game in management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gareth, who lives in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/north-yorkshire\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Yorkshire<\/a> with wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/29279724\/gareth-southgate-marriage-wife-alison-car-park-ultimatum\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alison<\/a>, had been tipped for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/premierleague\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier League<\/a> job, and was linked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196656\/manchester-united\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man United<\/a> before they hired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/34413785\/man-utd-news-ruben-amorim-drop-andre-onana\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he has been taking on temporary roles. <\/p>\n<p>Gareth is a technical observer for European football\u2019s ruling body Uefa and a visiting lecturer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/6173676\/nuri-sahin-harvard-business-school-dortmund\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard Business School<\/a> in the US.<\/p>\n<p>He is also writing a self-help book, which is to focus on leadership.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected to feature some of the lessons he learned while guiding the Three Lions to two successive European Championship finals.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Gareth Southgate fears boys are watching too much porn instead of &#8216;expressing their emotions&#8217; 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