Southgate has been assured that a poor showing from England at the World Cup would not cost him his job Kai Pfaffenbach/ReutersGareth Southgate will not be sacked by the FA even if England lose all three games at the World Cup next summer. His contract as England manager runs until 2020 and includes performance-related bonuses for getting out of the group and for negotiating each knockout round in Russia. However, Martin Glenn, the FA chief executive, has made it clear that he believes Southgate is the right man to take England into future tournaments whatever the outcome in Russia. Asked if Southgate’s position would potentially be in jeopardy, Glenn said: “No. You’ve seen it; you’ve seen some of the fruits of it.

Source: The Times December 04, 2017 00:00 UTC