For the England manager’s home life is the antithesis of the blingy world of many modern footballers. Winning transfer: Gareth Southgate’s Grade I-listed house, which has a Great Hall, wine cellar and cinema room, overlooking a reservoir famed for its high-quality fly and coarse fishingBut fashion never has been one of Southgate’s fortés. Gareth Southgate has become the ultimate proof that nice guys can win – it just takes them a little longer. GARETH SOUTHGATE: A kid from the suburbs with goofy teeth, nothing about me was coolBy Gareth Southgate for The Mail on SundayIt all seemed unremarkable at the time, but I recognise now how lucky I was. © Gareth Southgate, 2020Extracted from Anything Is Possible, by Gareth Southgate, published by Cornerstone at £16.99.

Source: Daily Mail July 03, 2021 21:33 UTC