Five years after Gareth Southgate was thrown into the role of England manager after Sam Allardyce's 67-day reign ended in disgrace, the Three Lions have reached their first major tournament final for 55 years. AFP Sport looks at how the 50-year-old took England from the embarrassment of the Allardyce scandal to the brink of European champions. "There is a nasty side to Gareth and he was spot-on to do that," said former England captain Alan Shearer. Under his reign, England players have had to cope with racial abuse in Montenegro and Bulgaria. Saka justified his start against Denmark by setting up England's equaliser as Simon Kjaer turned the ball into his own net.

Source: News 24 July 09, 2021 02:26 UTC