LONDON (AP) " Just like a month ago, a new England managerial era opened with a win on Saturday. Gareth Southgate will be hoping to last longer than speedily dismissed predecessor Sam Allardyce's 67 days. "There's certainly room for improvement but that's not a bad place for us to be," Southgate said. But Southgate, who played at three tournaments with England, has to seize every moment if he is to lead the team into the 2018 World Cup in Russia. And yet the fans still turn out to watch the team, even when modest, unappealing opposition come to Wembley.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2016 21:56 UTC