FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Semi Final - England v Denmark - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - July 7, 2021 England manager Gareth Southgate celebrates after the match Pool via REUTERS/Frank Augstein
LONDON (Reuters) - When England were digesting their shock Euro 2016 exit to Iceland in the round of 16, if fans and pundits had been asked who was the manager most likely to lead the team's resurgence few would have pointed to Gareth Southgate.
The former defender was the face of English failure for his penalty shootout miss against Germany at Euro96 while his coaching career did not promise much after relegation with Middlesbrough and a poor run with England's under-21 side.
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