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Gareth Southgate

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed that he no longer sees himself returning to Premier League club management, admitting that relentless scrutiny and mental exhaustion completely drained his passion for the game.

Speaking candidly on The Amol Rajan Connection, the 56-year-old explained that his enjoyment of football eroded toward the climax of his eight-year tenure with the Three Lions.

Southgate stepped down following England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final and has remained entirely away from coaching since.

“I don’t see a scenario where I do that,” Southgate stated when questioned about a potential future in Premier League dugouts.

“Towards the end of my time with England, I stopped enjoying, at the very least for a period, the wins keep you going. By the end, I didn’t even enjoy the wins for any longer than a couple of minutes. So, I’ve hardly watched football.”

Southgate confessed that his personal desire to remain involved in the sport has fundamentally shifted. Aside from attending the FA Cup final to watch his boyhood club, Crystal Palace, capture a historic maiden major trophy, the former defender has avoided attending football stadiums altogether.

Instead, the last 18 months have marked a liberating chapter away from the hyper-critical microscope of elite sports management.

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Southgate has embraced diverse intellectual pursuits, including presenting a BBC documentary addressing challenges faced by young men and boys, and serving as a visiting lecturer on leadership at Harvard Business School in Boston.

“I’ve loved the last 18 months of my life,” he reflected. “I’ve had 37 years where my sense of self depended on did I win or lose on Saturday. And actually I’ve loved having different experiences. I’ve met politicians, I’ve met people in the media industry, I have learned about leadership in all sorts of areas, I’ve travelled around the world learning things.”

Turning his attention to broader football administration, Southgate also weighed in on Manchester City’s ongoing legal appeal against independent commission rulings regarding historical financial regulations.

Having spent years inside elite governing boardrooms with UEFA and FIFA, Southgate cautioned that the complex dispute carries no real victors for English football.

“There’ll be the tribal fans’ response to punish Manchester City as much as we can, relegate them, fine them, do whatever you can,” Southgate noted.

“I’ve been in football boardrooms, I’ve been in meetings with Uefa, I’ve been in meetings with Fifa, I have been in all these spaces and I know how complicated all of this is.”

Emphasizing that the ramifications of the case pose an unprecedented administrative puzzle for the Premier League, Southgate reiterated that the situation remains entirely detrimental to the wider health of the sport.

For now, the former England boss remains content outside the technical area, enjoying a fresh chapter far removed from the intense pressure of professional dugouts.

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