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Former England Manager Gareth Southgate Knighted as Sir Gareth

11mo ago· 6 min readenNews

Summary

Gareth Southgate, the former England boss, has been knighted, joining a select group of football managers who have received this honor. He is the third youngest person to receive a footballing knighthood, following David Beckham and Stanley Matthews. Southgate, despite not winning a trophy in his managerial career, has made significant contributions to English football.

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Southgate is the third youngest person to be given a footballing knighthood, following David Beckham, 50, and Stanley Matthews, who was 49.
On the list of football manager knights, only Winterbottom and Southgate have not won a trophy in their managerial career.
Southgate fell short of being the winner England and the Football Association wanted as they tried to end a barren sequence for the men's senior team stretching back to the 1966 World Cup triumph.
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As Gareth Southgate becomes Sir Gareth, BBC Sport looks at the short list of managerial greats he joins in receiving the honour.

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