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England Hires German Thomas Tuchel to Lead National Soccer Team

Former England coach and former national team player Gareth Southgate stepped down in July after eight years with the team.
England Hires German Thomas Tuchel to Lead National Soccer Team
Thomas Tuchel, manager of the English National Team, leaves a press conference after he was announced as the new England manager at Wembley Stadium in London on Oct. 16, 2024. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Todd Karpovich
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The English National Team hired former Bayern Munich and Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel to lead the squad into the 2026 World Cup.

Tuchel is the third foreign-born coach to lead England, joining the late Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson (2001–2006) and Italian Fabio Capello (2007–2012).

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In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.