Breaking – Lee Carsley expected to be England interim boss
Lee Carsley is expected to be the interim manager of the England men’s senior team when they play their Nations League games against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month.
Carsley led England Under-21s as they won the European Championship in 2023 for the first time in 39 years.
Gareth Southgate resigned as England manager two days after defeat by Spain in the 2024 Euros final last month.
Lee Carsley will take charge of England for the Nations League games this autumn.
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Ireland, Finland and Greece.
My view is it's an audition, we'll see him get airtime on TV and radio to hear and see his personality and get him familiarised to England fans, then if he's…
The path from under-21s manager to caretaker boss of the senior team is well trodden, with Howard Wilkinson, Stuart Pearce and Southgate all stepping up after taking charge of the Young Lions.
Southgate went on to secure the job permanently and led the side for eight years, reaching a World Cup semi-final in 2018, a World Cup quarter-final in 2022 and Euros finals in 2021 and 2024.
The Football Association have been conducting a search for a replacement and a job advert was published on their website.
The FA has not commented on the search for Southgate’s replacement but have always made clear they have had an “interim solution in place”.