Gareth Southgate holds the record as the man who has represented England in more games than anyone else with 102 matches as men's senior team manager and 57 as a player - a total of 159 caps. The only manager bar 1966 World Cup winner Sir Alf Ramsey to lead the England men's team into a major tournament final, finishing runners up in Euro 2020 and 2024, he managed England at four major tournaments, also reaching the World Cup semi-finals in 2018 and quarter-finals in 2022. In doing so he holds the record for winning more major tournament games than any other England Manager in history.

He is a former winning Club Captain with a distinguished playing career spanning over 500 games for Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, where he was appointment Manager in 2006, the youngest in the history of the Premier League at the time. His role with England inspired the award- winning and sell out West End play 'Dear England', the title of which was taken from an open letter he wrote to England fans during the Covid-19 pandemic. Gareth has won BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year twice. In the 2024 New Years Hour List he was knighted for his unifying service to his country. Whilst having supported numerous charity projects he is proud to be focused on his work as a Goodwill Ambassador for The King's Trust, Ambassador for Martin House Children's Hospice and Patron of Help for Heroes. He has recently become a visiting lecturer at Harvard Business School.