Prince William, the president of the Football Association, has shared a statement on Gareth Southgate's departure.

He wrote: "Gareth, I want to thank you - not as the President of the @FA , but as an @England fan.

"Thank you for creating a team that stands shoulder to shoulder with the world’s finest in 2024. Thank you for showing humility, compassion, and true leadership under the most intense pressure and scrutiny.

"And thank you for being an all-round class act. You should be incredibly proud of what you’ve achieved. W."

Former England defenders Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have both posted their reactions to Gareth Southgate departing as England manager on X.

Jamie Carragher: "It’s been a great ride for all involved over the last eight years. Two finals, semi final & a quarter final in Gareth Southgate’s four tournaments is a very tough act to follow!"

Gary Neville: "Thank you Gareth, you did a great job."

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England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford played in both Euros finals as part of the 68 caps he won under Gareth Southgate.

He is among the first of the current squad to speak on the manager's departure, doing so while also commenting on losing the final.

Pickford said on social media: "Completely gutted. This will hurt for a while. Appreciate everyone who supported us during the tournament and I’d like to thank all my teammates and staff for their work throughout.

"I also want to say a special thank you to the boss for always believing in me during his time with us and I would like to wish him all the best in his next steps. Thank you Gareth."

Dan Roan
BBC sports editor

FA sources suggest they are very unlikely to restrict the selection process to just English managers.

They indicate they want the best person for the job.

They hoped Gareth Southgate would stay, but realised there was a high chance he wouldn’t extend his contract after the Euros, so they say that they have had a long-standing succession plan that they’re now deploying.

A candidate for an interim solution could be U21 boss Lee Carsley.

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Senior football writer Oliver Kay at the Athletic spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about Gareth Southgate.

He said: "I think it’s pretty clear he’s been England’s most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey, two European Championship finals, a World Cup semi-final, a World Cup quarter final, to my mind the World Cup in 2022 was the best they’ve played under Southgate, and it just shows that sometimes you don’t get the breaks and sometimes you do.

"The final tournament, this European Championship that just finished, I felt going into it, maybe will this prove to be a tournament too far for Southgate, often it felt like that, I didn’t feel like they played well, I felt a lot of it looked dysfunctional, but they still reached the final which is something that England never used to do."

England

England return to action on Saturday, 7 September, when they start their Nations League campaign away from home against Republic of Ireland.

Three days later, they will host Finland in their first home match without Gareth Southgate as manager since June 2016.

England's next fixtures:

• September 7 - Republic of Ireland v England
• September 10 - England v Finland
• October 10 - England v Greece
• October 13 - Finland v England
• November 14 - Greece v England
• November 17 - England v Republic of Ireland

No successor has been named by the Football Association yet. The FA CEO Mark Bullingham has said they have interim plans in place should no one be appointed before the matches.

In his final news conference, Gareth Southgate said Spain were deserved winners of Euro 2024.

No excuses from Southgate as he stuck to his honest values right to the end.

Ahead of the final, those closest to Gareth Southgate talk about the man behind the England manager including his values, beliefs and the impact he's had on the squad's winning culture.

If you missed it on Sunday's broadcast, then give it a watch.

Some players, like Jude Bellingham, have shared the news Gareth Southgate has stood down on their social media pages.

Other well known people have been posting their thoughts on the manager.

Singer Louis Tomlinson said: "Thank you Gareth Southgate for the incredible memories you’ve given us all over the last 8 years!"

The Lionesses account posted: "Thank you for everything, Gareth!"

And the Premier League wrote: "Thank you Gareth, for the countless memories and the inspiring role you've played in English football"

We will bring you more reaction as it comes.

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England fan Simon from Essex: "I can kind of see it coming and I don’t blame him. I’ve never been one to follow other people, calling for him to leave because I can see the bigger picture. something that I thought of yesterday and even in the aftermath of the match - we’re trying to set an example for children, we’re trying to inspire them to get into the game. Yet children are gong to see a man get abuse for reaching back to back Euro’s final.

"There’s only a certain amount that anyone can take. We would have won on Sunday and people would have still been having the same conversation on Monday… ‘oh he was lucky’ I don’t know what else he could have possibly done to avoid the abuse he received - it’s just a really sad situation."

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John Murray
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

After the game there was a great deal of emotion on Gareth Southgate's face when he came to speak to us.

Tears had been shed or he at least he seemed close to tears. Just seeing him there, it just felt like the final act.

It is a tall order for his successor to try and better his record. There was clearly a split over Southgate.

History will prove to be very kind to Southgate.

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Of the 99 different players Gareth Southgate handed England caps too, 10 of them went on to win over 50 caps under his stewardship.

Striker and England captain Harry Kane was Southgate's most used players, playing in 81 of Kane's 102 matches.

Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker was Southgate's next most-used player under Southgate, winning 70 caps under him, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and centre-back John Stones the joint-next highest on 68.

Gareth Southgate's most used players as England manager:

Harry Kane - 81 caps

Kyle Walker - 70 caps

Jordan Pickford - 68 caps

John Stones - 68 caps

Harry Maguire - 63 caps

Declan Rice - 58 caps

Marcus Rashford - 57 caps

Raheem Sterling - 55 caps

Kieran Trippier - 54 caps

Jordan Henderson - 52 caps

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In 102 matches as England manager, Gareth Southgate used 99 different players between his first match in October 2016 and his last match on Sunday.

On top of that, 12 other players made matchday squads but did not win a cap under Southgate.

Of the 99 that did feature, 36 won 10 or more caps under Southgate.

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