Southampton

Southampton manager Russell Martin on Thomas Tuchel being appointed England manager: "I think he's an exceptional coach with a brilliant track record. There will be lots of opinions on him not being English but if he's the best man for the job, he's the best man.

"In terms of him getting the job, I think he's a really great manager and will do a good job. I'm looking forward to watching his team play."

We still have four media conferences to bring you this afternoon ahead of the return to Premier League action this weekend.

West Ham coach Julen Lopetegui and Southampton boss Russell Martin are next on the agenda and they are due to face the press around 13:00.

Here's when we expect to hear from the managers...

13:00: Russell Martin and Julen Lopetegui

13:45: Everton manager Sean Dyche

15:00: Brentford manager Thomas Frank

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter

Women's Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) chief executive Nikki Doucet has been speaking at the Leaders Week London.

She shared several updates including ongoing discussions to trial supporters drinking alcohol in the stands at some Women's Championship clubs this season.

"We will see what we learn from that. I think the behaviour of our fan base is different," said Doucet.

"It is about giving our fans choices, while maintaining safety and being responsible."

Doucet discussed the need to make women's football "cool" and expanding the fanbase with the support of the Premier League and English Football League.

"When I look at what the NBA (National Basketball Association) is doing and the respect they are showing to the WNBA - that's very authentic," she added.

"They know they are great basketball players and I'd like to see more of that [towards the WSL]. These are elite athletes who are very inspiring."

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Manchester United

David Beckham spoke on the Rio Ferdinand Presents, external podcast about former club Manchester United and the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

"I really like Jim [Ratcliife]. I've met him a few times over the years with a few mutual friends and I think that he's a fan and obviously he's a great businessman as well, one of the best and one of the biggest. But I think more importantly the fans see that he cares, and I think that's a big part of it. I think obviously the fans had lost faith with the leadership over the years and obviously he really cares about what he wants to do and what he wants to create.

"So, hopefully, things will change but these things take time. I think we have been quite patient as United fans over the years but we want those good old days back. We want those days back and the sooner the better."

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler spoke more in-depth about compatriot Thomas Tuchel being given the job of England head coach.

"I'm happy for him. I really admire him. He proved in the past he can be really successful and he can build a team quite fast. At his former clubs, he was able to be successful in a short time and that is the challenge he will face with England. I wish him all the best.

"I think he has the skills to build a really successful in a short time and that is a really special skill, not everyone can do this. He has a clear structure, he has tactical intelligence. I saw it against Arsenal and Real Madrid in the Champions League last season.

"In my opinion, he's a good choice for the England team. I like self-confidence and a clear vision and a goal. In Germany, we have a good coach in Julian Nagelsmann."

England

Anthony Barry has spoken of his pride at becoming the assistant head coach of the England national team. Barry has previously worked with Thomas Tuchel while he was manager of Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

Barry told the England YouTube channel, external: "Pretty incredible. Quite surreal. The process since it's started has been fantastic and Thomas and I have loved every minute of it. As soon as I saw this project it captured the imagination of Thomas in the way that it did.

"We were back and forwards sharing so much energy towards it. The imagination of the team, what we could do with these players, and of course then there's the extra layer for me, I'm an Englishman and I've worked for other federations around the world.

"It was always a privilege to work on the highest level. But for me to come home now and represent the FA and represent England and the Three Lions is the proudest day of my career so far."

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Sheffield United

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has shared his views on Thomas Tuchel being appointed the new head coach of England: "I'm an English manager, I'll have my own opinions on that. I've gone through the system of coaching. I'll have my own opinions and I think I would have preferred an Englishman to represent our country but maybe that's for another time to discuss and go into detail on."

Leicester City

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Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

Wilfred Ndidi is ready to face Southampton on Saturday after his ordeal with Nigeria in Libya this week.

The midfielder was part of the Nigeria squad who were left at Al Abraq airport for 16 hours before their Africa Cup of Nations game with Libya.

The Super Eagles decided to boycott the match, which was scheduled to be played on Tuesday evening, after being stranded at the airport when their plane was diverted there on Sunday.

After being kept at the terminal building, about 230km (143 miles) away from their intended destination of Benghazi, the squad flew back home and arrived in Kano on Monday afternoon.

Foxes boss Steve Cooper said: "He is fine, that’s the most important thing. He is back with us and safe and well. We were in close contact with him throughout the situation and he kept us updated.

"Everyone was in contact, myself included, and thankfully the situation got resolved. He was back with us soon after and has trained since. He is in a safe place and that includes the mental side of it as well.

"He is more than happy to get back to business as usual. He trained yesterday and will train today and will be ready for the game at the weekend."

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Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

Cooper also believes Tuchel's appointment to be the right one but argued it is not just football which utilises foreign coaches in the same way.

Sarina Wiegman won the 2022 European Championship with England women while Cooper also pointed to Brendon McCullum's appointment last month as head coach for the England Test and white ball sides.

"The women’s team has a foreign coach, the cricket has a foreign coach. They are brilliant coaches," said Cooper, formerly coach of England's under-16s and under-17s.

"Maybe it’s a debate for sport in general. There’s always going to be a mixed opinion on it. There’s always going to be that debate and I guess there’s no right or wrong with that opinion.

"It's a brilliant job, the FA have appointed a top coach and a top assistant. It will be exciting to see how it goes."

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Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

Leicester boss Steve Cooper has backed the English coaching pathway but believes coaches still need to prove themselves at a world class level.

The 44-year-old, who guided England Under-17s to the World Cup in 2017, has urged the managers to take their chances to show their worth.

Thomas Tuchel's appointment as England head coach on Wednesday, the German becoming the Three Lions' third foreign coach, has sparked debate about the depth and quality of English managers.

"I really believe in British culture, I believe in the coaching education pathway," said Cooper, ahead of Leicester's Premier League trip to Southampton on Saturday.

"The ones I’ve been involved with have been the FA's and FAW's and I think they have been brilliant courses which have evolved over the course of time.

"I really think they develop coaches and educate coaches in the right way. Hopefully over the course of time British coaching will continue to improve and we will be right up there with the world’s best.

"In the meantime any opportunity we are given we have to take and do a good job. Until we do that on a regular basis maybe we shouldn’t say so much. We should take the opportunities given to us as do the best job possible."

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Leicester City

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper on whether England produces enough top level coaches: "It's probably more of a question to sporting directors or ownership groups. I believe in British coaching, we have got some brilliant colleagues around the game who I enjoy speaking to and learning from – and foreign ones as well.

"Someone in my position is not best to answer that. What I’m conscious of is, I have an opportunity here in the best league in the world at an ambitious club that wants to succeed. I never think about me, I just think about the job I want to do for the club I work for. I have to make the most of this opportunity."