#gareth southgate

[hendolish]

England NT Fic Recs ♡

never know where to start for a pairing or you're new to england nt rpf? here's a shameless collection of my favourite fics to give you a head start 🫶🏻 ———

Jack Grealish/Jordan Henderson

melt by inlovewithnight (8k)

soulmate au where you feel everything your soulmate does and can't bear being too far away from each other. they're just so at ease and in love with each other in this. probably my favourite hendolish fic! <3

About as subtle as an earthquake, I know by Lizz_88 (Bluejay00) (68k)

jack's a stripper, jordan's himself. so much more than what it says on the tin! all the characters are super complex and it takes a lot of work for these two to get together (with no shortage of lap dances and smut along the way) <3

Calm Before The Storm by preachingdoll (6k)

post-euro 2020 heartbreak jack needs a bit of help coping. jordan's there to offer a helping hand... the smut and dirty talk is 10/10

best worst behaviour by Bellelaide (25k)

kind of a hendolish classic, jordan puts bratty jack in his place.

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John Stones/Jordan Pickford

Sun City AU by Bellelaide (series, 40k)

honestly one of my favourite fics ever, let alone footie-wise. jordan's on a very british all-inclusive holiday at a hotel where john works. the vibes are just immaculate, you can visualise everything so clearly and there's so much depth to their characters!

Ice Melts by Bellelaide (7k)

enemies to lovers kinda? john doesn't think much of jordan before the 2018 wc but the further they get in the tournament, the closer they become. amazing characterisation and banter as always.

Helping Hand by slatkomore (14k)

with john's career ended abruptly by an injury, he turns to coaching instead and soon becomes the england u19s manager where he meets the goalkeeper coach, jordan pickford...

your world cup or mine? by Bellelaide (15k)

john goes to sleep at the 2022 wc and wakes up back in 2018 where he and jordan aren't together and barely friends. such an interesting concept and dynamic!

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Jack Grealish/John Stones

The Things We Did and Didn't Do by InTheFicOfIt (series, 104k)

john and jack sleep together in the aftermath of the euros, the following fic explores everything that comes after, including jack moving to man city and their friends finding out. i'm never usually tempted by this pairing but this fic is so damn good! it's written so wonderfully and there's so much of it- i couldn't put it down!

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Ben white/Aaron Ramsdale

happy together by foxholecourts (1k)

this fic perfectly encapsulates their vibe for me. the back and forth between the two of them is just delightful and exactly how i imagine them to be together, but it's also as equally sappy! i love these two idiots sm <3

watching you watching me by foxholecourts (2k)

ben likes to be watched... 10/10 benaaron characterisation from this author as always.

sweettalker by Anonymous (5k)

smut with a lot of dirty talk about the other arsenal lads. ben is very complex in this- an interesting take on their relationship!

I’m Not In Love by ceraunophilex (1k)

aaron falls in love immediately, ben slowly warms to him. short and sweet.

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Jordan Henderson/Trent Alexander-Arnold

Shake Me Into the Night by orphan_account (17k)

always hits me right in the feels. based around liverpool winning the champions league, the writing is so detailed and amazing!!

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Jude Bellingham/Reece James

the sun and the rainfall by ohsusie (series, 6k)

jude asks reece about some of the rumours surrounding him to help him broach a sensitive topic of his own. reece gives him some guidence. they're so sweet in this!

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Dele Alli/Eric Dier

In This World Of Ours by dierdele (53k)

the classic deledier best friends to lovers 2018 world cup get-together fic. you can't beat it, literally so cute oml.

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Marcus Rashford/Jesse Lingard

both your hands in the holes of my sweater by yvenger (jjjat3am) (3k)

this one is so much fun hehe, the ~2018 man u squad if they were a sunday league team where jesse's very confident and marcus has a huge crush on him. love the inner dialogue so, so much. ending is super cute!!

i can feel that body shake by princessrosberg (3k)

an england nt night out leads to them getting together and their first time! jesse and marcus characterisations are on point, esp the way they talk to each other <3

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Harry Kane/Gareth Southgate

All Good Things... by orphan_account (12k)

their established relationship is so cute in this! post-2018 wc and preparing for the euros, england team banter is perfect.

wished by orphan_account (23k)

gareth is harry's p.e teacher at school. listen… no comment... there's a reason it's the most kudos-ed southkane fic

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#please please please let me know if you have any recs of your own!! #these were so hard to choose from my ao3 history but i'm convinced there's still some gold out there i'm yet to stumbled across <3 #i'll probably add to this if i'm inspired to :) #england nt #england #england national team #england football #football #football rpf #fics #hendolish #stonesford #benaaron #jordan henderson #jack grealish #john stones #jordan pickford #reece james #jude bellingham #bellingham #trent alexander arnold #deledier #dele alli #eric dier #harry kane #gareth southgate #southkane #marcus rashford #jesse lingard #jarcus

[happyhotspur]

Group Stage ☑️

Round of 16 🔜

#england nt #england national football team #harry kane #gareth southgate #jordan henderson #jordan pickford #kieran trippier #phil foden #marcus rashford #jude bellingham #trent alexander arnold #john stones #my edits #qatar22 #fifa world cup 2022

[ala2ilas-s]

Mason Mount

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The whistle was blown and my heart sank, we lost. I pushed down my own feelings and looked for Mason. The moment I spotted him I called out for Gareth. He was talking to the other coaches but when he heard his name, looked over at me desperately pleading him to let me on the field and finally nodded. I shouted thanks and jumped off the benches running to my boy. He was haunched over on Harry’s side, hand on his shoulder and while I couldn’t hear what he was saying I stopped a few feet away from them letting them have their moment. Meanwhile Declan passed me putting a hand on my shoulder and I looked at him smiling sympathetically “you were great Declan, don’t beat yourself up” I told him hugging him and he sniffed nodding at me and I could see in his eyes that he needed to hear that.

Mason spotted me when he stood up, patting Harry’s shoulder giving him and Jordan space to talk. I didn’t waste another second and ran straight in his arm and he hugged me tighter than ever pushing his face in my neck.

“You’re a star Mase, my star” I whispered putting a hand on his hair scratching lightly other arm around his neck holding him protectively while I could feel his knees wobbling and my neck becoming wet “I’ve got you love” I said pressing a kiss to the side of his head. He only responded with tightening his hold on me.

Jack came on behind us one hand on my shoulder while the other went to pat mason’s head “cmon” he said smiling sadly at me.

Mason slowly lifted his head up, eyes bloodshot and I had to bite my lips to stop my bottom lip from quivering. He wiped his face with his sleeves clearing his throat and was dragged away by Jack who first looked at me, silently asking for permission. Mason glanced at me for a brief second before looking away, almost like he was embarrassed.

It warmed my heart when I saw all the boys running for a group hug just being there for each other while they were feeling crappy themselves. I was confused when Jordan suddenly ran over to me “what?” I asked, he didn’t answered just went behind me, gently grabbed my sides and pushed me over to the hug. The boys breaking the hug to let us in it.

My heart cracked more when I looked over to mason and he was still avoiding my eyes but I just gave him space. When the hug was finally over Phil jogged over to me. Almost halting to a stop to see my expression “I’m so proud of you” I said tears uncontrollably pulling at my eyes and that was more than enough for him to pull me into a bone crushing hug. I closed my eyes hugging him tighter allowing myself to let go for a minute in my brother’s embrace “I’ll see you around alright?” He whispered after a minute, kissing my forehead and I nodded.

The field slowly clearing up, couple players still around and I saw mason still in the same position glancing at me but looking back at his feet when he caught my eyes. I slowly walked up to him cupping his cheeks “hey..” I whispered softly stroking his cheek, knowing it’d help him relax and it worked, for a second. He leaned into my palm before taking a deep breath, almost like he was preparing himself for another hit and finally looked at me.

“Are you disappointed?” He mumbled sniffing up again and that’s when I felt myself freezing up, feeling all sorts of things at once. His questioned echoed through my mind bringing me back to reality.

“Mason” I said his full name, firmer than before his teary brown eyes looking at me resembling a kicked puppy “do you trust me?” I asked which caused him to frown but didn’t hesitate to nod “with my life”

“Then please believe me when I say you can never disappoint me” I said stepping closer to him. He bite his lips, looking up to blink the fresh tears away “I’m so proud of you” I said wiping the one that escaped the corner of his eye “and I love you”

“Fuck I love you” he said grabbing the back of my neck and smashing our lips together. I could taste the salty tears on his slightly chopped lips, I could also taste my lip balm that I know he stole from me but claimed he didn’t, but mostly I could taste him and I never wanted to stop.

My arms around his neck, our bodies pressed together, breathing in each other and that was enough to make us forget about everything even just for just a second.

“Get a room” we heard a mocking chuckle on our left which caused us to pull apart slightly.

I frowned as I saw Kylian Mbappé standing a few feet away from us, smirking with his arms crossed “cmon man” one of his teammate told him trying to drag him away from the field, clearing trying to diffuse the situation but Mbappé shrugged him off.

Mason’s arms fell from my neck to my waist as he held me close to him. My hand on his chest and I could feel how fast his heart was beating, his jaw clenching hard and furious eyes on kylian.

“You’ve got a problem mate?” Mason asked voice dangerously low, his chest vibrating.

“Aww someone’s a sore loser” Mbappé pouted mockingly causing me to tense up, glaring at him. Right as I opened my mouth to give him a piece of my mind I felt mason squeezing my side almost like he could sense me about to blow up but he just stood his ground glaring at him.

It was Mbappé’s turn to frown, obviously unsatisfied that he didn’t get the reaction he wanted from mason “why don’t you come with me sweetheart, bet I can show you a better time than your little boy toy”

I almost got a whiplash from how fast my head whipped around in his direction. To say I was shook was an understanding. Mason was always a calm person but his nostrils flaring was indicating he was anything but calm at that moment just as he was about to take a step forward a hand on his chest stopped him and I saw Jordan standing next to him also glaring at the French player.

“Take the win Mbappé” my eyes snapped to my right seeing Jude standing protectively to my right and despite everything I could feel a small smile crawling on my lips feeling extremely lucky to have the team on my side. They were like my family.

I didn’t even noticed Mbappé leaving and I turned around thanking both of them. Jude messing my hair with a gentle smile on his lips causing me to giggle for the first time that night.

“Go change we’ll leave in a few minutes. I’ll stay with her” Jordan said.

Mason hesitated before slowly letting go of my side “you good?” He asked gently stroking my cheek with his thumb before pressing a kiss to my forehead. Walking to the tunnel with Jude once I nodded.

Me and Jordan walked to the benches. He was always like a big brother for me and Phil, always watching our backs considering we knew each other since we were kids.

“How you feeling?” I asked watching him closely “gutted” he sighed “but we gave it all, so.. proud” he gave me crooked smiled and I squeezed his shoulder “I think you were brilliant” I said really meaning and he nodded chuckling as he wrapped an arm around my shoulder “I know” he said causing me to giggle and I leaned on his chest. Both of us settling and enjoying being with each other, something we haven’t had the chance to do much lately.

“Take care of your boys” Jordan nodded to mason coming out of the tunnel with my brother. The other boys following closely behind “he’s a good one” he continued and I looked up at him with a thankful smile. He always supported me through my whole life and knowing that he approved of Mason was a huge comfort for me.

“Cmon, time to go home”

#mason mount #mason mount x reader #phil foden #jordan pickford #declan rice #jude bellingham #gareth southgate #england national football team #football #england vs france

[simplymissysworld]

This is a fucking joke!?

Rashford who travelled to the Euros with a broken body and barely got any minutes, and was then thrown to the wolves in the penalty shootout. Imagine Rashford reading that after all the pain he went through to get to the Euros in the first place.

You watched him perform at the WC and didn’t play him when he was the top goalscorer and on form. Only 5 MINUTES against France when everyone with a brain watching that game knew it was his type of game. Bare in mind this is guy ‘preaches’ that he only 'picks people on form' and PLAYED Sterling and Mount ahead of him.

He owes you nothing you clown 🤡 and I hope he never plays for England again because you clearly don’t have any respect for him

We need a bin he’s past the due date and I can’t keep watching this shit

I actually hate Southgate so much he never keeps Rashford out of his mouth and keeps defending his decisions. How people are acting like he’s faking an injury because of the New York photo. So what it’s not like your going to play him anyway 🤷🏾‍♀️

Rashford, I hope you enjoy your well deserved two weeks off 😁

#man utd #marcus rashford #england nt #don’t piss me off #absolute clown behavior #manchester utd #just shut up #rant incoming #gareth southgate

[camillasgirl]

King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit the Norbrook Community Centre in Wythenshawe, 20.01.2023

#gareth southgate #queen camilla #king charles #king charles iii

[fitfootballers]

Throwback Thursday - Gareth Southgate 🔥

#gareth southgate #1995 #throwback thursday #fit footballers #photoshoot #england national football team #crystal palace #aston villa #middlesbrough #football #hot football players #footballers #premier league #footballer #england nt #england national team

[coachtfd]

You want to talk about top-level coaching? England and USMNT fans, take notes:

Deschamps taking off Giroud, bringing on Marcus Thuram and moving Mbappé into the central striker position was a master stroke. Here’s why: It protected Mbappé from the absolute pummeling he was getting on the left wing. It put someone out there who was quick as well, but also more capable of enduring the physicality. It gave them a more reliable outlet to break Morocco’s pressure and it put his most dangerous player closer to goal where he can influence the attack in a meaningful way again, which is exactly what happened in the second goal.

He kept his cool, accurately assessed the problem, looked at his bench, trusted his players, and made the necessary adjustments as soon as possible. The result is they won 2-0 and they’re going to the final. Great players rarely get very far without a great coach, and Deschamps proved his worth today. If England had him as their manager I think they could’ve won it all, I really do. Well done coach. 👏🏾🧐

#tfd #well done coach #didier deschamps #france vs morocco #soccer #football #koora #wc22 #world cup 2022 #france #morocco #marcus thuram #kylian mbappe #olivier giroud #usmnt #england mnt #gregg berhalter #gareth southgate

[formulalfc]

jordan henderson must have DIRT on southgate cause no way is he getting called up for his footballing ability

#formulalfc #jordan henderson #gareth southgate #england nt

[2-fast-2-curious]

This is a bit niche, for which I apologise, but in the realm of football/soccer stuff - would you happen to have any M4M stuff for Gareth Southgate (England manager)? Preferably not non-con?

I just know this one is going to be super niche but here you are nonnie

[M4M] Fucking my man

[anal] [L-bombs] [laughing] [sweet] [accent]

Creator Reddit: u/Miehdla

#christine recommends audios #gareth southgate #smut #audios #soundgasm #england nt #x reader #x you #m4m #x male reader #x male smut #x male y/n

[thewales]

Prince William, Prince George and Gareth Southgate during the Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest match.

Cr: Paul Marriott / The Telegraph.

#prince george #prince william #Gareth Southgate

[pastryleclerc]

y/n and john are dating, her brother is one of his teammates - one day during england camp, they joke around:

gareth southgate: so, do you recognize any of these men? y/n: i was hiding in the bathroom stall, so i didn't see his face, but i heard him. he was singing along to the music at the bar. gareth southgate: do you remember what he was singing? y/n: i think it was that song, "i want it that way" gareth southgate: backstreet boys, i'm familiar. okay...number one, can you please sing the opening to "i want it that way"? jordan pickford: really? okay. *starts singing* you are my fire... gareth southgate: number two, keep it going. kyle walker: the one desire... gareth southgate: number three... luke shaw: believe when i say... gareth southgate: number four! declan rice: i want it that way... gareth southgate: TELL ME WHY! together: ain't nothing but a heartache gareth southgate: TELL ME WHY! together: ain't nothing but a mistake gareth southgate: now number five john stones: i never want to hear you say gareth southgate: WOO! together: i want it that way gareth southgate: ahh. chills you guys, literal chills. y/n: it was number five, number five killed my brother. gareth southgate: oh my god, i forgot about that part!

#football incorrect quotes #england nt #england national team #three lions #john stones x y/n #gareth southgate #jordan pickford #kyle walker #luke shaw #declan rice #john stones #source: brooklyn 99 #pastryleclercs incorrect quotes

[hendolish]

hendolish and southkane angst/break up/separation ficlets?🙏🙏🙏🙏needing to exorcise uhhhh recent developments

would love to read Jordan struggling with new physical and also emotional distance from Jack. maybe he's not dealing with jealousy over Jack being all over his teammates and sleeping around or not returning his messages as much as he used to. last season they were secretly together in the same city and on the same page but now? or on the other hand Jack not dealing with Jordan being suddenly gone from the Prem and the country, with Hendo putting a clean break through their relationship for some bullshit reason like because it's easier/it's safer from a PR standpoint/it's the morally right thing etc. etc. and not even asking Jack what he wants or how he feels about it

then southkane....perhaps a fallout over Harry going to Germany without enough prior warning and Gareth not doing well with processing and accepting that new changed reality. refusing to accept not having Harry close by just a taxi ride away, not being able to check on him, not even having a surefire reason to call Harry up to SGP. Gareth has no choice in losing Harry to another culture and another life path and another entire league full of people he doesn't know and trust to look after H like the perfect precious jewel he is. Kane though needs to fly free after all this struggle and he's just made the biggest hardest decision of his life, so who is Gareth to not support him 100% and to make it even more painful? waaaaaangst

gareth southgate/harry kane | safe and sound </3

Gareth’s fine.

At least, that’s what he keeps telling himself.

He can’t not be fine because Harry’s happy, and when Harry’s happy all is right with the world as far as Gareth is concerned.

Gareth had wanted so badly to be the one to make him happy in this way. The Euros, the World Cup, both at their fingertips only to slip away so quickly. Gareth had picked up the pieces instead.

Bayern will be the ones to fulfil Harry’s dreams in the way he so desperately deserves, because he’s good. He’s the damn best as far as Gareth’s concerned, but he’s good enough for Bayern to want him and that’s all that’d mattered to Harry.

He worries that they won’t treat him right. His boy. Yes, Harry is Premier League royalty but Gareth doesn’t reckon that matters much to his new teammates, and even less so his opponents.

If he could, Gareth would fly out to Munich in a heartbeat to be with him, take in the training grounds and the stadium alongside him, sealing his approval. But his England duties are tying him down. Time to scout and prepare for the friendlies.

He has to remind himself that Harry will still be there because somehow it feels like he won’t. Somehow it feels like letting go.

Harry’s wings have been crumpled for years in the fist of the Tottenham machine, waiting for his deserved fairytale-ending to arrive to no avail, and Gareth knows that he has to let him go. Be happy for him.

So he plasters on a brave face as he waves off his car, pretending he isn’t reaching out on the inside for him to stay.

Stay with him. Safe.

#thank u so much for the prompts anon !!! hope you enjoy mwah #the hendolish ficlet is already posted !! ♡ #england #england national team #england nt #england football #football #football rpf #harry kane #Kane #gareth southgate #southgate #southkane #tottenham hotspur #bayern munich #bayern münchen #angst #fics

[player1064]

Not sure if this is a fight or a football match or a beauty contest but

#saw a picture of southgate n neville together and was reminded that these three should fight #gary neville #gary lineker #gareth southgate #posts a gary battle to my gary neville blog as if i dont know who everyone heres favourite is

[unitedbydevils]

Match Review: Brentford 1-1 Manchester United

Usual service is resumed.

United are slow, unintelligent, lacking confidence... if this were an online, virtual game you'd have experts questioning whether Manchester United were experiencing internet lag because of how slow we were in response and in contrast to Brentford.

The first half started with the briefest spell of competitiveness... and then it fell apart in classic United style.

As per usual, the McTominay question appeared - can United play him AND Bruno in the same lineup? The thing is, I'd argue that question has been answered repeatedly and loudly - NO.

Was Casemiro fit enough to start? No, so that's fine, but was Mount?

Bruno is a gambler. He's incredibly creative but very wasteful. He's playing the odds, and this worked with the double pivot of Fred/McTominay whose skillsets complimented each other in work rate and recovery after the fact. Mainoo and McSauce do not work. Casemiro and Scotty do not work. Mount in instead will not work. The discipline and personal styles are not there to work.

McTominay is a specific type of 10, and it's about time we realised that - until the summer when we need to sell him because he doesn't want to play second fiddle to Bruno. Okay, you could sell Bruno, but then I'd be putting Mount or Amad at 10 soooooo sell sell sell. Ta.

Wan Bissaka at left back also sucks. Can't believe our medical team did ETH dirty with the "Malacia will be back soon" shit. We could have kept Reguilon, at least he is a LB. Fuck it, we should have kept Alvaro. He'd have been tearing it up by now. Or injured.

Andre Onana had a good game in goal, and has been in a solid vein of form in the last few weeks to be fair to him. It feels like despite United being gash, he's settling. Mainoo/Garna/Hojlund also were at least putting in a shift (yeah, it's that bad we're praising effort, we know).

Of course, some of the issues are, as Liam says, down to injuries. Again, I feel this might tally with the medical team assessment of players. It also might have to do with Ten Hag's training regimen, but being honest... we're not the fittest team in the league, even if we regularly look tired. Is that down to players who just can't hack it? Inappropriate training styles? Poor physio judgements about conditioning? A lot of questions that need answering quickly.

It really was an awful game though. United were dominated by Brentford and lucky not to be battered big time. At no point did it feel like we deserved a point, let alone three. We're a team SOMEHOW still chasing a Champions League spot, and yet we're struggling away at a mid-table side devoid of a win in 5-6 games.

In a similar way to the criticism Gareth Southgate is facing for not picking possession or counter-attack football, so too is Erik Ten Hag deserving criticism for his playstyle at United. We know the ETH way and how he lined Ajax up. We also know Erik said he couldn't play the Ajax way at United (wtf? then why are you here?).

United with their injuries, player shortcomings, and lack of suitability to Ten Hag's style... yeah, we probably can't play that way just yet. So then the question is why not change the tactics up? As we saw versus Liverpool, United's attack and defence is too divided. The middle isn't linking because Mainoo is 18 and not a solo pivot, McTominay cannot/will not do that, Bruno certainly won't, and Casemiro is getting too old/too rash to do it. It needs a Frenkie De Jong/Carrick type as a holder OR a Kante/Makelele to destroy. That comes in the summer you'd hope, because Mount - if he stays fit - is an 8 or 10. Not a 6.

United not having a style means the players don't know their style. They have to think, and guess what? They're shit at it. Very few braincells out there. No wonder teams are banging 20+ shots at us every fucking game. There's only so much pressing you can do, and while sometimes it's down to effort, it's also more down to intelligence and decision-making - United shouldn't have to run around like headless chickens. They should be the calibre of players to have the smarts to react and adapt. Mainoo is capable, and honestly with the amount of dipshittery going on I'd not be too angry about promoting more youth to bin off some of the seniors.

Aside Onana, the one glimmer of hope was a certain somebody getting his first United goal...

...but then minutes later we concede and draw the game we didn't even deserve a point from 🙃

Where does that leave us? Same place as before. Europe League spots despite looking wank. How we're ahead of teams I do not know. I just hope Martinez can start now and get back into rhythm, because he was shit today when we know - on form - how pivotal he is to United's good performances. Also buzzing for Mount, and hopefully he gets minutes ahead of Scotty the Friendly Ghost because we can't afford empty shirts. He bags a goal once in a while, cool, but he costs us so much more and i'm tired. I really am.

This iteration of United is not the one to return us to title contenders. If we win the FA Cup this year i'll drink my own piss I'm that confident we get bodied now or in the Final.

The saddest thing is how we can go from the jubilation of that manic FA Cup quarter final win over Liverpool - truly classic footballing drama - to miserable with a whimper of a 1-1 draw away at Brentford. Death by a thousand shots on goal.

#manchester united #man u #man united #man utd #manchester reds #erik ten hag #marcus rashford #brentford #bruno fernandes #scott mctominay #andre onana #kobbie mainoo #alejandro garnacho #rasmus højlund #mason mount #lisandro martinez #gareth southgate

[robdtsmith]

#benjamin white #arsenal #england #gareth southgate #steve holland #podcast #audio #football #player analysis #england national football team #afc #the athletic #Spotify

[nightlockcornucopia]

can they fire southgate and have sarina coach BOTH the men and women's england team 💀

#england national team #three lions #lionesses #gareth southgate #sarina wiegman