Gareth Southgate to receive knighthood after England's performance at Euro 2024? Here's what we know
England reached the finals of the 2024 Euro Cup, there were celebrations in London but the biggest takeaway was the fact that the team's boss Gareth Southgate will finally receive a knighthood after the magnificent display of footballing performance by The Three Lions.
How did England perform at the Euro 2024 under Gareth Southgate?
For starters, England crushed it in the group stages with some fine strikes into the net by the forwards and then comfortably progressed to the quarterfinals, and beat Switzerland on penalties to proceed to the semis. The journey to the semis looked bleak for a moment as Switzerland had scored a surprise goal in the 75th minute, which then had to be equalized by England's Bukayo Saka, just five minutes later.
Southgate led his team to the semis where they beat Netherlands after being one goal down in the seventh minute itself. However, Harry Kane's controversial penalty equalized the game and England bounced back thereafter. After Ollie Watkins' 90th minute strike, the game was home for England, who will now face Spain the finals of the Euro Cup 2024 in Berlin, this Sunday.
Sir Gareth in the making: Why did he miss out last time?
Gareth Southgate is one of the most successful managers ever to have worked for the England national football team, leading them to countless last legs of international championships, including the World Cup 2018 semifinals, and now the Euro Cup 2024 finals.
Last time, in 2020, he was touted to receive knighthood when England fared extremely well at the 2020
