Thomas Tuchel believes England are ready to end what will be 60 years of hurt at the next World Cup. The Football Association’s chief executive Mark Bullingham feels the 51-year-old German can be the man to get England “over the line” in a major tournament, after two near-misses under his predecessor Gareth Southgate.

England have finally ended the hunt for Gareth Southgate's successor, unveiling Thomas Tuchel as the next Three Lions manager. Tuchel, formerly of Chelsea and Bayern Munich, will begin work in January 2025,

England’s capture of Thomas Tuchel is a genuinely exhilarating moment. It represents a rejection of the stubborn, self-defeating dogma that the manager’s bloodline must at all costs be Anglo-Saxon, and an acceptance that a luminous generation of players can only reach their fullest bloom under a figure who understands how to inspire on the grandest stage.