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How ADELE helped Gareth Southgate through the heartache of leaving England job behind
The 54-year-old stepped down after eight years in the role following England's 2-1 defeat to Spain in the Euro 24 final in July, but it wasn't Three Lions or Vindaloo he listened to.
On today’s Desert Island Discs he tells host Lauren Laverne: ‘I kept playing it towards the end of the Euros because I knew I was going to be leaving. The father of two, who chose the track as one of his eight castaway discs, is known to be a huge Adele fan and featured in the star’s An Audience With… at the London Palladium in 2021. Southgate, whose choices include songs by U2, Ed Sheeran and Stormzy, also says he has no regrets about the controversy caused by England players taking the knee before games.
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