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The evolution of Gareth Southgate’s style – and what it says about how the players see him
He insists he’s not a style icon, but the England manager’s sartorial choices are all part of his gameplan
The England men’s manager has worn it for each of the team’s six matches in this year’s tournament and, similar to his 2018 World Cup waistcoat and Euro 2020 polka dot tie, the neat knit has become something of a “lucky” national emblem. Before Wednesday’s semi-final he sent a wider sartorial message to both fans and critics when, during a pitch inspection in Dortmund, he was pictured in a pair of Nike trainers with ‘100’ embroidered on the back and the words “anything is possible” written around the heel. Three years later Southgate declared he was ditching the snug button-down in favour of softly structured unlined blazers and straight leg trousers from the British menswear brand Percival.
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