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Thomas Tuchel is the new coach of the English national team
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The football motherland will probably rely on a German from now on. According to the media, former Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel has signed a contract as England coach.
According to media reports, Thomas Tuchel will be the new England national football coach. The 51-year-old is said to have agreed on a contract with the English FA, as reported by the “Times”, the “Mirror” and “Bild”, among others. The former coach of FC Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern, among others, would be the first German to hold the most important coaching position in the motherland of football.
Tuchel is set to lead England to the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada. It was initially unclear whether his contract would also run until the 2028 European Championship, where England is a co-host. In the best case scenario, Tuchel should give the Three Lions their first major title since the 1966 World Cup triumph.
“Tuchel is an old friend for the English fans”
Tuchel would not be the first foreign coach of the English team, but the third after the Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson (January 2001 to July 2006), who recently died of cancer, and the Italian Fabio Capello (December 2007 to February 2012). But he would be the first coach from the country of one of England’s biggest arch-rivals.
“Tuchel is an old acquaintance for English fans, having coached Chelsea for 17 months between 2021 and 2022,” the British “Daily Mail” wrote before his new commitment. Tuchel took over Chelsea FC in January 2021 and led them to winning the Champions League straight away. In the English final, the Blues beat Manchester City 1-0 thanks to a goal from Kai Havertz.
After finishing third in the Premier League the following season, Tuchel and Chelsea made a false start with consequences. In September 2022, the club parted ways with the German coach, who then ended up at Bayern after a break. His contract there was terminated after last season, and from then on there was constant speculation about new engagements.
Thomas Tuchel: See you again with Harry Kane
The position as England national coach became vacant after the European Championships after the collaboration with Gareth Southgate ended after eight years. Lee Carsley took over on an interim basis, but the recent 1-2 defeat against Greece in the Nations League at the venerable Wembley Stadium was hard on him.
At the Three Lions, Tuchel will now celebrate a reunion with captain Harry Kane, who already played under him at Bayern. It is still unclear when the next duel between the two football nations Germany and England will take place. The last encounter to date took place in the Nations League in September 2022, the game in London ended 3-3.
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