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Southgate Rules Out Premier League Return, Says He No Longer Enjoys Football

The former England manager states he has not attended a match since May and does not envisage returning to club management.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 15 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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0%50%100%30%9 Oct, 08:42 UTCnowThe Guardian Sport: Southgate ‘hardly watches’ football and does not envisage Premier League return · 15 Oct, 10:25 UTCBBC Sport: Southgate does not see return to Premier League management · 15 Oct, 05:39 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 15 Oct 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 15 October at 05:39 UTC; The Guardian Sport followed 4h 46m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Sport, appeared on 15 October at 10:25 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), BBC Sport.

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  1. Southgate ‘hardly watches’ football and does not envisage Premier League return The Guardian Sport ·
  2. Southgate does not see return to Premier League management BBC Sport

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