that is the challenge for gareth southgate., he wants them to bravely ta ke challenge, he wants them to bravely take it on. he is obviously an incredibly intelligent man. on top of that, i watched that dreadful pizza advert, part of his national humiliation in 1996 and i thought that was someone who could laugh at themselves, that is a remarkable thing ina themselves, that is a remarkable thing in a footballer. now i think his status as a national hero is there, whatever happens next week. his status as a national hero is there, whatever happens next weeklj interviewed his geography teacher yesterday who told us all about him and said he was a very thoughtful student and very analytical and very good at strategy and listened a lot. he is definitely the sort of manager who is more suited than many of them and he is not a rant or who is more suited than many of them and he is nota rant ora who is more suited than many of them and he is not a rant or a raver. neither is harry kane. he is also one of those people who listens and wo

gareth southgate naming an unchanged tea m gareth southgate naming an unchanged team to face croatia.es about how england have progressed, they had some pretty inferior opposition that they almost stumbled against, against tunisia. the belief did not really kick in until the rarest of things, the penalty of shoot out win against colombia? it did. when colombia scored in the dying seconds of the round of 16 game, previous england teams, you might have thought, would have crumbled in the second half. it shows the extent of the belief and character within the squad that they resisted colombian pressure and then went on to press the game in the second period, getting the decisive penalty victory. that was really giving them the extra boost, to think that maybe we can progress to the latter stages of the tournament. asi the latter stages of the tournament. as i stand here now, behind me ringing out is the three lions, the england fans are singing it's coming home. what started as a little bit ofa home. what started as a little bit of a joke amongst english fans has grown far and wide, you

it is the fa ct gareth southgate for pm. on and it is the belief. in the last 15 minutes of the game i felt that the players on the english players were too polite. i gather it is called streetwise. when i lived in new york it meant some indifferent. i think they were too nice and the croatians were ruthless. routine was commentating and we would have loved him because he would have fought back. there are two key things in this spread. you think back to october 2017, in qualifying, winning 1—0 and people we re qualifying, winning 1—0 and people were throwing paper planes on the pitch because they would order. jo cox said we are far more united and have far more in common than the things that divide us. and he saw that with all the pictures down the country, a lot of people had no particular passion for foot all day in day out,. imagine if gareth southgate said anything about brexit. if he can back tomorrow and saidi brexit. if he can back tomorrow and said i would love to leave, that would have such weight. theresa might mak

and his tea m croatia gareth southgate and his team can do it. england winning the world cup back in 1966, there is a sense of hope. they are hoping that england can repeat the success that england can repeat the success that they did nearly 50 years ago. we are here in southgate, it is one of the oldest members clubs in england and it is named after the england and it is named after the england manager himself, gareth southgate. indeed, this is a man whose profile has risen in the last few years, or months, rather, he has gone from a former footballer turned manager to a fashion icon, hence me wearing my waistcoat. today is officially known as waistcoat wednesday. people are getting their seats, their viewing spots, to watch the match. this is ivan, you remember 1966 very well because you we re remember 1966 very well because you were around, tell me your memories? lama were around, tell me your memories? i am a senile citizen, i was there! i was actually at wembley for the first game, uruguay versus england. a 0-0 first game, uruguay versus eng

first, gareth southgate.he first knockout win in ten years. the first win ina knockout win in ten years. the first win in a penalty shootout, a first england. the highest number of goals scored in an individual game so we wa nt scored in an individual game so we want keep making history. that is gareth southgate speaking to former english player alex scott. just as excited this morning. sweden, they did really well qualified. they beat italy in a world cup play—off to get here. three clean sheets in this tournament already. defensively they are so compact and organised and ha rd to are so compact and organised and hard to break down. then i look at the players england have, dele alli, marcus rashford, harry kane, we need to use that ordination. from the previous game watching sweden, they allow you to have the channel. if we can do that with england, hopefully harry kane is on the end of it as they crossed into the box. you make it sound so easy. people wanted you to do so well be does that make difference? i

we will have a last word from gareth southgate.e at wimbledon, i'm john watson, word from gareth southgate. live at wimbledon, i'mjohn watson, novak djokovic as won a fourth men's singles title after victory over kevin anderson in straight sets in today's final. the rest of the day 's today's final. the rest of the day '5 news here at the bbc sports centre, including a bumpy ride for chris froome, crashing during stage nine of the tour de france. welcome along to sportsday, might just be able to see the luzhniki stadium there, shrouded in smoke, almighty firework display, we had everything here in the russian capital this afternoon, a lightning storm swirling around the final match of what has been a wonderful tournament over the past 31 days, which ended with france winning the title yet again, 20 years after they first won it. croatia have knocked out england, they put up a fight, they will probably be slightly aggrieved in theirfirst they will probably be slightly aggrieved in their first world cup final appearance that some of

and mike is channelling gareth southgate. hi, gareth, how are you doing?thank you very much. you join us here in the england hotel on the lawn because it's very hot here in samara. i am just giving my team talk with the other brothers, also looking the same. it's quite spooky when you look around and there are all these harry kanes and gareth southgates with that blank expression, like something out of doctor who. the queue at wimbledon are obviously looking forward to the tennis, but they are also reflecting the mood of the nation and getting behind the england team and getting in the mood for football. that is one of the big dilemmas, harry, aka jane! you are here for the tennis and obviously for kyle edmund and rafa nadal, but how are you going to watch the football, because you are a football fan? we plan to leave at 2.30 and find a pub. there might be a bit of an exodus around 2.30. like kyle edmund, you will be hoping there are two really long matches on centre court first so that the england versus sweden game is done and dusted first. people have b

gareth southgate yesterday said he wanted to continue making this dream. t the strength they have played. harry maguire, the 22—year—old. .. gareth have played. harry maguire, the 22—year—old... gareth southgate... you can talk to anybody here and they are shouting that gareth is the man! you might be struggling to hear me but i will give you a sense of how people are feeling. if you follow me, i can talk to a few people. i live on bbc. the game so far? unbelievable. if you have not known, it's coming home. we have played so well, we have controlled so played so well, we have controlled so well. we're going to win the world cup. just a few minutes to go. before the end of this game. can we go all the way? of course we can! its england, come on! it's coming home, made! coming home! all that sweat and the cider being thrown around, has been weathered? of course! every minute. next sunday, we will be lifting it. you get a sense of just how we will be lifting it. you get a sense ofjust how people are right here. dancing and shouting. you will go along and try t

you get the glints of the eyes of gareth southgate, what is he thinking? s he thinking? bid -- big hugs for all of the team. he is thinking, i know how this feels. this optimistic tone and this proud tone, we live the dream. was sought support of the fans cheering the team. what is really interesting is gareth southgate has managed the relationship between the players and fans and the players the press, because one of the things that he has always talked about, learning through failure, learned through your mistakes. that is why this moment is really important for english football because in the past when england have crashed out of tournaments, the press have gone crazy, the fans have been hugely critical of them and at this point there is nothing but praise for this team and that is the important lesson to learn from this. it is one of those things where they don't really know what the feeling has been at home. what they know right 110w been at home. what they know right now is the agony of that moment on the pitch where they have lost. what they have yet

you mentioned gareth southgate. a young manager whose first major championship. like the players, just has not been scarred by previous experience really with his manager had on. yes, and of course we know he was scarred by the penalty miss but i think what he has done has has used that pain and really got a team of players here who respect him and trust him and trust his judgement. there are times when fans screaming around us the whole day, in ten minutes later he scores. every day he touches turns to gold. with this england side and let's be honest, they are not a team of world beaters yet. they're still very much not the finished article. we always said that a quarterfinal would be an absolute brilliant achievement. the way the cards are following, they may never have this opportunity again and if you think the players that have gone before that did not make semifinals, these kind of players, part of the golden generation that failed on the big stage, if you think the players that are now out of this tournament, this isa are now out of this tournament, this i

gareth southgate, the cameras trained on him now. the way on bbc news as we wait to see if england win their first knockout tie at any major championship, not just a first knockout tie at any major championship, notjust a world cup, in12 championship, notjust a world cup, in 12 years. pickford, walker, stones, mcguire, trippier, henderson, lingard, stirling and cain. it is back to gareth southgate's full strength 11 for this match against colombia. from all of us here in moscow and at wimbledon, it is goodbye for now. so much sunshine again for many of us so much sunshine again for many of us today, it's been a cloudy astori in the northern isles and south—west england and the channel islands, where we have had one or two showers. we will keep a view of those into the evening. in southern england, cloud increasing across north—eastern areas too. coming in from the north sea. sunspots dipping into single figures but it warmer, more humid night towards the south—west. into tomorrow and it's looking like a cloudy day for many. more clou

gareth southgate has proven that the manager pot several is not the impossiblejob.words in other sports stars enjoy success. —— manager'sjob. sports stars enjoy success. —— manager's job. rugby union world sports stars enjoy success. —— manager'sjob. rugby union world cup in 2003 and the winning at wimbledon. the list goes on. there is no reason why english football can't be just as successful too. this summer will be remembered for a few weeks where a young, diverse group of footballers confounded all expectations for tens of millions we re expectations for tens of millions were watching on television, gathering and public spaces back home and it really caught the imagination of the public and reconnecting with their fans. i think that's a very powerful achievement. dan roan our sports editor at the stadium. many thanks indeed. let's just stay with the england story and the impossible job the man who made thatjob his own, as garrett southgate. very difficult situation to be and for all of the players and staff. we asa team for all of the players and staff. we as a

gareth southgate!s football coming home? by a missed penalty. but there it is. his football coming home7m might be. their commitment to each other, you don't get through with just 11 players. # it's coming home, it's coming home. former england player geoff thomas is a former team—mate and still a good friend of gareth southgate, and joins us now. do you get emotional watching that? you are very optimistic, aren't you? i think you are very optimistic, aren't you? ithinka you are very optimistic, aren't you? i think a lot of people were nervous against sweden, but i thought the way they went out, and they cruised it, really, and i expect something similar tonight. they are so relaxed and the players have been allowed to express how good they are. one of the things which happens during the world cup campaign, especially when england do so well, at the moment, his people that don't normally watch football gravitate towards it. we have invested in gareth southgate. you know he really well, going way back.

more positive about gareth southgate's team ? go. more positive about gareth southgate's team?eresting to watch, it is more enjoyable because they have more passion. the first semifinal since 19 86. quite excited. it is a big game. the first time we have got their since... since i have been going to football. how have you found the mood here since you arrived? great. that is why we have come. as much as what has happened on the pitch, we have friends that we have travelled less than they have had a great time watching the games on television, watching the games on television, watching the games on television, watching the crowd as much as a game in king we should be here. thinking you were missing out on something. so we decided, the chance other semifinal might not come around again, obviously we want the result to go the right way and then we will figure out what we will do. what happens if england does win? you do not have any plans? we have got room for tonight. we have no bedroom after that and no flight. we will see what happens at 11 o'clock tonight. are you pessimistic?

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we are wearing our waistcoat to get behind gareth southgate.esday to support the team.” think england will win 3—0. england's coming home! one of those who played back in 1966 things england can repeat that in‘s success. england can repeat that in‘s success. it's about time, mind you, that we have got as far as we have. it's been an awful long time since 1966, that's a certainty. and i'm pretty sure we will be in the final. that would be absolutely wonderful. this was saturday. millions will be hoping these seem to be repeated this evening. much more on the build—up to the match on the bbc news channel this afternoon. the rest of the news now. the rest of the news now. detectives have managed to speak to charlie rowley, the man who was poisoned by nerve agent in wiltshire. mr rowley is no longer in a critical condition in hospital after being exposed to novichok with his partner, dawn sturgess. she has since died. 0ur correspondentjen smith is in salisbury. what is the latest? thank you, ben. as you are saying, we have heard that charlie is in

gareth southgate can help you.im and that is the key point at the moment. maybe they could speak to theresa may and the engineers. that's it from business live today. halai oh. we had a pretty hot and sunny weekends across england and wales. —— hello will stop a fresher feel across scotland and northern ireland. some cloudy skies with outbreaks of rain in the far north—west. the cold front is moving eastwards. behind it, the blue colours are coming from the north west. ahead of it hit will remain dry and sunny. this is the position of the rain for the morning. it will break up into the afternoon to some heavy showers. temperatures will be lower than they were yesterday, particularly in the north west of england and wales. the dark oranges and the reds towards the east, indicative of hot weather with temperatures getting up to 26 in hull and 29 temperatures getting up to 26 in hulland 29 in temperatures getting up to 26 in hull and 29 in london. as we go through monday evening and overnight, the showers will continu

that's the musket —— the message gareth southgate team —— very young team is saying.ey had done nothing to be ashamed of. they came up nothing to be ashamed of. they came up againsta nothing to be ashamed of. they came up against a great team. they came up up against a great team. they came up against a great team. they came up against the number one streetwise tea m up against the number one streetwise team tonight. that is punditry for another show. i think the headline sums it up beautifully. france is in the final. she is in the final, she is their secret weapon. well, they are quite amazing. but actually england have been and are an amazing team. just a bit of commentor earlier on. let's not look to the past. stop comparing them to 1966. look at what you have got right now. and actually, there is a bunch of really talented, young and yes, ok. they do not have that much experience. what they have got is truly extraordinary. they have definitely got talent. i think what gareth south gate has done with them, the whiskers is night and all that. but it is remarkable.

there's nothing you could do with gareth southgate for a witty headline, though.who are not that interested in football normally suddenly end up watching, especially when it is england, especially when it is penalties, and even non—football people are glued to their tvs.|j think that's true and as you say, the writing, i don't know india knight but i don't think she is a massive football fan, i could be wrong but exactly, people are looking at all the different angles of it. she is talking about, i think it is what a nice guy gareth southgate is and how appealing but they are covering all kinds of different angles, including unfortunately, those who go for the brexit angle. but as you say, it tends to draw people in but i think the world cup has not drawn people in in this way, because the last on we got to the quarterfinals 2006, and it was all the circus and you could not quite get behind that england team in the same way. these guys have written a word that sums it up, they are sweet, the things they put on social media, like jesse lingard's tweeting that his m

gareth southgate so capital of russia. gareth southgate so impressive.rry kane leading the race for the golden boot on six goals, another against colombia than that penalty shoot out. what does gareth southgate make of all this optimism and goodwill behind his team? we came into this appointment as the least experienced team —— into this tournament. we are the one of the youngest teens in it, but we said we are an improving side who want to make our own history, and we have already in ourfirst make our own history, and we have already in our first knockout win in ten years, first win in a penalty shoot out at the world cup for england, highest number of goals scored in an individual game. so, we wa nt to scored in an individual game. so, we want to keep making that history. cannot wait for that match and you will be able to follow it across the bbc. of course, and after that is russia, the host against croatia. we will not write the russians ought ever again, because they have surprised us at every turn here at the world cup. —— we will not write the wor

let's talk now to two people who know england manager gareth southgate well. josh walker was given hisdcaster alison bender who's been following england and southgate's progress close up. how are you, josh? i'm fine. he gave you your premier league debut for middlesbrough when you were 17. what was he like with the younger players? he was brilliant. when he got thejob, he had gone from being clu b got thejob, he had gone from being club captain straight into management. it was a difficult transition for him but he dealt with it really well. he had of big—name experienced players in there as well asa experienced players in there as well as a lot of young boys like myself and others. he managed to get that blend right. the first season, brilliant, the club finished in the top half of the second season was a lwa ys top half of the second season was always going to be difficult because those experienced players were coming to an end of their career and us young lads were still really young. it was either going to go one way or the other. that season we ended up going down. but i do feel he

, meet the harry kanes and gareth southgates. gareth, how is it going to go for you?e here to see the tennis. on the phone. not in centre court, surely? free wi-fi! some people say they are going to leave temporarily. let's have a word with harry kane. what is your name? rebecca. are you more nervous about the tennis or the football? tennis. how will kyle edmund do? good. where are you going to watch?|j how will kyle edmund do? good. where are you going to watch? i am leaving the tennis early to watch the match. quite a few are saying that. but if nadal‘s match doesn't last long, you might miss djokovic versus kyle edmund. buffer the one day, it's watching england. they have been itching to do this all morning. they have got a certain song that i think they know the words to. so the wimbledon crowd does three lions. apart from tina, who is from sweden. # it's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming, football's coming home. i hope they have better voices on centre court later. i hope so too. we have had some interesting singing on breakfast this morning. we are sorr

gareth southgate and who he has peaked, the likely lineupli gareth southgate and who he has peaked, the i will be watching. i love the story in the daily mail which says that southgate could not listen to the song for 20 yea rs could not listen to the song for 20 years equals it reminded him of missing the penalty which saw england lose in 1966. tonight it is his big moment. he has brought them to the gates of world cup glory. croatia are not a pushover but watching england in the quarter—finals, the huge confidence of the team now has. southgate has got that confident also, having that destroyed in the 1996 failure of not scoring in the penalty. many millions will be watching in england and croatia. i am sure that they will be singing as well. have a really good day. bye—bye. hello again. yesterday's fresher weather brought an end to a run of remarkable heat, really. somewhere in the uk over the last six days has seen temperatures into the low 305, with the exception of yesterday's maximum temperature, which was at chivenor, in devon. we only got up to 26 degrees celsius. so for most o

in the last couple of hours gareth southgate faced the world 5 media down there at the luzhniki stadiumthis group of players is very similar to the group of players we had then. but that team was a lot more experienced, in terms of its age and experience of big matches. but we approached this tournament in the same way. we were a group of guys having a lot of fun, enjoying ourfootball, learning and improving all the time and that is what these lads have done. we were never sure how far this team could go. we have made several pieces of history. the biggest win in the tournament for england, first knockout win for ten years, first quarterfinal win for longer. so we're just looking to keep quarterfinal win for longer. so we'rejust looking to keep breaking the barriers down. and we are going into semifinal but itjust seems like the next step along the journey. i'm joined now by our sports correspdondent natalie pirks, who has been with the england team every step of the way. gareth southgate talking about breaking down barriers and the game tomorrow just another step in breaking down barri

it was a long wait, we waited for an hour for gareth southgate to come out. as the colombia game. and the sweden game. obviously he had to disappointment but i think he showed pride and respect for the fans. it was more difficult for him than against sweden and colombia. was more difficult for him than against sweden and colombialj was more difficult for him than against sweden and colombia. ijust had to get away and find a quiet bar. i could not stay watching the croatians celebrate. the interesting point is we stayed and celebrated the pride in ourteam point is we stayed and celebrated the pride in our team and so did the croatians. the croatians, every one of them was at the stadium long after we left. we were in there 15-20 after we left. we were in there 15—20 minutes after every single one had left the stadium so god knows what it would have been like if we had gone on and won the game.|j what it would have been like if we had gone on and won the game. i am going to ask everyone here if this england team have changed the way you feel about england ? def

obviously a name connection to mr gareth southgate.. i'm guessing the mood hasjust shifted a little. give a very emotional here at the moment. he will holding hands, and there could be a change except they can make a comeback and football home. you have been watching the game? how are you feeling? a bit disappointed, but there you go. that's life. that's life. and it's hard for you to get your words out. you have got to get your words out. you have got to think positive though. we will score another goal easier. we have got to be positive thinking about england football because we have got the best team we have ever had long time and we have got to do it. you have come too far to turn back? ten minutes left, we have to do it. we half to score a goal. we have to. come on, england, come on. none of us are come on, england, come on. none of us are giving up. i sense how emotional people are. there was a quy emotional people are. there was a guy standing next to me that had to step outside to compose himself and come back inside. how much

moving on now to gareth southgate and his waistcoat.to the england tea m official supplier to the england team and has been since 2007, apparently. they say that demand for apparently. they say that demand for a waistcoat has gone up. he does look dapper and probably the best thing that has happened to marks & spencer is in the last ten years. can you give us your take on the football? i guess you are watching? england were strangely comfortable. i would love to think it would be the same on wednesday night when they play croatia. i suspect it will be painful to watch if you are an england fan. foreshore. untilthat final whistle blows. i england fan. foreshore. untilthat finalwhistle blows. i hope everybody has a penalty shootout. even with a penalty shootout, how amazing can call the b? he has been fantastic. he has been extraordinary. and, like many of them, they are going from boys into men in football terms. and given everything offered is going on it just brings back some unity. on the waistcoat, bottom but undone or undone? i was

gareth southgate's men have had such an unexpected and extraordinary journey to the semifinal in moscowconfidence allowed many england fans to dare to believe that england could finally bring the world cup home again for the first time in more than 50 years. our sports editor dan roan is at the stadium. sophie, england came tonight with a dream to emulate the fabled side of 1966, the last england side to reach a world cup final and england side to reach a world cup finaland claim england side to reach a world cup final and claim sport's ultimate prize. after a stirring campaign in russia where they defied all expectations, hopes of an upset were high. but at the end of a dramatic nightair high. but at the end of a dramatic night air pollution tychy stadium, it was not to be the dream died. last month they came to russia and heralded but they arrived on the verge of sporting immortality. here at moscow, very moment england fans had waited 28 years for, that is how long it wasn't their team last had the chance to reach the book was my greatest stage. nerves or tension? try telling kieran

england are back, carried on the shoulders of the manager, gareth southgate, who was in such pain 22uthgate, who was in such pain 22 years ago when he missed a penalty in the european championship. but it is also about a different group of young guys, a lot of them from yorkshire, we keep being told, in the north of england, not going around flashy and divorced from the fans, and people want to project themselves onto that sense of a new, different, more inclusive kind of england. i don't know how long it will last as we try and negotiate racks that but it was a great divergent from relations with the european union, problems with the economy, the arrival of president trump, and we live the dream for a while. sport has a brilliant way of tearing up the script. that is why the agony is so painful, but it can be exhilarating. lets share some twea ks — — be exhilarating. lets share some tweaks —— let us share some tweaks we had from our viewers. sport is global, is the —— tweets. we had from our viewers. sport is global, is the -- tweets. she has to say that she is amazed by croatia, sh

let's head over to southgate in north london where our it might as well be called gareth southgate. correspondent is with fans at the aptly named southgate club. very exciting, people have taken their seats and again mr started again at the bar waiting for another goal. we don't want it to end here. those were the words of gareth southgate a little earlier today and people want england to go all the way to the finals and also what's interesting is throughout this world cupa interesting is throughout this world cup a lot of attention has been on gareth southgate hence where we are in this venue here in north london. all the attention focused on gareth because of his fashion choice, he loves to wear waistcoats and they are a big deal and hence why i am wearing one. this man is also wearing one. this man is also wearing one. this man is also wearing one. terry the butler.m looks better on me than it does on you. terry, you've seen a few world cups, how does this compare to all the others? so far, i am so impressed with the quality of the team that we have got, and i'm impressed with southgate as a m

gareth southgate has urged his tea m news.southgate has urged his team to write their own history when they face colombia in the last 16 of they face colombia in the last 16 of the world cup. natalie perks is in the world cup. natalie perks is in the spartak stadium. natalie, southgate has been referring to england's old enemy, penalties. yes, we're into that stage. we have already seen two of the match going to penalty shoot outs and no team has a worse record in the world cup 01’ has a worse record in the world cup or tournament is in general as england. six of seven lost, including three in the world cup. gareth southgate has a list of all the players he believes will be taking them in order, including the history, injuries, how they have been playing in practice, and have been playing in practice, and have been looking at forensically. no one knows better the pain of missing a penalty then gareth southgate. he did it in euro 96. two years later against argentina, it happened against argentina, it happened against england.

gareth southgate becoming the third manager of his country to achieve such a feat. a group of staff because it is still united and their level of work has been great and their commitment to each other, you don't get through with just 11 players, helped everybody at home in joy as tonight because not very often has this happened. we are enjoying it and the fans back home i am sure, we will see videos tonight. we just have to keep doing what we are doing and make the country proud. england find themselves in a place very few of those who have worn this shirt have experienced. could they really make it to their first final since winning the world cup more than half a century ago? on this performance and with these players, it would no longer be a surprise. dan roan, bbc news, samara. at home, it is not tens of millions were watching the match and as the goals went in and the final whistle blew, there were jubilant scenes across the nation. daniella relph was with fans in sunderland. patriotism on full show. in sunderland, as the game began, the mood was hopeful. i'm fe

how different is it with gareth southgate? is it down to how well the team is doing or the kind of man he is? it is an number of things. we have so often given stick to the football association, but they have done superbly well to break down the barriers between the england national team and the press and the public. they have not mollycoddled them treated them like rock stars. they have encouraged them to be open with the media and to use social media. we have seen it so to use social media. we have seen it so often and in the wake of saturday's game. that culture of openness has re—established a connection between england fans, the media and the england team. gareth southgate has managed at the under 21 level, so there is a continuity with the players in the senior team and it has been a perfect storm that has come together at the right time because this is the most open world cup ever to win and there will be a new name on the trophy this season. there is every expectation it could possibly be england and they will have own

gareth southgate has put particular emphasis on penalties in their operation.ast night in moscow, to be won from the old wembley stadium, 22 years ago, and a 25 defender who had his heartbroken at euro 9096. england's you fix stomach euphoric summer came to an end. germany went on to win the tournament, and these are memories that has stayed with gareth southgate for the last two decades. he was pictured last night offering consolation to the colombian players. he knows that feeling better than anyone else. congratulations. 22 years of hurt and away like that? nearly. a special night for everyone, i am sure. the english supporters that we re sure. the english supporters that were in the stadium, we kept our calm and discipline in spite of provocation. we have one. you tie if you choose to win that way, you choose to win it every time. an emotional night for southgate. historic one for this man. jordan pickford became the first england goalkeeper to make a save in england's's goal since david seaman. full pickford, it is a culmination ofa full pickford, it is a

gareth southgate has encouraged that.hour after the game had finished, the fa ns were after the game had finished, the fans were there, and the players we re fans were there, and the players were going over to them, taking selfies with them, swapping shirts, swapping stories, being part of them. it is very much an cars and then situation going on with england this time. gareth has encouraged that. it is a big party. nobody was to go home. the fans don't want to go home and the players don't want to go home. what is your feeling? what is your sense about what is going to happen next?|j what is your sense about what is going to happen next? i think there was a blue momentum behind england. i get the feeling that these guys have bonded as a unit. there is a real tea m have bonded as a unit. there is a real team spirit. i think they will get to the final. whether they win it isa get to the final. whether they win it is a different issue. france or belgium is a much greater obstacle than any team they have faced so far in the

gareth southgate has organised, the tea m gareth southgate has organised, the team had practised, youed but you still need mental strength? yes, we can't change the past. we obviously can't predict the future. but i think gareth southgate has obviously embraced the psychology aspect of players. the team have grown up with him, with his under—21s programme. i think they know it at the very well. they have worked on the team, understanding each other. i think they know the set pieces they want to play, they have put a lot of practice in and, ultimately, it is about delivering tonight and nothing else. he has got his list of penalty ta kers else. he has got his list of penalty takers in order, updated, with how they have done in training and things like that. he has got that history himself, gareth southgate, because of the penalty that he missed in euro 96. how do you think that affects the way he manages the england team? well, i hope it doesn't come down to that point. i don't know if i could emotionally handle it go into another penalty situation. i don't think you can recreate a mom

a smile from gareth southgate.cy letby. her home has been searched. cheshire police say they are working "as quickly as possible" to provide families with answers, as part of an investigation into the deaths of 17 infants at the countess of chester hospital. police on the scottish island of bute say they are now treating the death of a six—year—old girl there earlier this week as murder. the body of alesha mcphail was found in woodland on monday morning just a few hours after she was reported missing. officers believe members of the public involved in the search for her may have vital information and have appealed for information. our scotland correspondent james shaw is on the island. just to give you a sense that this isa just to give you a sense that this is a very live police investigation, you can see that a line of police va ns you can see that a line of police vans outside that house. somewhere in this area is where alisha macphail was staying before she disappeared on monday morning. police enforcement have

gareth southgate is afraid —— breath of fresh air. country. is afraid -- breath of fresh air. he is getting the best out of this group. we more than make up with team spirit with togetherness. you put that all together and then you have a chance. with big-name players gone, this is the world cup when used as can be born and soon in the spaceship arena, england hope to go to infinity and beyond. in a moment we will be talking to sailor corker who is at the build—up with fans and sunderland. first to sailor rainford. what is the atmosphere like? this is the arena of the henley, this ufo looking stadium, brand—new for the world cup and the crowd starting to come up. 0pening three hours before the game now. the fa ns three hours before the game now. the fans queueing up to get flags painted on theirfaces. lots fans queueing up to get flags painted on their faces. lots of them are going for england likes and sweden flags and plenty of them getting the russian flag painted on theirfaces. getting the russian flag painted on their faces. there getting

england and gareth southgate knows what lies ahead.e raid, thank much, richard conway. so what of england's opponents tonight — croatia? they have a squad with so much experience — their players have nine champions league titles between them — four of those belong to luka modric. he plays alongside another superstar ivan rakitic in midfield. those two play for spain's two leading sides real madrid and barcelona. rakitic, modric and striker mario mandzukic all made their croatia debuts more than a decade ago — they've spent a lot of time playing together, unlike england's team. so they will be ready for the big match tonight. to the all england club, and its men's quarter finals day at wimbledon. of the eight men remaining, only one has yet to play in a grand slam final. john watson is there for us and john, we could be in for quite some day... yes, a special day for the wimbledon faithful, not least because we have the big three back in the last eight in the men's singles for the first time since 2011, larger federal, rafa nadal and no

the first test of gareth southgate. they have lost their first of gareth southgate. their first tough match, beaten what many would call mediocre opposition. we look forward to the game very much. here‘s what‘s going on today. bbc one is the place to find spain versus russia at 3pm. then at 7pm, it‘s croatia against denmark. commentary on that one on radio 5 live. moving on the formula 1. valterri bottas set a new track record to claim pole position for today‘s austrian grand prix. he finished just ahead of his mercedes team—mate, world championship leader lewis hamilton and ferrari‘s sebastian vettel in qualifying. it‘s bottas‘s first pole of the season. in the athletics... dina asher—smith set a new british championship record to win the 100 metres in birmingham. she ran it in 10.97 seconds. she‘s still the only british woman to break the 11—second mark. asher—smith is building up to the defence of her european 200—metres title in berlin in august. hampshire have won cricket‘s one—day cup after posting a record score against kent. they made 330—7 from their 50 over

they really are victoria, and gareth southgate has said this could be bigger than 1966, bold claims, could be biggerthan1966, bold claims, but more really in relation to the hype, the coverage, you know, this heightened feelings that go along with living in the age of social media. he does know that the reaction would be very strong, i think that is a safe way of putting it. and i think that is in keeping with how he has been as england manager, very calm, very thoughtful, able to deal with all that goes along with the national team at big tournaments, and he seems to manage the team well, keeping them relaxed. they are back at their training base, normal life resuming, going out for milk and bread, there they are. they will train today behind closed doors, two days to go until the semifinal against croatia, their first at a world cup in 28 years. and this is how they got there, in case you want to relive saturday again, relatively easy for england against sweden, they will know doubt be practising more of their set pieces in training today. jesse lingard and dele alli said they had p

and gareth southgate wasn't the only one to celebrate with a song... the video was shared by the official british army facebook page — the post said, "the troops are used to stepping forward to serve their country. this makes today s gesture of unwavering support to the england team particularly fitting". in other news this morning. an attempt has begun to rescue the 12 young footballers who've been trapped with their coach in a cave in northern thailand for more than two weeks. the thai authorities decided to act amid forecasts of more heavy rain, which could further flood the underground complex. further signs of tension within the conservative party have emerged over the prime minister's plan for future relations with the eu which was agreed by her cabinet on friday. the foreign secretary borisjohnson is understood to have used colourful language at the meeting to criticise the proposal before later giving it his backing. critics say the plan would be "unworkable" and could cost the conservatives the next election. however, theresa may says it will

gareth southgate on why the training ground holds the key to england's world cup campaign.e might not have this opportunity again, so we've got to make the most of the opportunity in terms of being as prepared as we can be. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we are inside the sweden camp to assess what threat they will pose for england, ahead of the world cup quarterfinal on saturday in samarra. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the home secretary, sajid javid, has called on russia to explain the latest nerve agent attack that has left two people from amesbury in wiltshire critically ill in hospital. they were taken ill on saturdayjust eight miles from salisbury where the former russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter were poisoned in march. mrjavid told mps he would not tolerate british parks and streets becoming a dumping ground for poison. moscow has denied being involved in either of the incidents. this afternoon public health england has again tried to reassure people in amesbury and salisbury saying the risk to the public remains low. from there,

all 23 players were involved but we are expecting gareth southgate make some changes.ain, physically, is going to be important. everybody wants to play, everybody train this morning. sometimes it is not always a good decision for people to play if their energy isn't quite there, and we've got to think of who can give us the best performers. it won't be exactly the same starting 11 but we want ideally to make as few changes as possible. 0ne ideally to make as few changes as possible. one or two injuries, one or two with a little bit of illness, so we just have to see. but we have high motivation to perform, we have the chance to win a medal, as a world cup, which only one other english team has ever done. this has also been a breakthrough world cup for england. they had not won a knockout match at any major competitions as 2006, they have also lifted their penalty shoot out hoodoo, a young squad, their third youngest squad ever to travel to a world cup, playing without fear, reconnecting with the public and seeming to enjoy themselves. but now the expectation changes. n

what would you be saying if you were gareth southgate?scores more goals. i think that will probably do it, get us through to the second half. olly foster, that is the football interview i have seen over the yea rs, interview i have seen over the years, how did i do? that was very like winston churchill, that would really pump them up at half—time extra measure of maybe i have a future in football management explanation keep playing how they are playing. croatia trying to get back into it but it is that beautiful kieran trippier three kick which sees england's leading a world cup semifinali—o at which sees england's leading a world cup semifinal 1—0 at half—time. they are 45 minutes away from world cup final. i are 45 minutes away from world cup final. lam are 45 minutes away from world cup final. i am giving myself goose bumpsjust final. i am giving myself goose bumps just saying that. it will be a very tough second—half. real heart in the mouth stuff. just up the half—time whistle. the referee got the players to pause, they looked var, t

gareth southgate and the boys have done a fantasticjob. i wish southgate and the boys have done a fantasticjob. i wish them all the best of luck. theresa may in brussels. we will have coverage of prime minister questions from midday. coming up on the bbc news channel in a moment, we will leave you with the look and the weather. we started with cloud this morning, but that cloud has started a thin, it is breaking up and that essential swathes of england at the moment, we have got lots of sunshine. but there is also rain in the forecast today as well. but let's start off with that sunshine and it has been a glorious start for central areas of uk this morning. this is the scene at the moment in the isle of wight a fantastic scene right on the beach there. those clear blue waters. thank you to weather watcher for that one. but is across eastern and western areas of the cloud is still there, gradually that will thin, band back towards the coast and eventually will see some sunshine. more cloud for scotland, northern ireland and rain for scotlan

libby to say, listening to the callers talking about the effect gareth southgate has had.th what gareth southgate has done, it is because society has changed because the society did not change and you have black and ethnic minorities wearing inward shirts and society's response would have been the same as 20 years ago in terms of them feeling uncomfortable and threatened and even beaten up, they would not have won those shirts. ethnic minorities have always supported england and wanted england to do well but they have not felt co mforta ble well but they have not felt comfortable in an open atmosphere when it was accepted that violence and racism happens, so gareth southgate has not change that, society has made people fill co mforta ble society has made people fill comfortable enough to do that. gareth southgate has just picked black players as bobby robson did and terry venables, society has made people feel more comfortable. thank you all for coming in. coming up... donald trump has repeatedly denied claims he's a bully, but is he a sex pest? he's been accused of sexual

gareth southgate as well, this has been tremendous throughout.t. i remember him as a kid at crystal palace, he isa him as a kid at crystal palace, he is a gentleman. he knows his foot ball is a gentleman. he knows his football and is an intelligent person and he is very calculated. and he is doing well so far. he ta kes and he is doing well so far. he takes everything into his stride and that seems to be running off with the players. he has bad management field dunn feel, when players leave the field he put his arm around them andl the field he put his arm around them and i think they are with them and thatis and i think they are with them and that is the main thing. he has changed the manager of the english national team, players want to play for the country, and he has changed the whole culture and what we have i'iow the whole culture and what we have now is players who want to represent and sing the national anthem and the whole country is behind them and they realise that and it is a great thing and today we saw as many bars and places like t

gareth southgate speaking in the last hour or so, gareth southgate speaking in the last hourorso, inenty going on at wimbledon where we can join our reporter holly hamilton. earlier on, i was talking about the tumbling big names here at wimbledon, but i am afraid to say that we have had one more. venus williams, the five times wimbledon champion has crashed out of the competition, beaten by kiki bertens. such a battle. kiki bertens got the first set, and venus levelled it. but it is the dutchwoman who will advance to the fourth round the first time in her career, with venus, the eighth top ten season seed to make an early exit from wimbledon. you do wonder if ms of that defeat made it over to centre court where her sister was in battle. kristina mladenovic. not so many problems for her. the french woman that not make it easy for her in the second. serena simply found another gear, as she does, and take the set, 6—7 in the end. bidding to win her eighth wimbledon title, a record 24th grand slam, singles title in the open iraq. —— open era. we had drama with gael monfils and he isa we