Geoff Hurst: ‘The next England manager MUST be English’

Since Gareth Southgate stepped down as England manager following the Three Lions’ Euro 2024 final defeat, debate has raged over who the waistcoat lover’s successor should be. 

While the bookies reckon Englishmen Eddie Howe and Graham Potter are frontrunners for the job, many fans have been calling for the likes of foreigners Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino. But legendary England striker Geoff Hurst – scorer of a hat-trick in England’s 1966 World Cup Final win over West Germany – is demanding the FA keep their appointment close to home. 

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