Make Qatar ‘best’ period for England: Southgate

Gareth Southgate said he wants his players to make the World Cup in Qatar the “best” period for English football. The Three Lions fly to the Middle East on Tuesday after reaching the 2018 World Cup semi-finals, then the European Championship final in 2021. But England’s men have not won a major trophy since the 1966 World Cup. “How can we take the supporters on another journey, like the one they loved four years ago and loved last summer?” asked Southgate. This year’s mid-season World Cup begins next Sunday with hosts Qatar coming up against Ecuador.