Gareth Southgate

I have been in sport in different areas for long enough to know what my life is day to day. ”

I'm not the authority on the subject. I'm a middle-aged white guy speaking about racism. I'm just finding it a really difficult subject to broach. ”

When I think back to what my dreams were as a kid, the only one I had was to play for England. ”

We want to win every game of football we go into. I don't know how we would go into a game not wanting to win and not wanting to play well. ”

I manage every player as well as I possibly can, regardless of which club they're from, what their roots are. ”

Whenever people speak, you give the opposition the opportunity to use those words as they see fit. ”

More expectation is a healthy thing and something we have to embrace. ”

Results are a consequence of doing things well and having high standards, improving the detail of how we play. ”

You always have to be conscious of how your words can provide motivation to the opposition. ”

In any sport, you're at your best when you're playing without thinking too much. ”