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Gary Neville hailed Gareth Southgate's leadership as he guided England to the final of Euro 2020.
Southgate, whose missed penalty resulted in England going out of Euro 96 at the last-four stage, has forged an impressive career in charge of the national team and succeeded in going one step further than the 2018 World Cup semi-final as he and his players saw off Denmark 2-1.
The ex-Middlesbrough boss has earned widespread plaudits for not only his achievements with the team but his work on inclusivity and diversity issues too, and former national team-mate Neville lauded him as he celebrated on the Wembley pitch.
Gareth Southgate was hailed for his leadership qualities after leading England to Euros final
England defeated Denmark at Wembley in extra-time to set up a showdown with Italy
Speaking on ITV, Neville said: 'We've never done this before in our lifetimes. These lads have to focus but we don't have to. This country is bouncing, national holiday, enjoy yourselves!
'The standard of leaders in this country the past couple of years has been poor, looking at that man (Southgate), he's everything a leader should be, respectful, humble, he tells the truth.'
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