Tuchel named England boss, Tom Brady joins Raiders, what happened overnight in world of sport

England cast coaching pathway aside in hope of World Cup success, Spain march on in Nations League and Ronaldo throws another temper tantrum

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Spain’s Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal against Serbia at the Nuevo El Arcangel Stadium in Cordoba. Photo: AP

Published: 7:30am, 16 Oct 2024Updated: 7:30am, 16 Oct 2024

Things that did not make the cut today include: LIV Golf again reportedly looking to replace Greg Norman as CEO, which would be about the third or fourth time this has happened – honestly I’m losing count – the All Blacks making late changes to their squad for the Autumn internationals, and Atlanta being awarded the 2028 Super Bowl.

Hardly surprising though, given the managerial goings on in England, the action on the pitch in the Nations League and the latest Club World Cup news.

So, if you’ve got two minutes, here’s what happened while you were sleeping.

Tuchel for England

So much for the Football Association’s commitment to creating a coaching pathway for England managers. Gareth Southgate’s tenure and Lee Carsley’s missteps have seen that principle cast aside in favour of good old-fashioned pragmatism.

Thomas Tuchel will be the new England manager. Photo: AP

Where the FA could have turned to Graham Potter, Eddie Howe or even Carsley, instead Thomas Tuchel will be the next England boss, reportedly joining on an 18-month contract with, you suspect, the sole intent of not wasting the talent of another “golden generation” [insert eye-roll here] at the 2026 World Cup.

The 51-year-old will become just the third foreigner, after Sven Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello, to take charge, with Football Association CEO Mark Bullingham expected to be confirm the move at a press conference at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.

Tuchel has been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season, but has the trophy-winning pedigree England hope will finally end the 58 years and counting of failure.

A winning mentality

And so to Spain, who thumped Serbia 3-0 in the Nations League on Tuesday under the guidance of Luis de la Fuente, who began working with the country’s youth teams in 2013, and won European Championships with both the under-19s and under-21s before taking the top job.