Former Chelsea and Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel has been appointed England manager from 1 January 2025.

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Lee Carsley, who was appointed interim manager in August, will remain in charge for the Nations League matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland next month.

The Football Association said Tuchel was the "preferred candidate" from the "several candidates" interviewed.

The FA's CEO Mark Bullingham added: “We are thrilled to have hired Thomas Tuchel, one of the best coaches in the world and Anthony Barry who is one of the best English coaches to support him. Our recruitment process has been very thorough.

Fundamentally we wanted to hire a coaching team to give us the best possible chance of winning a major tournament, and we believe they will do just that. Thomas and the team have a single-minded focus on giving us the best possible chance to win the World Cup in 2026".

Tuchel is the third foreign coach to take charge of the England national team - he follows Sweden's Sven-Goran Eriksson and Italian Fabio Capello in taking on the role.