Southgate has one more step on road to England redemption

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BERLIN -- It has been an eventful journey from figure of ridicule to the brink of national treasure status for Gareth Southgate -- a road involving pizza, plastic beer glasses and a brief period as a fashion icon -- and now, the England men's national team manager is potentially 90 minutes away from ending a 28-year wait for redemption at Euro 2024.

Very few people are lucky enough to have one career-defining moment, and even fewer get the chance to make amends for a negative one. But Southgate been so successful since taking charge of England in 2016 -- outshining all but one of his predecessors -- that the moment that haunted him no longer defines him.

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