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England renames London rail station after team manager Gareth Southgate


Mon 16 Jul 2018 | 02:59 PM
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London- Reuters: London transportation temporarily renamed an underground station to honor England soccer team manager Gareth Southgate after he went far with the team onto the Semi Finals and then won fourth place in the this year's World Cup.

England enjoyed their best World Cup performance in 28 years under his leadership

Southgate proved popular with England's fans for helping create a renewed sense of optimism and after the team returned home on Sunday Transport for London (TfL) rebranded Southgate underground station in North London as the "Gareth Southgate" station for 48 hours.

"We have to celebrate the achievement, it's important," said Patricia Gomez, 44, who travelled from Morden in south London on her day off on Monday to get a photograph with the new sign.

"(Gareth) was awesome, he gave the team motivation, he made them work as a family."

After winning the tournament on Sunday, France also saw similar tributes on the Paris Metro, where six stops have been temporarily renamed.

Southgate's popularity led many fans to copy his fashion style during matches of wearing a waistcoat as he watched from the dugout. One retailer said sales of waistcoats had soared during the tournament while the day of the semi-final clash with Croatia was dubbed "Waistcoat Wednesday".