England managers Gareth Southgate and Sarina Wiegman pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

England football managers Gareth Southgate and Sarina Wiegman have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following Her Majesty’s passing.

The UK’s longest reigning monarch died on Thursday at the age of 96.

As patron of the Football Association, Her Majesty was closely tied to the national team, famously presenting the World Cup to Bobby Moore following the Three Lions triumph in 1966.

‘My thoughts today are with His Majesty King Charles III, the FA President HRH The Duke of Cambridge and the Royal Family,’ Southgate said.

‘In remembering and celebrating the life of Her Majesty The Queen, we are also acknowledging her remarkable leadership and lifetime of dignified service.

‘She showed the world what it is to be British. Her values, her dignity, her resilience were an exemplar to us all and she has provided us with stability and reassurance in the best and also most difficult of times.

‘I was proud to have her as our patron and to sing God Save The Queen before every match.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died after 70 years on the throne, with her death announced by Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022.

She died at the age of 96 at her home in Balmoral, with her son, the now King Charles, and daughter Princess Anne by her side.

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‘The team will have the chance to pay our respects at our fixture with Germany later this month. An occasion that will, of course, bring to mind the World Cup final in 1966 and the moment when Her Majesty handed the Jules Rimet trophy to Bobby Moore.

‘As Wembley and the country falls silent, I will think of that and her 70 years of impeccable duty.’

The FA have already confirmed that