Thomas Tuchel extends his England contract

Football Daily

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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

England manager Thomas Tuchel has extended his contract with the national team to beyond Euro 2028. Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by John Murray and Michael Brown as they discuss the potential reasons behind the extension and the implications it has for England.

Nottingham Forest are closing in on their fourth manager of the season in Vitor Pereira, following the departure of Sean Dyche. BBC Sport's Midlands Football Reporter Nick Mashiter joins Eleanor Oldroyd to talk about the latest on goings at the City Ground.

TIME CODES: 00:00 Thomas Tuchel extends contract with England 13:20 Nottingham Forest searching for a new manager

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0:42.8	Hello and welcome to the Football Daily. We've got an extra episode for you today on the news that Thomas Tuchel has extended his contract with England beyond the World Cup.
0:52.9	And Nottingham Forest are closing in on their
0:55.0	fourth manager of the season. We'll come on to that shortly. But let's start with Thomas
0:59.8	Tuchel, who has extended his contract as England manager through to Euro 2028. His deal was due to
1:06.6	run until this summer's World Cup. Our football correspondent John Murray and Michael Brown are with me.
1:11.6	John, Thomas Tuckel came in originally, didn't he, with this 18-month target of the World
1:16.4	Cup.
1:16.7	So are you surprised that we've had this contract extension at this point?
1:22.2	Well, I'm talking to at the moment where all is quiet now, but I'm in the hall at the
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