At his first news conference as England's newly appointed head coach, Thomas Tuchel a German was asked on Wednesday what message he had for fans who would have preferred an Englishman in charge of their beloved national team.
The soccer rivalry between England and Germany runs deep and it's likely Tuchel's passport will be used against him if he doesn't deliver results for a nation that hasn't lifted a men's trophy since 1966.
But his appointment as England's third foreign coach shows that, increasingly, even the top countries in the sport are abandoning the long-held belief that the national team must be led by one of their own.
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