England manager Thomas Tuchel said he would have to "earn the right" to sing the national anthem, God Save the King, after announcing his 26-man squad on Friday ahead of the team's World Cup qualifiers.

England manager Thomas Tuchel says he has to "earn the right" to sing the national anthem. Tuchel, 51, named his 26-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia on Friday and said he will not sing God Save the King before those matches.

Thomas Tuchel believes that he must “earn the right” to sing the national anthem before England games. Tuchel will take charge of his first England game next week against Albania, but he revealed on Friday that he will not sing ‘God Save The King’ immediately before kick-off.

England manager Thomas Tuchel said he must "earn" the right to sing the national anthem after the German revealed he will not join in during his opening matches in charge.It means a lot to me, I can assure you,

Newly appointed England football coach Thomas Tuchel says the national team "needs to reflect the Premier League," describing the domestic competition as "the strongest league in the world". Speaking at Wembley Stadium,

Tuchel is the first German coach to manage the English national side but says he will proudly sign God Save The King – but not ahead of his opening matches in charge next week.