Ex-England manager Southgate gets a knighthood in UK's New Year Honors list

LONDON, Dec 31 (AP): Former England soccer manager Gareth Southgate has been given a knighthood in the New Year Honors list.
Southgate led England to two consecutive European Championship finals and the 2018 World Cup semifinals, making him the most successful incumbent since Alf Ramsey.
The 54-year-old Southgate, who left the role shortly after England's defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final in July, became the fourth former England manager to receive a knighthood, after Ramsey, Walter Winterbottom, and Bobby Robson.
Former Wales and British and Irish Lions wing Gerald Davies was also knighted. He served as president of the Welsh Rugby Union.
Nine-time Paralympic champion Hannah Cockcroft has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and Olympic 800-meter gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson.