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• Anderton: England would have won Euro 2024 under Guardiola

  Former England winger Darren Anderton believes the Three Lions would have won the Euros if Pep Guardiola had been in charge.

  Following England's 2-1 defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final, the Football Association (FA) announced on Tuesday that Gareth Southgate had stepped down as manager.

  Since then, a host of names have been linked with the vacant job, with Eddie Howe and Graham Potter among the reported frontrunners.

  One of the others being linked with the position is Guardiola, who is going into the final year of his contract at Manchester City.

  The Spaniard won an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title with the Citizens last season, though conceded at the end of the campaign he was "closer to leaving than staying".

  Guardiola expressed an interest in managing a national team in the past, and Anderton, who represented the Three Lions at Euro 1996, is confident he would bring England success.

  "I think the best way to address it is that if Pep managed this squad for this tournament, I think we would have won it, and we would have probably won it pretty comfortably," Anderton told Stats Perform.

  Guardiola's long-time rival Jurgen Klopp has also been mooted as an option following his departure from Liverpool after nearly nine years at the club.

  Klopp was approached by the United States after they sacked head coach Gregg Berhalter in the wake of a disappointing Copa America campaign, but the German rebuffed that offer as he continues his sabbatical.

  However, Anderton thinks Klopp would be a great fit for England.

  "We know what he's all about, he knows what English football's all about," Anderton said. "Successful, plays an exciting brand of football.

  "I think he gets the best out of players. Players seem to love him, want to play for him. I think he would play a brand of football that we'd be excited by.

  "He's another one that I could totally understand if he were to be offered it. I don't think you can go wrong at all, apart from just the non-English aspect."

  Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman is another name in the mix, though she has already labelled the links as "inappropriate".

  Wiegman led England's women to Euros glory in 2022, while also guiding them to their first-ever World Cup final, which they lost to Spain.

  Despite the 54-year-old's success, Anderton admits he would be shocked if the FA chose to appoint her.

  "I understand a name being thrown in. I just feel that that wouldn't work," Anderton added.

  "Obviously, the two games are totally different. She has been incredibly successful, but I just can't see that happening.

  "For me, that would obviously be a huge, huge shock, but she's obviously done an incredible job and has been a winner. But I feel for me that's something that I'd be really, really shocked by if it happened."

• Modric signs one-year contract extension with Real Madrid

  Luka Modric has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Real Madrid until June 2025.

  The 38-year-old's previous contract expired at the end of June, but he has reached an agreement to play a 13th season at the Santiago Bernabeu.

  Modric signed for Madrid from Tottenham in 2012 and has since made 534 appearances in all competitions, scoring 39 goals and providing 83 assists.

  He boasts a club-record 26 trophies, including six Champions League, five Club World Cups, four European Super Cups and four LaLiga titles.

  In 46 appearances last season, with many of those off the bench, he scored twice and assisted six goals.

  The announcement also confirmed that Modric will be the new club captain following Nacho's departure last month. 

• Chelsea sign Bronze on a free transfer after Barcelona departure

  Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Lucy Bronze on a free transfer.

  The right-back signed a two-year deal following her departure from Barcelona at the end of her contract in June.

  She won seven trophies during her time with the Catalan club, including the quadruple of the Champions League, Liga F, Copa de la Reina and the Supercopa de Espana Femenia last season.

  Bronze made 70 appearances in two years at Barcelona, scoring four goals.

  Speaking to Chelsea's media channels, Bronze said: "To know I'm a Chelsea player still feels a little bit surreal.

  "It's obviously a club I know so much about and have done for such a long time. I'm really excited to be back in England. My family are so excited as well to get to more of my games.

  "I'm excited to be in London, to see what the capital holds and to be at a club that is renowned for winning so many trophies."

  Bronze has won every domestic honour in England during spells at Sunderland, Liverpool, Everton and Manchester City, while she also won a league title and the Champions League during three years at Lyon.

  The 32-year-old is the fourth signing under new manager Sonia Bompastor, who took over following Emma Hayes' departure. The club have also brought in Sandy Baltimore and Oriane Jean-Francois from Paris Saint-Germain, as well as Julia Bartel from Barca.