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| World Cup 2018: Tube station named Gareth Southgate | World Cup 2018: Tube station named Gareth Southgate |
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| A London Underground station has been temporarily named after England's football manager. | A London Underground station has been temporarily named after England's football manager. |
| Southgate Tube station was rebranded Gareth Southgate station from Monday morning for 48 hours, after the squad finished fourth in the World Cup. | |
| It was England's best result since 1990 when they also lost in the semi-final. | It was England's best result since 1990 when they also lost in the semi-final. |
| "We're delighted to be able to show our appreciation to Gareth and the team by renaming the station in his honour," Transport for London said. | "We're delighted to be able to show our appreciation to Gareth and the team by renaming the station in his honour," Transport for London said. |
| The Piccadilly Line station, in Enfield, north London, will display the manager's name on its signs until the end of Tuesday. | |
| One local resident said the temporary signage was a "fantastic" way to say thank you to the England manager. | |
| Speaking at the station, she said: "He gets on with the job and he achieved those amazing results and lifted the whole nation's spirits." | |
| "And this is a tribute to him in the very same manner - quiet, unassuming." | |
| The young England squad have been highly praised for their performance in the tournament in Russia, which ended on Sunday with France beating Croatia 4-2 in the final. | |
| England captain Harry Kane won the Golden Boot as the World Cup's top scorer. | |
| But a local Tottenham Hotspur fan outside "Gareth Southgate" station on Monday said the national team would have to do more if they wanted the new name to stick. | |
| "Let them win the Euros and then you change it permanently," she told BBC Radio London. |