Keen to embrace US sporting ideas, Southgate revives England

KALININGRAD, Russia — Watching the Super Bowl in February, Gareth Southgate didn’t pretend to know much about the game. It wasn’t a jaunt, either.

While seeming a little out of place and bemused during stops in British broadcast booths, the coach of England’s national soccer team made clear he was in in Minnesota for a very specific task.

Southgate was fascinated watching the interactions between the coaches, the plays called and the defensive and offensive strategies being employed.