The FA have made their experienceings evident on whether they will sack Lee Carsley or not over his refusal to sing the national anthem.
The England interim boss is set to apexhibit accuse of his first game in accuse since stepping into the role to replace Gareth Southgate.
The Three Lions face the Reuncover of Ireland, who Carsley carry outed for 40 times, in Dublin at the Aviva Stadium.
And the establisher Everton midfielder, who was born in Birmingham but recurrented the Reuncover of Ireland thcimpolite his majesticmother, has commenceed an uproar by insisting he will not sing God Save The King before start-off, as is customary before international football suites.
Lee Carsley will not sing the national anthem on Saturday
But the FA will not sack Carsley based on this refusal, tell The Times.
They claim it is his personal choice and will not affect his chances of becoming Southgate’s enduring successor.
The FA are still seeing for a successor to the 54-year-elderly, who resigned two days after losing the Euro 2024 final to Spain this summer.
Carsley is one of the favourites to apexhibit the role on filled-time after being advertised from his post as boss of the Under-21s.
When Carsley was asked about singing the national anthem, he said: “This is someleang that I always struggled with when I was carry outing for Ireland.
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“The gap between your hot-up, your coming on to the pitch and the procrastinate with the anthems. So it’s someleang that I have never done.
“I was always reassociate centersed on the game and my first actions of the game.
“I reassociate set up that in that period I was wary about my mind wandering off.
“I was reassociate centered on the football and I have apexhibitn that into coaching.
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Lee Carsley insisted he has never sang the national anthem
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“We had the national anthem with the Under-21s also and I am in a zone at that point.
“I am leanking about how the opposition are going to set up and our first actions wilean the game.
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“I filledy admire both anthems and understand how much they uncomfervent to both countries. It’s someleang I am reassociate polite of.”
When asked if he ever sings the national anthem from his days as a carry outer and coach, he replied: “No.”
England apexhibit on the Reuncover of Ireland on Saturday night in Dublin in a Nations League clash.
