THE ENGLAND men’s youth team coach has been awarded an MBE.
Lee Carsley, England men’s under-21s head coach, has been bestowed an the honour for services to Association Football.
Carsley’s Young Lions won back-to-back titles last year, winning the UEFA EURO U21 2025 title in Slovakia, having also done so in 2023 under his management.
The Solihull resident was appointed as head coach in July 2021 – his second spell with England’s development teams, having previously worked as an assistant coach with the MU19s team during the 2015-16 season.
He was also the men’s senior interim head coach and led the Three Lions to promotion in the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 campaign.
The FA chair, Debbie Hewitt , said: “Lee deserves every credit for leading another group of talented young players and his dedicated staff to win at the highest level again. As well as developing and supporting the next generation of our elite male footballers, finding the way to win consistently is an incredible achievement.
“We remain profoundly grateful for the contributions of everyone involved in these four historic EURO victories from 2022 through to 2025.”
