Southgate could be asked to operate as an interim England manager until a permanent replacement is found

The Football Association’s chief executive is set to announce plans to make wholesale changes in the game – including the introduction of a winter break for club football – in the wake of England’s latest failure in a major tournament.

Martin Glenn is to give a press conference at England’s training centre in Chantilly, France, later this afternoon where he will also address the FA’s plans to replace Roy Hodgson, who resigned as England manager following the 2-1 humbling by Iceland in Nice last night.

It is understood that Glenn, who took over as chief executive a year ago, will make clear his belief that there needs to be significant changes made to English football to allow the national team to compete effectively with the