How Tuchel wowed the FA during secret meeting at Munich airport

After Gareth Southgate's departure, the Football Association hired two external data companies to build a profile of successful international managers and rank the world's top 50 coaches against specific criteria tailored to England's player base. FA chief executive Mark Bullingham oversaw the process, which ultimately produced a shortlist that led to a secret meeting with Thomas Tuchel at Munich airport. The process, revealed in an exclusive book extract by journalists Rob Draper and Jonathan Northcroft, resulted in Tuchel's appointment as England manager.