Terry Venables is remembered with an emotional tribute ahead of England's friendly with Brazil at...

England Pays Tribute To Terry Venables Ahead Of Brazil Friendly

Release Date: March 23, 2024 | Last Modified: March 23, 2024 at 8:11 PM GMT

Terry Venables was honored with a heartfelt tribute before England's friendly with Brazil on Saturday night.

This is the first time that the Three Lions have played since their former manager passed away in November at the age of 80. During the match, the fans paid their respects by applauding for a moment and singing loud praises for Venables. He had led England from 1994 to 1996 and was able to lead the team to the semi-finals of Euro 96.

The matchday programme features Venables on the cover and Gareth Southgate, the current England boss, talks about his past encounters with his former manager in his written commentary.

Venables' family and the family of his chief scout Ted Buxton, who passed away in February, will be joining together at Wembley to pay tribute to the former England boss. It will be a night filled with emotions as they honor his legacy.

There are former players from Venables' Euro 96 team present at a venue in North-West London to celebrate the accomplishments of the former England coach.

A heartfelt tribute was paid to Terry Venables before the Brazil match.

England is playing their first game after Venables passed away in late November. Venables was 80 years old at the time of his passing.

The ex-England coach is also highlighted on the front page of the game-day magazine.

The family of Terry Venables is being honored at Wembley for a special event dedicated to the former England manager who passed away in November.

Additionally, those who were part of his Euro 96 team were in attendance along with the relatives of his head recruiter, Ted Buxton, who passed away in the month of February.

Southgate's written message ⬇️ is shown in the image.

A brief video was shown to honor the notable moments of Venables' tenure with the England team. This was comparable to the commemorative segment that was broadcast before the Three Lions' match against Malta in late 2016, paying tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton.

Earlier this month, it was confirmed that a tribute will be taking place.

Venables had the honor of receiving two England caps during his playing career, which granted him the prestigious legacy number 830. However, it is his tenure as manager from 1994 until 1996 that he is most famously known for.

When he took over a team that didn't make it to the World Cup, he led them to an amazing performance in the Euro 96 semi-finals that happened on their home field. Sadly, their defeat was heart-wrenching as it came in a penalty shootout against the team that eventually won the championship, Germany.

During that evening, Southgate was the unfortunate player who failed to score the vital penalty. However, Venables was among the initial people who provided comfort to him shortly after the incident.

Venables, a former footballer who played for Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, and Crystal Palace, sadly died in late November after struggling with a serious disease for a long time.

In the next month, Chelsea chose Venables to be showcased on the front page of their matchday programme for their game against Brighton, as they highlighted his role in the team.

Venables coached the England team, which had top players such as Alan Shearer and Paul Gascoigne, to reach the semi-finals of Euro 96.

Chelsea honored Venables in their match program for their game against Brighton.

In various English football stadiums, there were further forms of acknowledgement, including at Tottenham. Additionally, Spanish newspapers showed their respect for Venables, who achieved the feat of winning LaLiga with Barcelona in 1985.

Mundo Deportivo and Sport showcased prominent photographs of Venables on the back pages of their Monday publication. The captions below the images read as "Goodbye, coach".