FOOTY fan Prince William gave the new England boss a winning start at Windsor Castle – as he gave a warm handshake to Thomas Tuchel.
William, 42, spent an hour chatting about football and, of course, his favourite football team Aston Villa’s Champions League form.
The Prince of Wales cheered Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions from the stands in Germany as they went all the way to final at Euro 2024 only to agonisingly lose against Spain.
And he took Prince George to games at Wembley during their run to the final in Euro 2021.
Tuchel, 51, who won the Champions League with Chelsea, officially took on the ‘Impossible Job’ in January.
Wills and Tuchel first met in the stands when Villa beat Celtic 4-2 last month.
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While William was highly likely to speak about Villa’s European campaign and last 16 clash with Club Brugge next week, they said.
Tuchel’s first game in charge is against Albania at Wembley on March 21 and his contract runs out after the 2026 World Cup.
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