Gareth Southgate wants more women hired for England training set-up

Englandmanager GarethSouthgatesaid the Football Association needs to recruitmorewomento work in the men's national teamtrainingset-upafter he was put on the spot by his daughter.

TheEnglandmen's team currently have only twowomenamong the 40 personnel who help prepare the squad for internationals.

"We haven't got that right,"Southgatesaid at the Royal Television Society's Cambridge convention. "Within the FA we are 38% I think female. My daughter said, 'Oh, that's good is it, Dad?'.

"I had to say, 'Good point.'"

Southgateadded that changing attitudes towardswomen's football needed to be reflected across all areas of the sport.

"It's farmoreacceptable for girls to play now, there'smoreteams and clubs. Dads are now excited by that. There's a real enthusiasm for it," he added.

"That's different to where we are with diversity of staff in the team. We've got a staff of 40, so (twowomenis) nowhere near where we should be."