Phil Neville has been appointed head coach of England Women until the end of the 2021 UEFA Women’s Championship campaign, the Football Association has announced.
The former Manchester United, Everton and England player becomes the permanent successor to Mark Sampson, who was sacked last September.
Neville takes over a team that are third in the world rankings, behind only the United States and Germany.
Extremely proud and honoured to be the head coach of the @Lionesses and Im unbelievably excited about the challenges ahead!! pic.twitter.com/u2AB3tBmFJ
— Philip Neville (@fizzer18) January 23, 2018
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