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England’s Football Association intends to keep manager Sarina Wiegman on the payroll as long as possible ahead of her team’s first appearance in a Women’s World Cup final, regardless of the high-profile vacancies in the game.
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said Thursday that approaches from other organizations to sign her as their new coach would be “100% rejected,” per the BBC, and added that “she’s someone we’d like to have with us for a very long time.”
Wiegman apparently feels the same way. Ahead of England’s Women’s World Cup final against Spain, she told the Sky News, “I want to stay with England.”
“I’m very happy with my job. I’m happy how the FA treats me. And I’m getting ready for the Spain game.”
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Though no details have emerged yet about U.S. Soccer’s coaching search following the resignation of Vlatko Andonovski as the women’s national team head coach on Thursday, many believe Wiegman should be the top choice for the job. Wiegman is widely considered the best coach in the women’s game and has the accomplishments to back it up — she will coach in her fourth major final in five years when England face Spain in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday. She previously led…
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