{"id":139748,"date":"2024-01-16T15:05:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/16\/sarina-wiegman-extends-contract-as-lionesses-manager\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T15:05:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:05:30","slug":"sarina-wiegman-extends-contract-as-lionesses-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/16\/sarina-wiegman-extends-contract-as-lionesses-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarina Wiegman extends contract as Lionesses manager \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>England Women manager Sarina Wiegman has extended her contract with the FA until 2027, taking her time in charge of the Lionesses to six years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wiegman delivered England\u2019s first major silverware in women\u2019s international football in 2022 by winning the European Championship on home soil. Her team later went on to win the inaugural Finalissima against Brazil at Wembley and reached last summer\u2019s World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>The new deal will take the 54-year-old to the 2027 World Cup, also taking in Euro 2025 and the next UEFA Nations League cycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so happy to have the chance to lead England through to 2027 after an incredible two and a half years,\u201d Wiegman said. \u201cLooking forward, we have unfinished business and I know we are capable of even more, although nothing will come easy. Our game is becoming so competitive at the top level. I relish that opportunity and can\u2019t wait to start the EURO qualifiers, followed by the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank Mark Bullingham, Debbie Hewitt and the FA Board for their support. I also must mention Arjan Veurink, I am delighted he has also extended his stay. It is a fantastic job working with these amazing players and alongside great colleagues. And, of course, it is very special to be able to play a part in giving our fans such wonderful moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news comes the day after Wiegman was\u00a0named Best FIFA Women\u2019s Coach for a record-extending fourth time\u00a0\u2013 no other manager has won the prize more than once \u2013 beating Barcelona\u2019s Jonatan Giraldez and Chelsea\u2019s Emma Hayes to the accolade.<\/p>\n<p>Having guided the Lionesses to the 2023 World Cup final, losing narrowly to Spain, it is the second time she has scooped the FIFA prize while England boss \u2013 her first came after winning Euro 2022 a year earlier. Previous awards with her native Netherlands came in 2017 and 2020, with runner-up finishes in 2018 and 2019, as well as third place in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Wiegman took over as England manager in September 2021, the permanent successor to Phil Neville and replacing interim boss Hege Riise. The deal had been struck just over a year earlier, with Wiegman seeingout the remainder of her contract with the Netherlands, with whom she had won Euro 2017 on home soil and finished runner-up at the 2019 World Cup, mirroring her England record.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England Women manager Sarina Wiegman has extended her contract with the FA until 2027, taking her time in charge of the Lionesses to six years. Wiegman delivered England\u2019s first major silverware in women\u2019s international football in 2022 by winning the European Championship on home soil. 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