England head coach Sarina Wiegman has already insisted she has no plans to switch to the men’s game anytime soon.
That is despite leading the Lionesses to glory yet again at Euro 2025 where they beat Spain in a nail-biting finale to retain their crown on Sunday.
England beat Spain on penalties with the match ending 1-1 after extra-time, with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick in Basel.
Wiegman was in charge when the Lionesses first claimed success in 2022 by winning the European Championship before taking them to the World Cup final in 2024.
Reuters | Sarina Wiegman has already insisted she has no plans to take over a men’s club
While they lost on that occasion to Spain, England exacted their revenge by beating the same opponents and it has led to conversations over whether Wiegman could make the switch to men’s football.
However, the 55-year-old has already made her feelings clear on such a move by insisting she is not going anywhere.
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“My thoughts now are totally not in men’s football, my thoughts are with the women’s game and what we can do,” she said in 2023.
“I am just really happy in the role I work in now and I am really enjoying it… I really love my job for the FA and with England. This is the highest level.”
Women coaching men’s football are extremely rare but it has happened in the past when Hannah Dingley worked as academy boss for Forest Green Rovers from 2019 to 2024.
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England became European champions yet again after beating Spain on Sunday
“I think it is a matter of time and I think when the first one [takes a high-profile men’s job], it will be really big – but I think then more will follow,” Wiegman told the BBC.
“I think it will happen, I’m not sure how long it will take but I think it would be good. I think it’s a matter of time and that comes with the development of the game.
“When I was a little kid I was not allowed to play football as a girl. But now everyone says: ‘Oh why not?’ Hopefully in 20 years we say: ‘Why did we think females couldn’t coach males?’ Hopefully that will change quickly.
“Women are everywhere, women are head of countries and in business too. The balance of women in high-ranked positions, that should be a little more balanced between men and women. In football, we’re not used to having women coaching men at the highest level.”
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