Hope Powell is a pioneer in English football. The 55-year-old former international was the first woman to lead the English ladies’ team, the first to obtain the UEFA Pro license, the first to join the PFA (professional players’ union in England)…
“Of course, it’s nice when people tell me that I was the first. But that doesn’t make me better or worse“, explained Powell on the site coachesvoice.com. The professionalization of the Women’s Premier League and the selection does not bear its imprint.
When I took over as England manager, the first thing I thought was, ‘I can’t waste this. I can’t. For myself. For women. For blacks. I must be the best.’ And I worked really, really hard.
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for example, largely contributed to the establishment in 2009 of a contract allowing players to be able to focus on training and matches without having to deal with a full-time job. .
But the current manager of Brighton is best known for having taken over as coach a British selection adrift in 1998 and having taken it to the final of Euro 2009 against Germany (defeat). With an iron fist between 1998 and 2013, she professionalized the structures of the “Three Lionesses”, who are among the serious contenders for the title on July 31 at Wembley and who face Norway on Monday evening (9:00 p.m. / RTS 2) at. ..Brighton.
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