England women's head coach Phil Neville led his team to a 2-0 victory over Japan in their Group D clash at the FIFA Women's World Cup on June 19, 2019 in Nice, France. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Phil Neville will step down from the post of England women's football head coach in July 2021.
LONDON, April 24 (Xinhua) -- England women's football head coach Phil Neville will leave the role in July 2021, confirmed the FA on Friday. It means that the 43-year-old will not lead the Lionesses to the UEFA Women's EUROS in England 2022.
"Following the decision to postpone the UEFA Women's EUROS 2021 to 2022, England Women's head coach Phil Neville has confirmed he's committed to honoring the full term of his contract, which will see him leave the role in July 2021," the FA statement said.
The former England international was appointed in January 2018, steering the team to a fourth-place finish at the World Cup last year.
"I'm looking forward to getting back to work with the team as soon as possible. We have a fantastic squad of players, and there is plenty to work on as we look to progress as a team going into 2021," said Neville.
In their last 11 games, the England women's team suffered seven defeats.
The FA director of women's football Sue Campbell said: "In light of the impact of current global events on the sporting calendar and the best interests of the England Women's team, both parties were in agreement that our shared priority was to ensure the Lionesses have continuity of coaching going into the home EUROS and are looking towards the 2023 FIFA World Cup." ■
