Wiegman

SYDNEY : The Lionesses play every game with a target on their backs, said coach Sarina Wiegman, who was not surprised Denmark coach Lars Sondergaard pegged his team as underdogs facing a "superpower" England side.Wiegman's fourth-ranked…

England boss Sarina Wiegman insists her side must 'finish their chances better' despite winning 1-0 against Haiti… and admits Georgia Stanway 'struggled' in the Lionesses' midfield in the first halfSarina Wiegman is happy with…

Sarina Wiegman named the same starting XI for every game at last summer’s European Championship but 12 months on the Lionesses look a little different.Injuries and retirements mean there will be at least four different players lining up for…

The question in all sports has been that once you break through and win, does winning again become easier? Is the mental block gone? Or does the pressure simply build even more, as triumphs go from hoped for to expected? This is only one of…

England manager Sarina Wiegman would have preferred more friendlies in the final run-up to the Women's World Cup, but will use Saturday's send-off match against Portugal to continue firming up her starting XI.The Lionesses, ranked…

England manager Sarina Wiegman said her plans to prepare the team for the Women's World Cup are being put in jeopardy with clubs reluctant to release players in time to begin a training camp on June 19.The tournament in Australia and…

BIRMINGHAM, England : England manager Sarina Wiegman has completed the difficult task of selecting her 23-player squad for the Women's World Cup amid a raft of injuries to key players.The Dutch manager unveiled her selection on…

England's spate of injuries ahead of the women's World Cup have been devastating, coach Sarina Wiegman said on Tuesday hours after forward Fran Kirby confirmed she will undergo knee surgery and miss this year's tournament in Australia…

LONDON : Solving the kind of puzzle set by Australia will be a key for England's Lionesses as they seek to add the World Cup to their European crown later this year, coach Sarina Wiegman insists.England's 2-0 defeat by Australia at a…

Former England captain Steph Houghton has a slim chance of making the women's World Cup squad but the door is "never closed" on a potential return, coach Sarina Wiegman said on Monday.Houghton had said it had been mentally tough to deal…