England's Lionesses are currently enjoying a two-year unbeaten reign under manager Sarina Wiegman, while they search for their first major trophy in the form of Euro 2022.
Since succeeding Phil Neville in 2020, the 52-year-old has steered her team to 17 brilliant victories and a mere two draws. The team's latest win saw them comfortably better Sweden in a 4-0 semi final - while the prior match saw them comeback from a goal down against Spain to turn the score line to 2-1.
Wiegman now faces her hardest test yet since taking the job - a Euro 2022 final against a tough Germany side on Sunday at London's Wembley stadium - in front of some 90,000 fans and millions watching around the world.
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Here's everything you need to know about the highly-successful mastermind behind the Lionesses - and what brought here to the England dugout.
Where is England manager Sarina Wiegman from?
The Mirror reports that Wiegman hails from the Netherlands, and was the first female Dutch player to reach 100 caps for her national side. Born in The Hague in 1969, the talented Wiegman began initially playing football on the street with her twin brother.
And while her country had banned girls from joining boys football teams - it didn't prevent her in doing what she adored. Aged six, she cut her hair short so that she could play in her brother's side completely undetected.
Eventually she joined HSV Celeritas, and was eventually called up to the national team at 16-years-old. Just two years later, she joined Kruikelientjes '71 - and won her first ever trophy in the form of the Dutch Cup.
Following a stint in the United States, she returned home to join Ter Leede - which was based around 40 minutes from her home. She assisted in winning two league titles as well as another Dutch Cup throughout her tenure.
As women's football was not considered to be a 'professional sport' throughout Sarina's career, she worked as an avid PE teacher while also regularly playing domestic and international matches. She hung her boots up aged 33, when she decided to start a family with her childhood sweetheart and fellow coach, Marten Glotzbach.
Wiegman had two daughters, Sacha and Lauren, within three years - before returning to Ter Leede as coach, where she won the double in her first season. All of this, while she continued to teach PE.
Why did she take the job as the Lionesses manager?
While she had won a major title while in charge of her own country, Wiegman wanted a change of scenery and aspired to see similar results with others. In 2017, she became the head coach of the Dutch women's team - known as the Orange Lionesses.
The very same year, she and her side claimed the Women's Euro title on home soil, which led to a host of awards for the manager.
Sarina Wiegman had won a major title while in charge of her own country - a feat she said she hopes to achieve with England as well.
She was named the Best FIFA Women’s Coach and also made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, which is a civil honour for special achievements in her native country. Following on two years, Sarina guided the very same team to a runners up medal at the 2019 World Cup - only bested by USA in the final at a score line of 2-0.
Her endeavours and achievements on the world stage drew the attention of the Football Association (FA), who came a knocking 12 months following the incredible World Cup run. They enquired if Wiegman would take over for England, and she jumped at the opportunity.
Asked why she had decided to take the job, she replied: “Why not? I only want to work at the top. I wouldn’t be happy with any less.”
England fans will hope to see tough determination and focused attitude pay dividends at the weekend, with hard preparations expected of the Lionesses moving forward to this Sunday's final - in a bid to bring home their first ever major tournament trophy.
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