Pauw: Male coaches jumping on women's football bandwagon are elbowing female coaches off

She pointed out how few of the teams already qualified for this year’s women’s World Cup are coached by females and singled out the example of Phil Neville when he took over as England’s head coach in 2018.

CALL-OUT: Republic of Ireland Manager Vera Pauw.

IRELAND manager Vera Pauw has accused some men of jumping on the burgeoning growth of women’s football to further their own coaching careers at the expense of more experienced female coaches.

She pointed out how few of the teams already qualified for this year’s women’s World Cup female-led and singled out the example of Phil Neville when he took over as England’s head coach in 2018.