World Cup winners USA plan move to pinch England boss Phil Neville

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The USA women’s team hope to poach England manager Phil Neville to succeed World Cup-winning head coach Jill Ellis, say reports.

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Ellis led the States to a successful World Cup title defence over the summer after overcoming Neville’s Lionesses in the semi-finals.

But she intends to step down from the role, having turned down the chance to lead the team at the Olympics in Tokyo next year.

Neville, who was appointed England boss in January 2018, has been shortlisted in the top three women’s national coaches for 2019 in the FIFA’s Best awards.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.