FA Chief Responds To USWNT Interest In Sarina Wiegman

Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham has said that any approaches for England manager Sarina Wiegman will be "100% rejected".

Wiegman has been in charge of the England women's national team since September 2021 and is under contract for another two years.

After leading the Lionesses to glory at UEFA Women's Euro 2022, the former Dutch defender has overseen her team's run to Sunday's Women's World Cup final.

She is the first manager to take two different countries to a Women's World Cup final, having previously led the Netherlands to second place in 2019.

Wiegman's excellent resume has seen her emerge as a strong candidate to replace Vlatko Andonovski as head coach of the United States.

Andonovski will leave his role with the USWNT this summer after overseeing a disappointing World Cup campaign.

The USA had reached the semi-finals at each of the last eight Women's World Cups but lost in the round of 16 this year after losing to Sweden in a penalty shootout.

Wiegman is understood to rank high on the USWNT's wanted list, but her current employers have no intention of letting her leave.

Bullingham said on Thursday: "It is not about money. We are very happy with her and feel she is happy.

"We've seen lots of rumors, and she is a special talent - we know that. From our side, she's contracted through until 2025."

"She's doing a great job. We're obviously huge supporters of her and hopefully she feels the same way. She's someone we'd like to have with us for a very long time."