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Incoming England Women boss Sarina Wiegman becomes the first manager to be crowned FIFA's best women's coach for second time... ahead of taking over the Lionesses from Phil Neville in September 2021

England Women's incoming new head Sarina Wiegman made history in becoming the first manager to win FIFA's best women's coach award twice.

The current Holland coach took the gong for the second time at FIFA's award ceremony on Thursday.

Wiegman officially takes the Lionesses' reins from Phil Neville in September 2021.

Sarina Wiegman (on screen) won FIFA's best women's coach for the second time on Thursday

On receiving the award, Wiegman told FIFA global head of football development Arsene Wenger: 'We have had a great development with the Dutch national team where a lot of people worked really hard to get to where we are now.