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Phil Neville: England women's manager on overcoming scepticism at appointment

Phil Neville says it took him a month to overcome widespread scepticism when he was appointed England women's boss.

The 42-year-old had little experience of the women's game, and famously only followed his new charges on social media just before it was confirmed he was being appointed as Mark Sampson's successor in January 2018.

A year on, Neville has proved worthy of the role.
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