Canada appears to have found the next soccer coach of their national women’s team, and it’s quite an accomplished talent.
According to a report in The Athletic by Charlotte Harpur and Joshua Kloke, Casey Stoney and Canada Soccer have agreed to terms on a deal for her to take charge of the women’s side.
A former England international player and team captain herself, Stoney most recently coached the San Diego Wave in the National Women’s Soccer League, winning Coach of the Year in 2022 and the regular season title in 2023, before her dismissal midway through last season.
She had also previously worked as the manager of the Manchester United women’s side from 2018-2021, as player-manager for a stint at Chelsea in 2009, as well as a brief stint in the England national women’s team staff as an assistant.
As a player, she won a bronze medal at the FIFA 2015 Women’s World Cup, while winning the 2008 and 2012 FA awards as the top English women’s player.
Canada Soccer refused to comment on the hiring report, per The Athletic.
Andy Spence was in the interim role following the suspension and eventual dismissal of Bev Preistman, who found herself at the centre of a spying scandal this past summer that was unearthed at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
“I am absolutely heartbroken for the players, and I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart for the impact this situation has had on all of them,” Priestman said in a statement back in July. “As the leader of the team on the field, I want to take accountability, and I plan to fully cooperate with the investigation.”
Priestman, who was let go in November, is currently unable to work in soccer while under a one-year FIFA suspension, though she appears to have moved across the globe with her wife Emma, who works for the Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand.
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