Progress being made on a Sarina Wiegman statue outside Wembley
Plans to build a statue of the England boss Sarina Wiegman have been looked at by the FA and Brent Council since England’s Euro 2022 win.
“We’ve made progress on that and it would be right to have something to commemorate that success outside Wembley. It’s more the whole team,” said FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.
“You have to go through various permissions – we’ve gone through that. The next stage is working on the design.”
Bullingham went on to say Wiegman “could do anything she wants in football” when pressed if she could potentially take over from men’s boss Gareth Southgate.
“Firstly, I think it’s a bit disrespectful to the Lionesses to project it as a step up,” said Bullingham.
“People always say it is ‘the best man for the job’. Why does it have to be a man? Our answer is always ‘it’s the best person for the job’.”
Wiegman’s England side will play Spain in the final of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.