Former Aston Villa manager Carla Ward is appointed Republic of Ireland head coach, replacing Eileen Gleeson.
Former Aston Villa manager Carla Ward has been appointed Republic of Ireland head coach, replacing Eileen Gleeson.
The Isle of Wight-born coach's career has included being part of the United States' management team as they won gold at last year's Paris Olympics while she has also had stints in charge of Sheffield United and Birmingham City."This is an unbelievable opportunity, not just with the national team but in helping to add to the fantastic work being done to develop women and girls' football," she added.
FAI chief football officer Marc Canham said Ward would bring the "passion, commitment and skillset that we set out to find in the recruitment process".
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