Football’s pioneers: women who have managed men’s teams in Europe

Before Hannah Dingley was appointed at Forest Green, Helena Costa, Corinne Diacre and Carolina Morace led the way

• ‘I don’t want to be the first and only’: Hannah Dingley’s Forest Green dream

For all the progress football has had in recent years, it has somehow taken until 2023 for the first woman to lead a professional English men’s team.

“I am the first and it’s great but I don’t want to be the first and the only,” said Hannah Dingley after the announcement of her appointment at Forest Green Rovers earlier this week.