LIONESSES boss Sarina Wiegman has made history after England beat Italy 2-1 to reach the European Championship final on Tuesday night.
Wiegman, 55, has become the first-ever men’s or women’s manager to reach FIVE international tournament finals in a row.
The Dutch tactician has sensationally led to three consecutive major finals off the back of the two finals she helped the reach during her time as boss of her home nation.
While in charge of the Netherlands side, Wiegman led the country to the 2017 Women’s Euros and the 2019 final.
Of those two finals the experienced coach tasted success with victory over in the Euros, but suffered heartbreak in the World Cup final with defeat to the USA.
Her time in charge of England has followed a similar pattern.
Wiegman took the Lionesses to the Euro 2022 final at Wembley, beating Germany to eventually lift the trophy.
While her second major tournament, the World Cup in 2023, saw England fall at the final hurdle with a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat to .
Now Wiegman has another chance to taste glory as her England side booked yet another final with a
England left it late to overturn a one-goal deficit when super-sub Michelle Agyemang hit a drilled effort in the sixth minute of injury time to force extra-time.
While there was even more drama in the additional spell when Chloe Kelly stepped up to take a penalty with just seconds remaining of the game.
The Euro 2022 hero saw her spot-kick saved, and sent the Lionesses through to their third consecutive final.
Now will be hoping she can translate her fifth final into a third major trophy by setting England up for victory against the winner of Wednesday’s semi-final between Germany and Spain.
Speaking after her side’s late dramatics, Wiegman said of England reaching a third consecutive final: “We’ve seen so many different England teams now and we never give up.
“We say we can win by any means, I think we were a bit lucky that they missed two.
“I think now we are going for that goal and we take risks, but it gives us something.
“This team just keeps going and we never give up”.
Now the nation - and - are willing Wiegman and her brave Lionesses over the line to win another major trophy in Sunday’s showpiece final in Switzerland.
