Sarina Wiegman hails "tremendous" England achievements after FIFA award
The 54-year-old edged out Chelsea's Emma Hayes and Barcelona's Jonatan Giraldez to take home the prestigious honour after leading England to the World Cup final last summer, where they lost to Spain.
In addition, Wiegman's team defeated Brazil in the inaugural women's Finalissima and successfully defended their Arnold Clark Cup crown to further capture the imagination of the country after triumphing at Euro 2022.
Wiegman triumphed with 28 points in the voting, compared to 18 for Hayes and 14 for Giraldez, but when asked by Sports Mole if she could label 2023 as her finest year in management, the Dutchwoman was loath to do so.
«That's really hard to say. We had some huge challenges which we had to approach. If you look at the results then you can't say that, and it's always result-related,» Wiegman said.
«And it's hard to compare because inside so many things happen, and that's what I look back at. We have a goal, that's what we want to reach.
»But what happens on our journey and how can I influence that? How can I collaborate with staff and with players? So that's really hard to say."
In addition to Wiegman's crowning, a total of seven Lionesses were selected for the FIFA FIFPRO Women's World XI, including Mary Earps, Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Keira Walsh, Lauren James, Ella Toone and Alessia Russo.
Despite winning their inaugural Women's World Cup crown, Spain only had two representatives in the shape of Olga Carmona and Aitana Bonmati — who was also crowned the Best Women's Player — while Alex Morgan and
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