We reported recently that according to The Times England Women’s head coach Phil Neville is soon to be announced as the new manager of MLS side Inter Miami. Well, it’s happened.
Neville was appointed manager of the England women’s national team in 2018 and was contracted to remain head coach until the end of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2021 but Neville has stepped down and within hours of his resignation he was appointed the new head coach of David Beckham’s MLS franchise – Inter Miami.
Phil Neville, welcome to #InterMiamiCF!
Former England Women’s National Team manager appointed as second head coach in Club history.https://t.co/hBHMH5Mmmj
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) January 18, 2021
Inter Miami have only played one season in the MLS in which they finished 10th in the 2020 season after signing an entirely new squad plus backroom staff which was led my head coach Diego Alonso.
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In a statement on their website the MLS newbies said: ‘Inter Miami CF announced today that it has named Phil Neville as its head coach ahead of the 2021 Major League Soccer season (MLS). Neville’s addition to the Club is pending receipt of his work visa.’