'When others were trying to take me down, Ireland stood up for me to the extreme. I don’t think any other country in the world would have done that for me.'
In less than four years as Ireland manager, Vera Pauw has taken the Women’s National Team from strength to strength and this month they competed in their first ever World Cup. Not that the humble Dutch native takes all the credit, as she says the team’s triumphs have been a mighty collaborative effort and many people have worked hard to get the Girls in Green to where they are today.
Read more: Stephanie Roche is relishing travelling to World Cup with husband Dean after not making the squad Take us back to that moment where the team qualified, when Amber Barrett scored that goal and we beat Scotland. Did it sink in straight away? They were very brave to speak up. From that moment on, the players continued to play great football but the board, the management, and the media started to take more notice of them. The immense work that has gone on behind the scenes to improve things the past few years is phenomenal. If you compare the conditions then to what we have now – there is now a women’s national league with TV coverage, and great sponsorship. Sky is the national team’s sponsor which has changed everything for us.
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