UNC Soccer Alumna Sarina Wiegman Named Best FIFA Women’s Coach

Posted Oct 26, 2017
Sarina Wiegman follows in the footsteps of some legendary names in the women’s game by becoming the latest The Best FIFA Women’s Coach. The Netherlands native led her country to the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 title on home soil. The hosts’ brand of attacking football brought an end to Germany’s run of six successive European trophies. (FIFA.com)

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