Women's Championship side London Bees have confirmed that ex-England international Rachel Yankey will be in charge of the side until the end of the current campaign.
Former manager Luke Swindlehurst, who joined the club in 2017, left his position last week to take on a new role in Barnet's youth academy. As things stand, the Bees are sitting comfortably in fifth place in the league table, having won seven of their 15 matches played so far this season.
We can this morning confirm that Rachel Yankey has taken control of all first team affairs for the remainder of the 2018/19 season #LondonBees pic.twitter.com/5TPXQM6kF6
— London Bees (@LondonBees) February 16, 2019
Speaking to the club's official website, Yankey said: "I
In other news, the England women's national team have revealed plans to play a series of friendlies across the nation, ahead of their much anticipated 2019 Women's World Cup campaign. Phil Neville's side will face Canada, Spain, Denmark and New Zealand in matches taking place between April and June.
Source : 90min