Few managers in the game think outside the box like Wiegman – five successive finals is an achievement that may not be matched

England women's manager Sarina Wiegman insists she hasn't even considered receiving an honorary damehood after leading the Lionesses to Euros glory. On a dramatic night in Basel, Chloe Kelly scored the decisive spot kick in a penalty shootout as England retained their title from three years ago.

Sarina Wiegman has become one of the most successful coaches in women's football history, but the England boss has been linked with a move to the men's game

Decisive substitutes have become Wiegman’s trademark. Ella Toone and Alessia Russo provided crucial contributions when England won the last European Championship, with Toone netting an equaliser in the quarter-final against Spain, and then the opener in the final.

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That is where the “Proper England” phrase appeared to stem from. When Georgia Stanway addressed the press in the build-up to the Netherlands game, the midfielder said they wanted to get back to being “Proper England”; that it was time to stop talking and take action.

She will be cheered on in Sunday’s Switzerland showdown by husband Marten Glotzbach, who has been at his wife’s side throughout the highs and lows of her career. Let’s take a brief look inside Wiegman’s relationship with Glotzbach as she and the Lionesses prepare to take on Spain in tonight’s final.

On Sunday in Basel, England manager Sarina Wiegman will attempt to secure her third consecutive Women’s European Championship title. It will be an achievement that would further cement her legacy as one of the greatest coaches in the history of the women’s game.