Hannah Dingley, who is the first woman to coach a men’s team – Corriere.it

A woman among the English professionals. It’s about Hannah Dingley, who will sit on the bench of Forest Green Rovers Football Club (for all simply Forrest Green), a club based in the city of Nailsworth (about 180 kilometers from London). A team that with six wins in 46 games was condemned to relegation to Football League Two. To attempt the ascent, she will be there to take over the reins of the Nailsworth team that saw her start working in the club with the advent of the FGR Girls Academy in 2021. A role in which Hannah was able to demonstrate her great skills: charisma and professionalism. And for this reason Forrest Green had no doubts in wanting to focus on her. Of course the goal remains to bring the team back to League One, in the English third division.

Hannah was the natural choice to be interim Head Coach of the first team and has done a fantastic job leading our Academy and is well aligned with the club’s values, the company statement said. I’m really excited about this next step in my career. The training camp has just started and the whole season will start very soon. “It’s an exciting time in football and I’m grateful for the opportunity to step forward and lead such a progressive and forward-thinking club,” explained Hannah Dingley. The progressive and forward-looking phrase is important. The reason? In 2015, Forest Green also became the first vegan football club in the world and, moreover, equipped itself with a stadium (The New Lawn) with numerous eco-friendly innovations. In short, the revolutions in English football always start from here.