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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor

Past and present collide as England face Netherlands in ‘special’ friendly

Netherlands coach Mark Parsons (centre) says: ‘I don’t know if it’s too smart to have succeeded Sarina.’
Netherlands coach Mark Parsons (centre) says: ‘I don’t know if it’s too smart to have succeeded Sarina.’ Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

There may well have been moments this year when Sarina Wiegman and Mark Parsons unwittingly crossed paths at Schiphol airport but on Friday night the pair will come face to face in a “very special” pre-Euro 2022 friendly at Elland Road.

While Wiegman frequently commutes to work as the England Women manager from her home in The Hague, Parsons can regularly be spotted travelling to the Netherlands from his family’s base in Surrey.

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