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Three home nations lost their head coaches in one cycle: Phil Neville left England early for Inter Miami, with Hege Riise and Rhian Wilkinson appointed interim, while Shelley Kerr and Jayne Ludlow both stepped down after missing out on Euro 2022. Jo Potter retires after twenty years; Gill Coultard, the first woman to win 100 England caps, is finally made an MBE. Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman to referee a men’s Champions League tie, and Rebecca Welch is promoted to UEFA’s elite category. FIFA and FIFPRO agree a minimum fourteen weeks’ maternity leave at two thirds of salary. Paris Saint-Germain end Lyon’s 80-match domestic unbeaten run, Glasgow City appoint co-founder Laura Montgomery as their first chief executive, and West Ham, Bristol City, Spurs and Liverpool all change managers.