U.S. coach Jill Ellis and England counterpart Phil Neville have similar soccer backgrounds with one exception: Ellis had to move to America to play the game.
When the U.S. and England square off in Tuesday’s Women’s World Cup semifinal, the opposing coaches will share a lot of similarities — and one very big difference.
But while England’s Phil Neville did all that without having to stray more than an hour from his boyhood home in Manchester, Jill Ellis had to cross an ocean for the chance to play organized soccer, which was banned for girls in England and other parts of Europe for much of the 20th century. “I truly think if I had stayed in England, I’m not sure I would be coaching. So what America gave me was kind of a dream and the opportunity and ability to follow that path, which I really had never dreamed about. I just feel very fortunate to be here.”
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