Lionesses legend Jill Scott ‘set to take up a role as youth coach at the Manchester City academy’… and the 36-year-old I’m a Celebrity winner ‘could become the first EVER female coach of a men’s team’

• Jill Scott already has a UEFA B coaching license and is working on her UEFA A
• The 36-year-old made 111 appearances for the Citizens in her nine-year spell 
• The Lionesses were named Team of the Year at BBC’s Sports Personality awards 

England legend Jill Scott is reportedly set to take up a role as a coach at Manchester City’s youth teams, embarking on a path that may eventually lead her to working with the men’s side. 

No female coach has ever taken charge of a professional men’s team, but the Sun is reporting that the 36-year-old is bound for a role in the Premier League champions’ academy. 

Scott is currently working towards her coaching badges, and has already earned her UEFA B license. 

The ex-England international made 111 appearances for the Citizens in her long and storied career at the top of the game, and revealed that it was current manager of the mens’ team Pep Guardiola that inspired her to take up the role. 

‘I went to a couple of his training sessions, which was great, and he came to watch some of ours,’ she said. 

England legend Jill Scott will take up a role as a coach with Manchester City’s academy

Scott announced her retirement following her role in England’s stunning Euro 2022 win, beating Germany in the final on the way to the team’s first piece of major silverware. 

A veteran of the game, the 36-year-old is set to work as a pundit at this year’s Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

In a hugely successful year for Scott personally, she was also crowned the winner of ITV’s reality show I’m A Celebrity, and is reported to have been offered several lucrative commercial deals.  

However, this latest move highlights a willingness to make it in an industry that is dominated by men – even in the Women’s Super League. 

Scott made 111 appearances for Manchester City in her long and storied career at the top of the game

Only four of the current 12 managers in the WSL – the English top-flight – are female, with Emma Hayes the only current boss that has previously been linked with a role in the mens’ game. 

Hayes was reportedly linked with the managerial position at QPR, but missed out despite her stellar record at the helm with Chelsea. 

Having taken over the Blues in 2012, she has become almost synonymous with the club following a historical period of almost unrivalled success. 

Hayes has won five WSL titles, four Women’s FA Cups, two Women’s League Cups, five WSL manager of the month awards, and in 2021 was named the best coach in the world by FIFA.  

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