Lydia Bedford named Calgary Wild’s first head coach [Video]

The Calgary Wild women’s pro soccer team has named Lydia Bedford the team’s first head coach.

The Wild are part of the six-team Northern Super League starting its inaugural season in April.

Bedford was manager of Leicester City’s women’s team and also a former assistant manager of Arsenal’s women.

The 37-year-old from England was coach of Brentford’s men’s under-18 men’s team last season, which made her among few women to hold a coaching job within a Premier League club. 

“I want to be a coach that progresses in the women’s game, and I want to be renowned for what I achieve in the teams that I work with,” Bedford said.

“This provides me with a great platform to come in and start with a team at the beginning of its journey, where it’s a level playing field and actually my ability as a coach is what I get judged by.”

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