WIEGMAN ON A MISSION

Sarina able to talk the talk... now she wants to walk the walk again

- from TOM VICTOR in Zurich

SARINA WIEGMAN has yet to fully master English - but she's determined to conquer the Spanish in Basel tomorrow.

Spain came out on top when the teams met in the 2023 World Cup final - and the Lionesses boss now has a chance to take the sweetest revenge.

Dutch coach Wiegman has sometimes been forced to get her head around uniquely English expressions.

After reacting with bafflement to the phrase "the cat's out of the bag" during the World Cup, her response to talk of a "subpar" performance by England in the semifinal win over Italy on Tuesday was to say, "Oh, we're talking about golf now?!

But when it matters most, and when it comes to getting the message across to her players, nothing has been lost in translation.

"I have been here four years and it just feels like my home away from home," said Wiegman ahead of tomorrow's Euros final in Switzerland against the world champions. "I always enjoy it when I'm at work, when I'm in England I love it. It is just the people. The sporting culture, I really love the sport culture and the fans, of course."