Wiegman wants England to keep their cool in the heat of Switzerland

ENGLAND head coach Sarina Wiegman revealed the Lionesses are sipping slushies and being encouraged not to “go in and out all the time” to cope with the heatwave hitting Women’s European Championship hosts Switzerland.

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Temperatures soared to 34 degrees on Wednesday in Zurich, where defending champions England are preparing to face France in their tournament opener tomorrow night, when the mercury is still expected to hit about 27 degrees at the 8pm UK kickoff time.

And while England have pulled out all the stops to ensure their players are navigating the blazing conditions, Wiegman (pictured) insists she will not “think of managing the heat” when it comes to her substitutions.

She said: “Of course we have protocols in place, strategies, which players who have been around longer are familiar with that because they've played in circumstances like this - for other players, they get to for the first time.