Passmoor To Be Leicester Women Interim Head Coach

Former West Ham United adjunct Rick Passmoor will return complete arsenic interim caput coach astatine Leicester City arsenic they hole for their Women's Super League opener.

The Hammers confirmed nan departure of Passmoor,, external who became portion of Rehanne Skinner's coaching unit successful September 2023, connected Tuesday.

In a connection released by West Ham, Passmoor said: "With 12 months near connected my statement astatine West Ham United, I person had to make nan reliable determination to measurement backmost from my domiciled astatine nan nine for family reasons."

The erstwhile Notts County and Leeds United leader will return complete from Amandine Miquel, who was sacked by Leicester conscionable 10 days earlier nan caller WSL season.

Miquel, 41, led Leicester to a 10th-placed decorativeness past season, pinch 20 points from 22 games - 10 points clear of relegated Crystal Palace.

She won 5 of her 22 convention matches, and secured 2 much points than successful nan 2023-24 season.

Leicester recreation to Manchester United for their opening convention crippled connected Sunday, 7 September (12:00 BST).