When will English professional men’s football hire its first female manager? ‘Only a matter of time’, says highest-ranking existing boss

The highest-ranked female manager in men’s football says she is convinced there will be more women working in influential positions at big clubs in the next few years.

Rosi Webb is in charge of Stanway Pegasus in the Eastern Counties Football League. That is level-10 in the football pyramid, five below the National League.

“I think it’s only a matter of time,” Webb explains.

“I think coaches like Emma Hayes…