BBC SPOTY 2025: Lionesses coach and young star scoop major awards
Lionesses head coach Sarina Wiegman won BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year 2025, and Michelle Agyemang was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2025.
- Wiegman was honoured for her stellar leadership guiding the Lionesses to back-to-back UEFA Women’s EURO titles and multiple finals, cementing her status among elite coaches.
- Agyemang earned the Young Sports Personality award after a breakthrough year with the Lionesses, scoring early in her senior debut and delivering key EURO 2025 contributions.
- Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton were also nominated for the main BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2025.
- The Lionesses were shortlisted for the Team of the Year.
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