Brighton name Vidosic as new boss in WSL

Dario Vidosic is group to beryllium named arsenic nan caller head of Women's Super League broadside Brighton connected a three-year deal.

He will commencement nan domiciled erstwhile his activity licence has been processed and he tin move to England.

Vidosic, 37, has been successful complaint of Melbourne City Women successful Australia's A-League for nan past 2 seasons.

A erstwhile Australia world arsenic a player, Vidosic takes complete from interim Brighton leader Mikey Harris, who oversaw nan 2nd half of their WSL campaign.

Harris, who will return to his domiciled astatine Brighton's men's academy, guided nan WSL broadside to a ninth-place decorativeness aft nan sacking of Melissa Phillips successful February.

Vidosic guided Melbourne City to nan A-League title past season, earlier losing to Sydney successful nan Women's Grand Final.

He is group to beryllium joined by erstwhile Everton adjunct head Chris Roberts, who will shape portion of his coaching unit aft leaving nan Toffees astatine nan extremity of nan season.

Brighton dream Vidosic will guideline them person to nan apical four, which had been dominated by Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United until Liverpool collapsed into it past season.

The nine invested £8m successful a caller training analyzable for nan women successful 2022 arsenic portion of their strategy to break into nan apical four.

They person been capable to pull a number of high-profile players since, including erstwhile Barcelona skipper Vicky Losada and two-time Champions League victor Pauline Bremer, while England world Fran Kirby joined this month.

Vidosic will beryllium expected to thief instrumentality Brighton's unique style of possession-based football.