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Phil Neville Says England Women Want to Dominate Like Rugby Union's All Blacks

England women's manager Phil Neville has revealed his team want to become a dominant force like New Zealand's All Blacks have in rugby union.

The Lionesses are gearing up for the FIFA Women's World Cup this summer, and Neville spoke about their aims.

Per BBC Sport, he said in the next decade they want to become "one of the greatest teams in the world" and "to be talked about like the All Blacks, leave legacies that the young kids of today will always remember."

"[We were] talking about objectives," he added. "I wanted them to say 'win the World Cup' but they went bigger.