Dan Ashworth admits ‘lessons must be learned’ over Mark Sampson’s sacking

Dan Ashworth praised the achievements of England’s representative sides in a year that has seen the Under-17s and Under 20s become world champions and the women’s team end 2017 as the No1 ranked side in Europe.Dan Ashworth has acknowledged “lessons have to be learned” by the Football Association over the handling of Mark Sampson’s sacking as manager of England’s women’s team, with the technical director recognising “the distress caused to the playe