Unmasking the coach who led Man City to WSL title glory

Breaking news from the world of sport: Sport InsightUnmasking the coach who led Man City to WSL title gloryPublished24 minutes agoImage source, Getty ImagesByEmma Sanders Sport women’s football news reporterWhen Rebecca Knaak's stoppage-time winner flew into Liverpool's net on Sunday, ensuring Manchester City had one hand on the Women's Super League title, manager Andree Jeglertz's mask slipped. Captain Alex Greenwood leapt into his arms and the usually cool Swedish boss could no longer contain his excitement and relief. It was an early celebration of their first WSL title in a decade, which arrived three days later when Arsenal failed to beat Brighton.

When City's success was confirmed and the celebrations began in a room at the Joie Stadium where the team had been watching the match, Jeglertz called Greenwood over, smiled and said: "We did it. "It was understated - but ever since he was a young football fan watching Swedish side Malmo, the former trainee school teacher has never been one to get carried away. Figure caption, Watch the moment Manchester City win the league...

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Growing up in Malmo, a city in southern Sweden, he played street football with other kids and lived next door to an Englishman who encouraged him to watch the Premier League on TV. Like most children in that region, Jeglertz was in a football club by the age of five, and in that "safe environment" he grew up obsessed with sport, unlike his younger brother. " wasn't competitive - he played football but he didn't have that big interest in it like I had," Jeglertz says.

"I always wanted to train a lot and have always been a very determined person. I thought: 'I want to be on this level, I want to reach this. '"I wanted training to be a proper format, not just to do things randomly - I've never been good in that.

It has to be with some structure. It's still like that. "The 54-year-old watched local team Malmo with his father and was in the Munich stands when they lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in the 1979 European Cup final.

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"My dad is a big football fan. He played when he was younger so we went to a lot of games in my hometown," he says. "I remember watching games in the stadium and we went every weekend.

It's always been a part of my life. "When Jeglertz became a professional he played for Malmo, but soon realised he would not make it to the top, despite earning three caps for Sweden Under-21s. It was then that he began studying to become a teacher, taking after his mother and following his "curiosity to get to know people".

"When I realised I was not going to be as good as I had hoped for, that was tough - but I really loved the sport," he adds. "I educated myself as a teacher. I really loved the relationship between people and wanted to combine that, so continue working inside football and with people.

The story has climbed to the top of the sports agenda, with fans and analysts following closely.