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Casey Stoney: Ex-England captain on rebuilding after San Diego sacking and becoming Canada boss

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Casey Stoney was sacked as head coach of NWSL club San Diego Wave .

The 42-year-old had been in charge of the club for nearly three years .

The former England captain is now taking on international management for the first time.

Stoney won 130 caps for England and captained Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics .

Stoney is the new head coach of the Canada women's national team.

She was sacked by Bev Priestman after she was banned for flying a drone over a training session with New Zealand last summer .

Canada are ranked sixth in the world, but have experienced their own turmoil.

Stoney met the majority of her players for the first time over the last two weeks .

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