The Football Association's director of women's football, Baroness Sue Campbell, has defended her decision to hire Phil Neville as the new head coach of England Women.
The appointment of Neville, who had previously never held a senior managerial role, has been criticised for both his lack of experience and for historical tweets sent from his account six years ago.
In one tweet from 2012, the 41-year-old suggested that women would be too "busy preparing breakfast/getting kids ready/making the beds" to read his messages.
The FA, however, confirmed that Neville will not face a charge, and Campbell went on to tell Sky Sports News on Thursday that Neville is "the right person for the job at this moment".
"Everybody is entitled to their point of view and I respect that but I am responsible for the recruitment of Phil Neville and all I can say is: 'I back this man 100%'," Campbell said.
"I put my reputation behind him and I have spent a lifetime gaining that reputation. He is the right person for this job at this moment.
"I was very clear what I wanted in this job, what personal qualities I wanted and the technical and tactical skills I needed and I started to talk to people that I really trust in the game and his name [Phil Neville] came up repeatedly.
"[He is a] great leader, inspirational, technically and tactically very good, and a really emotionally intelligent guy. The players have been really clear with me what they wanted. They wanted someone who could lead them from third to first [in the world rankings]."
The former Manchester United and Valencia coach issued an apology on Wednesday, insisting that his comments were not "a true and genuine reflection of either my character or beliefs".
Giuseppe Labellarte
