In 2003 Hope became the first woman to achieve the UEFA Pro License - the highest coaching award possible.

Taking charge in 1998, achievements to date include taking the U19s to the semi-finals of the 2002 and 2003 UEFA Women's Championship, and to the quarter-finals of the inaugural FIFA U19 World Championship in 2002.

She also coached the senior team to qualification for the 2001 UEFA European Championship Finals in her first major championship as manager and in June 2005, narrowly failed to take the Three Lions into the semi-finals of the European Championship on home soil.

In 2002 Hope was awarded an OBE and is patron of the Kick It Out campaign and the Women's Sports Foundation, as well as being an ambassador for Special Olympics.

As well as managing the England Senior team, she oversees the England set-up from U15s to U21s, The FA's National Player Development Centre at Loughborough University and a coach mentoring scheme