Phil Neville denied he is sexist and said he has huge respect for women Manu Ginobili Jersey , in his first media appearance after being appointed England women's head coach.
Neville apologised a day after taking the job for past tweets about women.
"I had to - I didn't like the words used," said the 41-year-old. "I'm not a sexist. I've lived my life right."
The appointment has been criticised because of Neville's lack of coaching and women's football experience but he denied the job was a "stepping stone".
"I'm England manager. Any job after this will be a step down," Neville told BBC sports editor Dan Roan.
The former England defender has only ever managed one game - at Salford City, a team he co-owns - but has coached former club Manchester United Patty Mills Jersey , England Under-21s and Spanish side Valencia.
"I'm qualified for the job, I have a [coaching] Pro Licence. It's to work in all aspects of football.
"I've worked at elite level. I've worked abroad. Some of the players are world class. I'm best qualified for this job.
"I didn't get it by default. I didn't just get handed the keys to women's football. This is not something that has been plucked from the top of a tree.
"I had to undergo stringent tests and presentations, six and seven-hour interviews with the Football Association, psychometric profiling - it was a long process. But ultimately I'm the best man for the job and shouldn't be embarrassed about that."
The Football Association said last week that Neville would not be charged over his controversial tweets.
In one tweet Dejounte Murray Jersey , he suggested women would be too "busy making breakfastgetting kids ready" to read his messages, while other users picked up on comments he had made when interacting with his sister and with his wife - and one in which he joked he had "just battered the wife".
"The words in 2018 are wrong, the words in 2011 were wrong. It's not a reflection of my true character," Neville added.
The former Manchester United and Everton full-back told BBC Sport the reference saying he had "battered the wife" was in relation to beating her at sport on holiday.
'One of the best moments of my career'
Neville met the Lionesses players for the first time at a training camp in Spain last week Derrick White Jersey , and described doing so as one of the "best moments" of his career.
Asked if he had ever watched a women's football match, he said: "I've seen Man City women's games, Valencia women's games.
"I know women's football. Do I know everything? No. I learn fast.
"At Valencia I knew three players, and in a week I knew everything about the club and in six months I was fluent in Spanish. I'm a fast learner."
England women were losing semi-finalists under Mark Sampson at the 2017 European Championship and finished third at the 2015 World Cup.
Neville said it was up to him to take the team to the "next level".
"[I have] immense pride and excitement to take over the third best team in world Kyle Anderson Jersey ," he said. "We have players who have desire and determination to be the best.
"The foundations are so strong, performances have been great."(Agencies)
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council onTuesday extended sanctions against the Central African Republic(CAR) for another year till Jan. 31, 2019.
The 15-member council unanimously adopted Resolution 2399 toextend for another year an arms embargo on the country.
The resolution decides that all UN member states shall continueto take the necessary measures to prevent the supply Tony Parker Jersey , sale ortransfer of arms and related materiel to the CAR, including weaponsand ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, spare parts George Gervin Jersey , andtechnical assistance, training, financial or other assistancerelated to military activities.
It also decides to extend for another year a travel ban againstindividuals deemed responsible for destabilizing the country and anasset freeze against those individuals and entities designated by asanctions committee.
The resolution demands necessary measures from UN member statesto prevent the entry into or transit through their territories ofindividuals designated by the sanctions committee.
It calls upon the CAR government to enhance cooperation andinformation sharing with other states, and calls for internationalcooperation in this regard.
The resolution decides that the travel ban and asset freezeshall apply to the individuals and entities designated by thesanctions committee as engaging in or providing support for actsthat undermine the peace Bruce Bowen Jersey , stability or security of the CAR,including acts that threaten or impede the stabilization andreconciliation process or acts that fuel violence.
The resolution also extends the mandate of a panel of experts onthe CAR until Feb. 28, 2019, and expressed its intent to review themandate and take appropriate action regarding further extension nolater than Jan. 31 Dennis Rodman Jersey , 2019.
The resolution expresses particular concern about reports ofillicit trafficking networks, which continue to fund and supplyarmed groups in the CAR, and encourages the panel of experts todevote special attention to this issue.
The CAR has been in civil war since 2012, which is being foughtalong religious and ethnic lines Sean Elliott Jersey , primarily between anti-Balakamilitia, mostly Christian, and mainly Muslim Seleka groups.Enditem
A Pegasus Airlines aircraft is pictured after it skidded off the runway at the Trabzon airport by the Black Sea in northern Turkey yesterday.
A commercial plane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few meters from the sea.
Some of the 168 people on board the Boeing 737-800 described it as a “miracle” that everyone was evacuated safely.
Images show the aircraft on its belly and at an acute angle just above the water. If it had .
