Selma Bacha – France. Women’s Euro 2022. Photo by James Whitehead. Corrine Diacre kept her powder dry for 62 minutes. France peppered the Netherlands with shots on goal, but Daphne van Domselaar and Stefanie van der Gragt just Doctor Strange-d their way into blocking every single one of those. As an hour passed, Diacre […]
A 4-1 win over Finland followed by a puzzling 2-0 loss to Germany leaves Spain in a precarious position as they face Denmark on Matchday 3 of Euro 2022. The loss to Germany was of a particular vintage, marked by Spain’s trademark elegance in possession and Germany’s distinct precision in front of goal. Germany had
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Oh mon dieu. Three words the Italian national team must surely have learnt after a 5-1 loss to France in Rotherham. Reports of France’s demise, then, will have to be kept on hold… for now at least. Ahead of the 2022 Euros, all the talk regarding the French national team was surrounding Corinne Diacre’s decision
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One step from immortality is where Barcelona Femeni’s season finally ended on that fateful night in Turin. It was a monumental, record-breaking night for the women’s game between two sides steeped in history – Olympique Lyonnais Feminin (OL), France’s most successful women’s football side; and Barcelona Femeni, a side looking to emulate their French counterparts
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