The Republic of Ireland huddle up for a team talk. Photo credit: Ireland Football via Twitter. Making their debut at the Women’s World Cup and certainly one to watch, are the Republic of Ireland, fondly known as ‘the girls in green’. They are one of five teams who will be playing in the competition for […]
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Republic of Ireland Women coming together before the game. Photo Credit: FAI The Republic of Ireland Women’s World Cup squad announcement for the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand took place on Wednesday, June 28th. After a provisional squad of 31 players took part in a training camp, Ireland manager Vera Pauw narrowed
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It’s been a whirlwind few years for Naomi Girma. The former Stanford Cardinal has gone from competing in high school soccer, with the California based Pioneer High School, to the FIFA World Cup in just 5 years. It’s the stuff of dreams. Born in San Jose, CA, in June 2000 to Ethiopian migrants, Girma was, and is, seemingly
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For the first time since being crowned ‘Queen of the Jungle’, former England international Jill Scott MBE will be returning to Australia in July as co-host of Lionesses: Down Under, connected by EE, alongside TV presenter and media personality Kyle Walker. Scott, who was capped 161 times by England and was part of the squad that won
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Major tournaments are always a chance for fans to see the best players in the world in action, with the best nations in the world very often coming to the fore. However, there is also occasionally a nation that goes on an unexpected run. In 2019, Italy reached the Quarter Finals of their first Women’s
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Brazil are ready to shine at the World Cup once again. Brazil have represented their country at every Women’s World Cup to date. Australia and New Zealand will be their 9th appearance in the competition. In 2007, their best performance to date, the Brazilians beat USA 4-0 in the semi-finals. But lost to Germany in
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The Lionesses semi-final line-up. 26th July 2022. Photo credit: Lionesses via Twitter. Another summer, another tournament to cheer on the Lionesses and this time it’s against the world! I’m sure you are all familiar with the squad which has been announced, personally I’m fully in support of it! However we are here to talk about
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The Lionesses come together before a goalless draw to Portugal. England vs Portugal. Photo Credit: England Football via Twitter. What could have been a momentous send off for the Lionesses as they head down under competing for the World Cup, turned out to be a very flat and lacklustre game against Portugal. A goalless draw
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The 2023 Women’s Ashes opens with the first 5-day women’s Test Match since 1992 where England will start their campaign to regain the Ashes at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. For both England coach, Jon Lewis and Australia coach, Shelley Nitschke, this is their first Ashes series in their roles – England have something to prove, Australia
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Becky Sauerbrunn for the UWNT. Photo credit: USWNT via Twitter. The US Women’s National team captain and star centre back, Becky Sauerbrunn released a statement last week to reveal she would miss the upcoming Women’s World Cup this summer due to a foot injury. The captain voiced, in an emotional statement that, “Heartbroken isn’t even
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