Thousands of women and girls across England are set to benefit from a substantial £30 million cash injection from the Government and The Football Association (FA) to turbocharge the development opportunities for the next generation of Lionesses. Ahead of England’s crucial UEFA Women’s Nations League match against the Netherlands at Wembley on Friday 1st December, […]
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Megan Rapinoe. It feels difficult to truly quantify her impact, not only on the sport, but also in terms of her activism; her constant battle for social justice. Love her or hate her, you have to respect what she has done. Oft maligned, she’s never too far from the forefront of any conversation about the
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Australia made history as they reached their first-ever Women’s World Cup semi-final. It was a game that was full of excitement but one which kept fans on the edge of their seats. France hoped to go one stage further after being knocked out at the quarters in 4 consecutive World Cups. Australia had a tough
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Sweden celebrating their win against Japan. Photo taken from Everton Women via Twitter. Sweden held off a dramatic fightback from Japan to reach their fifth World Cup semi final in a dramatic encounter in Auckland. With Japan being the only former champions left in the tournament, there is now guaranteed to be a new name
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Sweden celebrate winning their round of 16 game against the USA. Photo credit: FIFA Women’s World Cup via Twitter. Sweden reached the Quarter Finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in remarkable fashion after beating two-time defending champions United States in a dramatic penalty shootout in Melbourne after the game finished goalless. The first five
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Japan celebrate their round of 16 win against Norway. Photo credit: Fifa Women’s World Cup via Twitter. The stage was set in Wellington, with a buoyant crowd awaiting the cut-throat encounter between two sides packed with quality but bringing very different stories from the group stage. However, it was Japan who continued their fine form
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The group stage has now concluded, with plenty of drama and upsets as three of the world’s top 10 were sent home early and some of the less heralded nations took their moment in the spotlight. Here we look ahead to the Round of 16 at a tournament where we have all learned to expect
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Harder scores to send Denmark to the World Cup knock out stages. Photo Credit: Pernille Harder via instagramDenmark took on debutants Haiti for their last group stage game in the World Cup, with the hopes of progressing to the knock-out stages of the competition. Haiti looked to be heading out of the competition as the
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The Lionesses officially book their place in the knockouts after topping Group D. Despite 3 wins in 3, their performances have been far from the European Champions we saw last summer. Expectations were high, and the pressure was on the team to step up and show their capabilities. After key player Keira Walsh was stretchered
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Make no mistake, this was a poor performance from the United States. It was a game where they lacked any sort of intensity. They were severely lacked any of the zip and vigour that has become their trademark in winning consecutive World Cups in 2015 and 2019. They looked utterly toothless in attack, which is
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