Ria Percival, New Zealand’s most capped player, announced her retirement from international football earlier this month. The 34 year old has stepped out for her country 166 times, the most by any New Zealander – men or women. She has captained the Football Ferns a number of times, including at last year’s World Cup. Having […]
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It’s official! Manchester is once again BLUE. The crowd was out in full force ahead of the Manchester Derby this weekend. 40,086 fans filled the Etihad Stadium to watch what was a dramatic game between two top sides: Manchester City and Manchester United. The Teams Manchester City Keating, Kennedy, Greenwood (C), Coombs, Fowler, Hemp,
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19-year-old Khiara Keating has become one of the most talked about future stars of the WSL and the Lionesses, but how did she get to this point? Where it began Despite growing up in a community right next to City Football Academy, there were limited opportunities for children in Ardwick to play football.
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Arsenal’s title challenge is all but over, after a shambolic display at Stamford Bridge saw Chelsea ride out comfortable and deserved 3-1 winners. A goal from Lauren James and a brace from Sjoeke Nusken meant Chelsea had the game all but won after just 32 minutes, whilst a late own goal by Macário provided
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Aggie Beever-Jones is one of the Cobham girls who have grown up within the Chelsea Academy. So far this season the Chelsea forward has had some praiseworthy performances within the WSL and other competitions. Aggie Beever-Jones’ interest in football was sparked at a young age after her grandad would regularly take her to Stamford Bridge.
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18 yellow cards are being handed out on average every gameweek in the Women’s Super League, up 70% from last season. If bookings continue to be issued at this rate, WSL sides are projected to end the season with 394 yellow cards between them compared to the 279 yellows received in 2022/23. This season has
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The announcement that Mel Phillips had been sacked as manager of Brighton after just nine months in the role sent shock waves through the Women’s Super League. The Seagulls have endured an underwhelming season so far but have shown flashes of promise, most notably in their win against title-hopefuls Manchester City, which are enough to
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Arsenal visited West Ham at the Chigwell Construction Stadium today for another weekend of Barclays WSL entertainment. Arsenal lined up with Leah Williamson starting her first match since her ACL comeback, wearing the captain’s armband. The Gunners were missing Katie McCabe this game but had covered all bases with Vivianne Miedema in attack and Emily
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The draw for the Conti cup took place this week after they had to be delayed after Aston Villa fielded an illegible player Noelle Martiz who had already played in the group stages for her former club Arsenal. After some controversial decisions by the FA which meant that Manchester United where now out of the
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Lisa Evans joins Bristol City. Photo Credit: Bristol City Women via Instagram. Thursday evening brought an unexpected announcement for WSL fans as West Ham midfielder Lisa Evans departs the club by mutual consent to join Bristol City. The 31 year old midfielder had a two-and-a-half year spell as a Hammer, including an initial loan spell
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