I don’t believe it’s pushing the boat out too far to say that 2021 wasn’t a great year for the NWSL. The Washington Spirit’s spectacular Championship win was, however, overshadowed by allegations of abuse throughout the league. Meg Linehan first bought the seedy underbelly of abuse to light with her ground breaking piece in The […]
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The AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 is one of the biggest tournaments conducted by the AFC for all countries within the confederation. The Asian Cup promised to be one of the biggest and most exciting tournaments to start a big year of women’s football, and it certainly has not disappointed us. MATCHDAY 1 The
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The newly formed San Diego Wave FC have wasted no time in making waves ahead of the 2022 NWSL season. Before I go on, I should probably mention that I possess an unashamed adoration of puns. Sorry, not sorry. Anyway, where were we? Ah, yes. The San Diego Wave. Expansion teams are always exciting for
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After the promotion of Tottenham Hotspur Women (Spurs) from the Championship back in 2019, achievements for them have been at an exceeding rate. Dating back to the 2020-21 WSL season, Spurs’ second season in this league, they finished the season 8th facing a few setbacks throughout. However, since starting this years 2021-22 season, the underdogs proved that
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The AFC Women’s Asian Cup is finally here and what a two days it’s been so far! The first major international tournament of the women’s football calendar for 2022, the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, has finally arrived. It’s felt like an eternity between Japan winning the 2018 edition and now (a global pandemic certainly doesn’t
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The 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup is finally here, and with it come a whole set of challenges for the 12 teams competing. Join us as we look ahead to the group stages, starting with Group A, one of the more interesting groups with debutants Iran, hosts India, serial winners China PR and potential underdogs
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games was a summer of magical moments and celebrations for Team GB. From Tom Daley’s historical gold medal in the pool, to Sky Browns exploits in the skate park, Team GB had plenty of reasons to be cheerful after a successful summer. One star that caught the eye of many however,
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Here at Sporting Her, we want to support women and girls in sport globally, both on and off the pitch. Our writer, Louisa Okolobe, spoke to footballer, Uchenna Kanu, recently about her time on the pitch for Swedish side Linkoping Football Club alongside the Nigerian national team (Super Falcons), and her journey to getting where
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I’ve tried writing this article about four times and each time, I’ve come to understand something new. Firstly, broadcast infrastructure is essential – a fundamental premise and stating the obvious. Secondly, whilst essential, broadcast infrastructure is not actually as terribly important as we thought. I’ll get to this in a bit. Thirdly, women’s sport is
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The celebration of women’s football in Asia promises to be entertaining and thrilling with the Women’s Asian Cup played this year in India. The official draw ceremony took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. Twelve teams drew into three groups, four teams in each group. Here’s a look at the groups. 📸: AFC Women’s Asian
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