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Steph Catley celebrates her goal for Arsenal.

Keating kalamity as Stina snatches all 3 points for Arsenal

Arsenal made it a winning return to Meadow Park with a 2-1 victory over League leaders Man City. Steph Catley’s early sizzler was cancelled out by Chloe Kelly’s close-range finish, before Khiara Keating’s misjudgement of a Katie McCabe long ball was punished by Stina Blackstenius. It was the clash of two teams who have experience […]

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Mary Earps applauds fans after 1-0 victory over Belgium.

England return to winning ways in the UEFA Women’s Nations League

England returned to winning ways in the Women’s Nations League with a 1-0 victory over Belgium on Friday night. Both teams entered wearing black armbands in honour of England World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton, who died on Saturday morning. England were without Lauren James due to a concussion sustained in training. Sarina Wiegman has

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Ashleigh Plumptre celebrates with her teammates.

Should Ashleigh Plumptre’s move to Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia be of concern to women’s football?

Nigeria defender Ashleigh Plumptre joined Saudi Arabia Women’s Premier League side Al-Ittihad in the summer following the expiry of her contract at Leicester City in the Women’s Super League. The 25 year-old defender is a former England youth international who switched allegiance to Nigeria in early 2022. Following an outstanding showing at the 2023 Women’s

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FC Barcelona Femeni v Real Sociedad – Liga F Match Gallery

On October 8th, 2023, FC Barcelona played their second home game against Real Sociedad at the Estadi Johan Cruyff. UEFA Women’s Player of the Year Aitana Bonmati presented her award to the fans. Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas scored her 181st goal for the blaugrana club and is now tied with Jenni Hermoso for

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Miri Taylor scores a Barclays WSL opener goal for Liverpool against Arsenal.

Back Three Backfires, as blunt Arsenal blow season opener

Miri Taylor scores a Barclays WSL opener goal for Liverpool against Arsenal. Photo credit: Liverpool Women via Twitter. Arsenal were left stunned by Miri Taylor’s second-half strike as Liverpool claimed an impressive away scalp in the opening weekend of the WSL. Despite a record attendance and new signings Alessia Russo and Cloe Lacasse making their

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Barclays WSL returns for the 23/24 season.

The Barclays Women’s Super League is BACK! Here’s all you need to know.

Barclays WSL returns for the 23/24 season. Photo Credit: Barclays WSL via Instagram It’s the weekend we’ve all been waiting for… this Sunday marks the opening games of the Women’s Super League. With twelve English clubs all battling it out for silverware, this season is more exciting then ever. Want to get the low-down on

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Megan Rapinoe: A Pioneer For US Women’s Soccer And Social Justice

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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