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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Up until 2020, there had only been one female General Manager of a major league men’s sports team in the United States. Lynne Meterparel of Major League Soccer’s (MLS) San Jose Clash from 1999-2000, who assumed the role at the age of 30 and oversaw their rebrand as the San Jose Earthquakes. In the world
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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 pandemic has been long and difficult for all of us, and sports leagues are no exception. Leagues across all spectrums have suffered financially, from decreased revenue without being able to host fans and increased costs to implement new protocols, not to mention the period when all sports had shut down completely. But though we
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If you sat down to watch a Formula 1 race for the first time today, you might assume for some reason female drivers weren’t allowed. You might think that Formula 1, like many other sports, is segregated by the sexes, however that is simply not the case. In Formula 1 and most other motorsports, any
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It’s safe to say that sport is full of iconic photographs. Think of Colin Kaepernick’s first demonstration against racial injustice, Prisca Jeptoo’s moment of reflection after finishing second in the 2012 Olympics, or Brandi Chastain’s celebration after slotting home the winning penalty in the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final in the United States – for
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*DISCLAIMER: This article may be sensitive to some readers. Over the course of less than a century, what defines and confines women as female athletes has changed radically. The category of “female” has undergone several alternative definitions since the introduction of female participants into international sport. While relying heavily on determining femininity on the basis
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