As the WPL comes to a close and the WSL gets going (albeit slowly) Sunday will see the preliminary round of the Continental Cup (a knock out cup competition). The Preliminary Round will be seeded – with the bottom six clubs competing in three matches. These clubs are Sheffield FC, Watford, Millwall Lionesses, London Bees,
Kelly Simmons MBE, FA participation and development director, received the Leadership in Sport award at the BT Sport Industry Awards 2016 last week. Simmons, who has been a driving force behind the growth of and participation in the women’s game, was presented the award by England and Chelsea star Eniola Aluko and presenter Dan Walker.
For many players the SSE Women’s FA Cup Final is the single biggest match of the season – and Sarah Garratt says it is no different for referees. The Birmingham FA official will take charge of the Arsenal v Chelsea showpiece at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 14 May, and she said her appointment still hasn’t
Samantha Barks, one of the stars of the 2012 film version of Les Misérables will sing the national anthem at this year’s SSE Women’s FA Cup Final. Samantha, who played Éponine in the Oscar-winning film, will sing God Save The Queen ahead of kick-off (2pm) at Wembley Stadium connected by EE on Saturday 14 May.
England Women’s Under-17s opened their Euro Finals campaign with a 3-2 win over Norway. John Griffiths’s side, who eased into Belarus 2016 by winning five of their six qualifiers, took the lead just after the quarter-hour mark through Liverpool midfielder Niamh Charles with her sixth goal in seven Euro matches. Chelsea forward Alessia Russo doubled
FA WPL Results for 1 May 2016 Northern Division L Bradford City WFC 1 – 1 Nuneaton Town LFC L Loughborough Foxes WFC 2 – 1 Newcastle United WFC L Nottingham Forest LFC 3 – 0 Stoke City LFC L Sporting Club Albion LFC 4 – 0
Doncaster Rovers Belles’ rich legacy of developing elite, home-grown talent continues to soar after the club announced they are launching a Regional Talent Club (RTC) for footballers of the future. The historic women’s club have been granted an FA licence to set-up an elite centre to develop the most talented girl footballers in the region who
The Bank Holiday weekend was a good one for Manchester City Women as they won both their fixtures first at away to Sunderland on Friday and then at home on Monday to Doncaster Rovers Belles. Yeovil will also have enjoyed their visit to Millwall on Saturday scoring 4 and moving temporarily to the top of
Bristol City Women leapfrog Durham to take top spot after their 2-0 win over Aston Villa Ladies on Thursday night. It was striker Millie Farrow’s goals either side of half time that gave the Vixens the victory as continue their unbeaten run. Meanwhile Aston Villa have 2 wins and two draws and sit in the middle
After the latest round of fixtures in the WSL1, Chelsea remain at the top of the table as they continue their title defense with a 2-1 win over Liverpool Ladies, while the Belles and Reading prolong their search for a win after close defeats to Birmingham and Arsenal respectively. In WSL2 there were only two fixtures, with London
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