It was with some surprise that I saw David Ginola had thrown his cap into the ring and made a bid to become FIFA president in the forthcoming elections. (Ginola is a former French international footballer and star of the Premiership, a gifted midfielder who played for both Newcastle and Tottenham.) One of his platforms is the desire
CYPRUS CUP 4 – 11 March This year’s Cyprus Cup sees England up against Australia, Finland and the Netherlands in Group A. Last year the Lionesses finished runners up to France beating Finland 3 – 0 in the group stage. This annual tournament, which has been won twice by England, takes place between 4 and
The FAWSL 2 sides join the party for the third round of the FA Cup and 6-time winners Doncaster Belles have been drawn at home to rival FAWSL2 side London Bees, while FAWSL 2 champions Sunderland travel to Aston Villa in their Third Round tie. Game 3 Doncaster Rovers Belles v London Bees will take place
Women’s World Player of the Year In what turned out to be a great evening for German football, Wolfsburg and Germany midfielder Nadine Kessler was named women’s player of the year. The 26-year-old beat Brazil’s Marta and United States international Abby Wambach. Kessler said: “My heart is beating madly at the moment. I don’t think I ever
The results from Sunday’s 2nd Round ties are as follows: The New Saints LFC 3 – 5 Derby County LFC Morecambe LFC 4 – 2 Sheffield United Community LFC Nottingham Forest LFC 1 – 3 Preston North End WFC Radcliffe Olympic LFC 3 – 1 Hull City LFC Sporting Club Albion LFC 0 – 2 Stoke City LFC
This weekend the second round of the FA Women’s Cup is taking place, fixtures as follows: SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2015 – 1.00pm (unless stated) 1 Morecambe v Sheffield United Community (at Lancaster & Morecambe College) 2 Nottingham Forest v Preston North End (at Basford United FC) 3 Coventry City v Leeds (2.00)(at Coventry Sphinx FC) 4 Radcliffe
Toni Duggan is the winner of the fans England Women’s Player of the Year award after an exceptional year for Mark Sampson’s side. A key player for the England youth teams in recent years, Toni made her senior team debut in the European Championship qualifier against Croatia in September 2012. A pacy forward with a keen
England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis is retiring from all football after an 18-year international career. Brown-Finnis, 34, has made 82 appearances for England since her debut aged 16 against Germany in 1997. She played in the Euro 2009 Final against Germany, the 2005 Euros and played at two World Cups. She started her career at Accrington
England Women’s proposed friendly with France has been postponed after the two nations were drawn against each other in Group F of the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Canada. Both associations mutually agreed to the postponement following the draw, which puts England and France in the same group as Colombia and Mexico. England will still
England Women’s first international of 2015 will be played in Milton Keynes with England taking on USA on Friday 13 February at MK Dons’ stadiummk. Tickets for the match will go on sale on Monday 5 January at 2pm priced at £5 for adults and £2.50 for children and concessions. A family ticket (two adults
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