The draw for the third round of the SSE Women’s FA Cup was made yesterday. The draw took place at Park Hall Academy School in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, and was conducted by Year 12 pupils Felicity Barnes and Millie Hall. The girls were ably assisted by Birmingham City stars Ellen White and Hayley Ladd, who
England Lioness Jodie Taylor has been named as BT Sport’s Action Woman of the Year after her spectacular performance at the UEFA women’s Euro 2017 finals, where she won the Golden Boot with five goals. The Seattle Reign forward beat off competition from a shortlist of eight women, with exceptional sporting performances throughout the year,
Today the Second Round Proper of the FA Cup took place, results below. The Third Round ties will take place on Sunday 7 January 2018 Sunday 3 December 2017 1 Middlesbrough LFC 8 – 1 Farsley Celtic Ladies 2 Sporting Khalsa LFC 2 – 2 The New Saints LFC (Sporting won 4-1 penalties 3 Derby County
Chris Paouros and Nuala Walsh have joined The Football Association’s [The FA] Inclusion Advisory Board [IAB]. The appointments follow new terms of reference for the IAB, which were approved by The FA Board in May 2017 and see a change in its structure to comprise a Chair and six members. Paouros is a consultant specialising
It’s a big weekend for Stevenage FC as both men’s and women’s sides prepare for the FA Cup. Ahead of the second round of the Emirates FA Cup and SSE Women’s FA Cup this weekend Stevenage FC have taken a joined up approach to their preparations, as both the Men’s and Ladies’ sides look ahead
Bosnia & Herzegovina put in a battling performance to keep out a persistent England side. It wasn’t enough and England made it two wins out of two in World Cup qualifying as they beat Bosnia-Herzegovina in Walsall. Bosnia managed to keep the scores level until the 19th minute when the goalkeeper, Almina Hodzic, was only able
The Football Association has launched the second phase of its brand campaign, ‘For All’ to demonstrate ‘there is more to football than football’. The ‘For All’ campaign, was launched in March 2017 and sits at the heart of The FA, championing the governing body’s provision and support of football for all people at all levels.
Millwall’s Ashlee Hincks has been selected as the FA WSL 2 Player of the Month for October*. Hincks put in a number of standout performances in Millwall’s first four FA WSL 2 games of the season. Notably, a late leveler rescued a point against Doncaster Rovers, before two decisive goals against Brighton & Hove Albion
Reading’s Fara Williams has been selected as the FA WSL 1 Player of the Month for October*. Williams had a dream start to her Reading career, recording two goals in her first four league games helping keep The Royals in the FA WSL 1 top three at the end of October. The accolade for
Yesterday we had the opportunity to chat with Ex-Arsenal and England footballer Rachel Yankey about the Fairer Game campaign, which has been launched by Betfair in association with Women in Football. The long-term aim of the Fairer Game campaign is to address gender imbalance and increase diversity in coaching by doubling the number of female
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