Mark Sampson has recalled Anita Assante and Katie Chapman to his squad of 23 players to face the USA in a pre-World Cup friendly on Friday 13 February at stadium:mk. USA have won the World Cup twice so it will be a good challenge and a chance to see how far the team have progressed since
Kelly Smith has decided to call time on her international career. At the age of 36, with a multitude of younger players coming through she has decided to go out on a high. Kelly made her debut against Italy on 1 November 1995 and has since earned 117 caps scoring an all time record 46
Fourth Round draw has now taken place: Aston Villa will meet rivals Yeovil and Coventry will face Stoke City away. Fourth Round ties will take place on Sunday 8 March. Full list of fixtures: Watford v Keynsham Town Charlton Athletic or Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace or Reading Women C&K Basildon or Sheffield v Radcliffe
On Saturday Doncaster Rovers Belles kicked off the third round of the FA Cup beating London Bees 3-0 at home with goals from Bethany England, Courtney Sweetman-Kirk and Sue Smith. On Sunday WSL 2 side Oxford United were shocked 3-0 at home by FA Women’s Premier League Northern Division side Coventry City. While the result
Female athletes, organisations and individuals who have made a positive contribution to women’s sport will be recognised thanks to the #BeAGameChanger awards, launched today at Wembley Stadium by England footballer Kelly Smith MBE, England hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh MBE and Racing Driver Alice Powell. Source: Ady Kerry / England Hockey The Women’s Sport Trust #BeAGameChanger
Champions Liverpool kick off the 2015 season with a home game against Sunderland on Wednesday 25 March while runners up Chelsea are away to Notts County the following Sunday. Meanwhile in WSL 2, where two teams will be looking for promotion, newly relegated Everton will be looking for a swift return to the premier division
Women’s World Cup players have dropped their lawsuit against FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). Despite the generally held view that if the case actually did come to court the players had a massive chance of winning, delaying tactics by both FIFA and the CSA indicate that the case has no chance of being
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
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