England captains Wayne Rooney and Steph Houghton met at St. George’s Park as they both prepare for big games at Wembley Stadium. Rooney is building up to Thursday’s European Qualifier against San Marino under the arch, while Houghton cannot wait for a historic meeting with Germany there next month. The England Women’s team will play
England Women’s boss Mark Sampson has spoken of his honour at being invited to join Roy Hodgson to unveil a new pitch facility in Kent, reports The FA on their website. The 31-year-old paired up with Hodgson at Charles Darwin School in Kent to see pupils enjoying a new state-of-the-art surface, funded by the Premier League
Problems continue for FIFA after several leading women footballers have filed a suit claiming sex discrimination over the decision to use artificial turf at the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. The BBC reported that legal proceedings have begun against the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and football’s world governing body FIFA at the Ontario Human
To launch Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wembley Stadium connected by EE has turned its landmark arch a spectacular pink to support The Football Association and Breast Cancer’s New ‘Pass it on’ campaign. Together they aim to reach hundreds of thousands more people across the nation with the charity’s vital breast awareness message, while raising £500,000
The recent scandal concerning gift bags containing watches valued at £16,000 given to 32 association chiefs, 28 FIFA executive committee members and 5 other members of South American associations illustrates how far removed these bodies are from the real world. The Ethics Code of FIFA Item 20 declares that: Persons bound by this Code may
England Women have risen to seventh in the FIFA Women’s World rankings after their successful World Cup qualifying campaign. FIFA Women’s World Rankings: Top Ten 1 USA 2 Germany 3 Japan 4 France 5 Sweden 6 Brazil 7 England 8 Canada 9 Norway 10 Australia Mark Sampson’s side completed a perfect campaign on Wednesday with
England made it a perfect ten wins from ten in World Cup qualifying after a comfortable 10-0 dismissal of group minnows Montenegro. As reported by the FA’s Glenn Lavery in Petrovac, Montenegro Mark Sampson’s side had already qualified for Canada 2015, with their 4-0 win against Wales, but completed their campaign in emphatic fashion with
England face Montenegro in Petrovac on Wednesday 17 September for their final Group 6 match, having qualified for next summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in style. The Lionesses beat Wales 4-0 last month to secure top spot and qualification to Canada 2015. Montenegro v England FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Group 6 qualifier 3pm, Wednesday
As reported on BBC website, FIFA executive Moya Dodd is sympathetic to players protesting about synthetic turf at the 2015 Women’s World Cup but says hosts Canada had the best bid. Nearly 50 top players have signed a petition and threatened legal action if matches are not played on grass. The petition signed by the
FIFA should reconsider the decision to play Women’s 2015 World Cup matches on artificial pitches, according to former England captain Faye White. As Canada prepares to host next year’s tournament, 40 top players have signed a petition and threatened legal action if matches are not played on grass. White told BBC Sport: “FIFA would never
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