The tournament in England could be huge as the hosts are contenders and the game is championed as never beforeWe are becoming accustomed to hearing moments in women’s sport – on and off various fields, pitches, courts, pools and tracks – be described a…
Lethal, humble, wise: the making of England record-breaker Ellen White | Suzanne Wrack
Striker has become England Women’s all-time leading scorer after adjusting her game and learning to be one step ahead“I’d have said: ‘You’re having a laugh,’” said Ellen White, when asked whether she could have imagined, as a schoolgirl, becoming Engla…
Fran Kirby: ‘It’s tough to do the things I do at Chelsea with England’
The forward may be flying for her club but explains why she has been struggling to replicate her clinical form for the national side“Before, I was so worried about doing the same as everyone else, always comparing: ‘She’s on the training pitch so I nee…
Spurs ready to be patient in effort to turn WSL derby tide against Arsenal
Gunners will be favourites on Saturday but Tottenham have long-term plans for success under Rehanne SkinnerWhen Tottenham welcome Arsenal to the Hive on Saturday it would be easy to expect another walk in the park for the league leaders. The Gunners ha…
‘Not just surviving, thriving’: interest in women’s sport has risen since pandemic
21% of UK adults have increased following since March 2020WSL leads way in increased visibility of women’s sportA fifth of UK adults have increased their following of women’s sport during the pandemic, research has found, with many citing the rise in c…
Lewes’ Kelly Lindsey: ‘In Afghanistan I had to build trust with the players’
Club’s head of performance talks about coaching the Afghan women’s national team and being ‘100% herself’ in her new role“We’re eager to do something that the world doesn’t believe is possible, to take this little club and become champions on the world…
Key lessons from Sarina Wiegman’s first games as England manager
Signs of progress and relentlessness were among the initial impressions from two matches with a combined 18-0 scorelineIt is hard to learn much two games into a manager’s tenure and even less can be taken from bulldozer performances against amateur pla…
Ellen White closes on England scoring record with double in Luxembourg rout
Luxembourg 0-10 EnglandEllen White, Alex Greenwood and Millie Bright all score twiceEllen White scored twice as England Women enjoyed a 10-0 World Cup qualifying win against Luxembourg, taking her international tally to 43, three goals short of Kelly S…
The key issues new England Women’s manager Sarina Wiegman must tackle
Wiegman has limited time to prepare for the home Euros next summer and faces a challenge to fix the team’s defenceWhen England kick off against North Macedonia on Friday in their opening 2023 World Cup qualifier it will be the team’s first competitive …
Dozens more female footballers and family members escape Afghanistan
Pakistan football federation helps them to flee across border National team players and youth players among those to get outMore than 96 female footballers and their family members have fled across the border of Afghanistan to Pakistan with the help of…