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Calling all teenage aspiring footballers

Eighty aspiring female footballers, aged between 14 and 18 years of age, are being offered the opportunity to attend a unique FREE event with Niamh Fahey, Captain Liverpool FC Women and Irish International.

Hosted in partnership with super supplement experts Revive Active , the event...

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Women's Super League review: City's late winner breaks Arsenal

Manchester City had to wait until the 94th minute to come up with a winner against Arsenal, claiming a 2-1 victory having gone behind to an early Vivianne Miedema goal. Sam Mewis equalised on half an hour before Caroline Weir took advantage of some chaotic Arsenal defending to turn in Georgia Stanway's blocked shot.

Manchester United remain out in front but struggled to overcome a...

Women's Super League and Championship pledge support to #TakeAStand campaign

The Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship will reaffirm their commitment to eliminating all forms of discrimination from the beautiful game as clubs from both divisions will continue to show their support for Kick it Out’s Take a Stand campaign, commencing this weekend (12-13 December).

Clubs across the top two divisions have been invited to wear shirt patches...

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Women's Champions League review: winning start for English teams on the road

Chelsea and Manchester City both got off to a winning start in their Champions League campaigns after away vicories in the first leg of the Round of 32.

Two goals for Fran Kirby helped the striker pass Eni Aluko's goalscoring record for Chelsea as they eased to a 5-0 win over Benfica in Lisbon. It was also captain Magda Ericsson's 100th appearance for the club as Millie Bright,...

Global stars support UEFA's #WePlayStrong campaign

Megan Rapinoe, Pernille Harder and Sari van Veenendaal have joined Shanice van de Sanden, Nadia Nadim and Rocky Hehakaija to discuss some of the biggest challenges in the women’s game in a new football podcast launched by UEFA as part of their #WePlayStrong campaign.

Tackling the most prominent issues across the women’s football landscape, UEFA is launching its first ever pan-...

Women's Super League review: Morgan's first goal helps Spurs to first win

American superstar Alex Morgan scored her maiden goal for Tottenham as the side finally secured a first victory of the season in the Women's Super League with a 3-1 win against Brighton.

Kerys Harrop gave Spurs an early lead only for Inessa Kaagman to equalise from the penalty spot. Angela Addison put the home side back in front before Morgan made her mark late on.

Arsenal...

Frappart makes history as first female referee in men's Champions League

Stephanie Frappart became the first woman to referee a men's Champions League match when she took charge of a 3-0 victory for Juventus against Dynamo Kyiv.

The French official had previously taken charge of the 2019 UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea and is a regular referee in the French men's top division, Ligue 1.

Considered the best current referee in the women...

Euro 2022 qualifiers: Northern Ireland reach play-offs but Scotland and Wales are out

Northern Ireland recovered from conceding an early goal to beat the Faroe Islands 5-1 and secure second place in Group C and with it a play-off for a place at Euro 2022 in England.

Kenny Shiels' side have never qualified for a major tournament and had to win their last four qualifying matches to stand any chance of getting through - a feat they managed to acheive.

The result...

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Tottenham appoint Lionesses coach Rehanne Skinner as new boss

England assistant coach Rehanne Skinner has been named as the new head coach at Tottenham Hotspur, replacing the sacked duo of Juan Amoros and Karen Hills.

Skinner will leave her role with the Lionesses with immediate effect, having agreed a contract with Spurs until the end of the 2022-23 season.

Tottenham are currently 11th in the Women's Super League table with no wins...

Managerial merry-go-round begins as Spurs and West Ham seek new coaches

Two Women's Super League clubs have parted with their management teams in reaction to poor starts to the season.

Tottenham sacked Karen Hills and Juan Amoros even though the pair only signed new contracts in September. Spurs are second from bottom in the table having failed to register a win in their first seven matches.

The duo had worked together since 2011 and Hills'...

Women's Super League and Championship to receive £3m emergency government funding

The Government will give £3 million to the Women's Super League and Championship as part of a wider rescue package for elite sport. The support will be in the form of grants and long-term, low-interest loans.

The funding is part of £28 million allocated to football below Premier League and EFL level. In total, the government has earmarked £300 million for sports including netball,...

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