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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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Lionesses turn to Norway legend Riise for interim role

World Cup winner Hege Riise will take charge of England until Sarina Wiegman begins full-time in September following the early departure of Phil Neville.

Riise won the the European Championship, World Cup and Olympic gold during a 188-cap career with Norway before moving into management. She won six successive titles with LSK Kvinner as assistant and then head coach, as well as...

Football, women's football, women's sport, Wales Women

Ludlow leaves Wales role by mutual consent

Jayne Ludlow has stood down as manager of Wales after a seven-year spell in charge of the national side.

The Football Association of Wales will now start what they describe as a "thorough recruitment process" following Ludlow's departure by mutual consent.

Wales failed to qualify for Euro 2022 or the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Ludlow has now taken a role with FIFA but is...

Football, women's football, women's sport

Neville departure gives FA Olympic headache

Phil Neville has left his role as England Women's manager six months early in order to take charge of MLS side Inter Miami. He was due to stand down in July and was favourite to be put in charge of the Team GB side for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Football Association will now have to decide who will lead the women's side at the Games as well as an interim head coach for the Lionesses...

Women's Super League review: Chelsea rout Reading in only surviving fixture

A chaotic week in the Women's Super League came to a conclusion with just one of the six weekend fixtures able to go ahead. Chelsea travelled to Reading and won 5-0 thanks to four-goal haul from Fran Kirby.

The result moves the champions up to second, three points behind Manchester United but still with a game in hand despite being the only top-five side in action.

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Anger as Arsenal trio escape FA sanctions for Tier 4 rule breaches

Three Arsenal players - who breached coronavirus regulations to fly to Dubai despite being in a Tier 4 area over the Christmas break - will not be investigated by the Women's Super League or the Football Association.

However, there is understood to be anger from within the squad at the unsanctioned trip, which led to one unnamed player testing positive for Covid-19 whilst several of...

Women's football, women's sport, Women's Super League, Tottenham, Spurs

"Grateful" Morgan confirms Tottenham exit

US superstar Alex Morgan has confirmed she has played her last game for Tottenham Hotspur following the postponement of last weekend's game against Chelsea.

Morgan will now return to her parent club Orlando Pride having joined Spurs in September following the birth of her daughter in May. She made five appearances, scoring two goals.

"I will be forever grateful," Morgan said...