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Steph Houghton England Women's Football Lionesses

Lionesses to play Germany in first game for seven months

England will play a friendly in Germany on 27 October, their first match since the SheBelieves Cup in March.

The last time the two sides met, Germany won 2-1 at Wembley in front of a crowd of 77,768. However, coronavirus restrictions mean the game in Wiesbaden will be behind closed doors.

England head coach Phil Neville said: "I know the players are so hungry to pull on an...

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Powerful Paris prove too strong for an Arsenal side lacking "big-game" preparation

Arsenal head coach Joe Montemurro bemoaned his side's lack of competitive match practice ahead of their Women's Champions League quarter-final defeat to Paris St.Germain.

"Big-game intensities, big-game scenarios and big-game physicality, they can only be replicated in big games. We haven't had any. That's the truth, but it's not an excuse," said Montemurro.

The match in...

'We could have done better': Glasgow City lament 9-1 Champions League defeat

Glasgow City manager Laura Montgomery showed some typical understatement in assessing her team's performance in their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Wolfsburg.

"There are many things we could have done better," she said. Having gone into the break 4-0 down before eventually succumbing 9-1, she's not wrong.

When the draw was made last year, Glasgow could have...

Football, women's football, women's sport

Plymouth Argyle Ladies are recruiting!

The Plymouth Argyle Ladies are still recruiting players for the First and Development Teams ahead of the 2020-21 season.

Interested players can get in touch by emailing ryan.perks@pafc.co.uk

Argyle will be playing in the FA Women's Premier League South West Division One.

Transatlantic transfers: who is coming from America to the WSL?

With the new Women's National Soccer League season in the USA not starting until April 2021, a number of high-profile stars are looking for Women's Super League clubs to join on loan until the new year.

Women's Sport Daily looks at some of the biggest deals to go through so far and some of the players who could yet cross the Atlantic for the start of the new WSL season.

Rose...
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Women's Super League Round-Up: Reading & West Ham

With clubs back in training and the new season approaching, Women's Sport Daily rounds up the latest news from the Women's Super League:

Reading

Reading have signed experienced keeper Erin Nayler from Bordeaux on an undisclosed contract.

The New Zealand international represented her country at the 2016 Olympics and 2019 World Cup.

Reading open their WSL campaign...

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Dutch delight - why Wiegman's the right choice for England

The Football Association may have received 142 applications for the England job but, in reality, the choice came down to a straight shootout between two women - the coach who won the last World Cup or the opponent she beat in the final.

The fact The FA opted for the latter may seem counter-intuitive. Sarina Wiegman, though, is the right woman at the right time to lead the Lionesses...

Football, women's football, women's sport

WSL News: Birmingham City appoint Carla Ward as manager

Birmingham City have announced the arrival of former Sheffield United manager Carla Ward as their new head coach.

Ward left the Blades last month having led them to a second-placed finish in the Women's Championship. Birmingham finished 11th in the Women's Super League, avoiding relegation on a points-per-game basis.

"This is a massive opportunity, Blues are a massive club...

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Crowds could return from start of Women's Super League season

Fans could be allowed in to Women's Super League matches from the opening weekend of the season after the government announced pilot schemes to let socially distanced spectators into grounds can resume from this weekend.

Although clubs will not officially be able to reopen for supporters until October, Women's Sports Daily understands the WSL is being considered as one of the test...

Football, women's football, women's sport

Willie Kirk: expand the WSL to give British talent a chance

Everton manager Willie Kirk has called on the FA to expand the Women's Super League to provide more opportunities for homegrown talent whilst maintaining its position as one of the best leagues in the world.

Kirk has signed four foreign players ahead of the new WSL season, including France star Valerie Gauvin, but argues there has to be a balance to strengthen the appeal of the...

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