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She Kicks Special Edition, May 2019 pp.4–5
Two pages of news from April 2019, opening on England leapfrogging France into third in the FIFA world ranking after the SheBelieves Cup, with the number of ranked teams reaching a record 155. Alfie Wylie becomes the Irish FA’s first Head of Women’s Elite Performance after fifteen years as senior head coach. Women’s football returns to Lincoln City through Nettleham, and Cardiff Met complete a Welsh treble. England Under-19s draw Belgium, Spain and Germany for a summer Euro finals in Scotland, where Glasgow City’s Jo Love backs the hosts. Alex Morgan reaches 100 goals for the United States, Ramona Bachmann and Fanndis Fridriksdottir their 100th caps, and Demi Stokes her fiftieth for England.