Latest News Round-Up

She Kicks’ four-page news round-up opens with the inaugural FA England Awards at St George’s Park on 3 February, where Steph Houghton of Arsenal took Senior Player of the Year ahead of Casey Stoney and Jill Scott, Toni Duggan of Everton the U-23 award from Jordan Nobbs and Gemma Bonner, and Alex Greenwood the Youth prize ahead of Leah Williamson and Sherry McCue. Faye White ends 17 years and a decade as Arsenal captain; Heather Mitts retires on 137 USA caps. Arsenal reach the Champions League semi-finals, Niamh Fahey turning in Ellen White’s near-post header from a Rachel Yankey corner to beat ASD Torres 1-0 in Sardinia. Also covered: 2015 World Cup qualifying and an artificial-pitch row, four women standing for FIFA’s ExCo, expanded BBC coverage fronted by Jacqui Oatley, PFA membership for WSL players, and Katrine Pedersen’s 200th Denmark cap.