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She Kicks, issue 36, July 2016 pp.4–6

July’s news is led by Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal becoming FIFA’s first female Secretary General, and by Kim Little topping a supporters’ poll to win the BBC World Service Women’s Footballer of the Year award. Spain’s players’ union AFE votes to accept women members and Bulgaria’s ABF plans to follow. Lyon beat Wolfsburg on penalties in Reggio Emilia to win a third Champions League, Saki Kumagai converting the decisive kick. Emma Coates succeeds Glen Harris at Doncaster and Craig Nicholls joins Nottingham Forest. Athletic Club take the Spanish title and celebrate with a street party in Bilbao. Notts County chief executive Matthew Alexander is named in the Football Black List, following his father Keith.

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PlayersAda Hegerberg Aine O'Gorman Alexandra Popp Amandine Henry Becky Sauerbrunn Carli Lloyd Gaelle Enganamouit Kim Little Laura Fairey Rachel Yankey Saki Kumagai Stephanie Roche
ClubsArsenal Athletic Club Atlético Madrid Barcelona Birmingham City Cardiff Met Chelsea Doncaster Rovers Belles Glasgow City Hibernian Liverpool London Bees Manchester City Newry City
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Nottingham Forest Notts County Olympique Lyonnais Oviedo Moderno Sheffield FC VfL Wolfsburg West Ham United Wexford Youths
CompetitionsBBC World Service Women's Footballer of the Year FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup FIFA World Rankings Primera Division UEFA Women's Champions League UEFA Women's EURO qualifying UEFA Women's U-17 Championship
NationalitiesAustralia Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada England Germany Japan Jordan Mexico Montenegro New Zealand
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Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Republic of Ireland Scotland Senegal Spain Switzerland Thailand Venezuela Wales
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