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She Kicks, issue 56, October 2019 pp.4–7

The first news pages of the new season are dominated by the World Cup’s consequences. Pia Sundhage becomes the first foreign manager of any Brazil national team; Vera Pauw takes over the Republic of Ireland; Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman to referee a major UEFA men’s final. FIFA confirms the 2023 World Cup will be the first with 32 teams, and the WSL is sold overseas for the first time through a three-year deal with Sky Mexico and NENT. Seven England players make the FIFPro World XI shortlist and Lucy Bronze is nominated for The Best. Elsewhere the FA launches its free streaming platform, sin bins arrive in the third tier, Portland Thorns set an NWSL attendance record, and Real Madrid finally buy CD Tacon.

Read this page in the magazine She Kicks issue 56 · pp.4–7

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PlayersAlex Greenwood Alex Morgan Alex Scott Billie Simpson Carrie Jones Caster Semenya Christiane Endler Ellen White Emma Byrne Hedvig Lindahl Ingrid Hjelmseth Jessica Naz Keira Walsh Lucy Bronze Megan Rapinoe Millie Bright Nikita Parris Sari van Veenendaal
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Steph Houghton Tash Harding
ClubsAberdeen AFC Phoenix Brighton and Hove Albion Cardiff City LFC CD Tacon Celtic Clachnacuddin Cliftonville Dulwich Hamlet Glasgow City Hamilton Hibernian JVW Lewis and Harris
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Manchester City Motherwell North Carolina Courage Portland Thorns Queens Park Rangers Real Madrid Spartans Terrassa
CompetitionsFA WSL FIFA FIFPro Women's World XI FIFA Women's World Cup Highlands and Islands Women's Cup NWSL SSE Scottish Women's Cup The Best FIFA Football Awards UEFA Super Cup UEFA Women's EURO UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
NationalitiesBrazil Chile England France Germany Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Republic of Ireland Scotland South Africa Sweden
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USA Wales
Season2019-20
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