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She Kicks, issue 60, May 2020 pp.4–5
The magazine’s two-page news round-up for May 2020, dominated by the coronavirus shutdown. The FA ended the 2019-20 season at Tier 3 (FA WNL Premier) and below, expunging records so no promotion or relegation applied, with unhappy clubs appealing; the WSL, Championship and Women’s FA Cup were still hoped to be completed. The USA held top spot in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking of 27 March with Germany closing the gap, England sixth and Scotland up to 21st. Lucy Bronze was named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year for the second time in three seasons, ahead of Vivianne Miedema and Megan Rapinoe. Shorter items cover Ria Percival’s 150th New Zealand cap, a first for either sex; Sarah Gregorius retiring on 100 caps; Melbourne City’s behind-closed-doors W-League Grand Final win over Sydney; Cindy Parlow Cone replacing Carlos Cordeiro at US Soccer; the Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021; and the PFA’s new women’s department under Marie-Christine Bouchier.