Scotland got off the mark in their last UEFA Women’s Nations League game with a much improved performance at group runners-up the Netherlands Jill Roord scored for the Dutch after 10 minutes in Tilburg, finding the top corner from Danielle van de Donk’s cross after her initial effort was blocked. Following a save by Lee […]
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Republic of Ireland were 1-0 winners over Slovenia but had required a four-goal victory to ease their visitors off top spot in the UEFA Women’s Nations League group. They were up and running inside 20 minutes in Cork, as Saoirse Noonan headed in from a Jessie Stapleton cross. While Slovenia are promoted to League A,
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Wales finished their UEFA Women’s Nations League fixtures without a win after a 4-1 defeat to Italy, who took second place in the group. Elena Linari volleyed home an early goal as Wales failed to clear a corner at the swansea.com stadium. Manuela Giugliano’s free kick was headed into the bottom by Cristiana Girelli, who turned
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Northern Ireland go into a promotion play-off to the top tier in the UEFA Women’s National League after finishing second in the group with a draw in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Simone Magill put the Irish ahead midway through the first half, picked out by Rebecca Holloway to shoot past Almina Hodzic. Just six minutes later
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Spain beat England 2-1 in a UEFA Women’s Nations League group decider to advance to the semi-finals. Hannah Hampton prevented Esther Gonzalez giving Spain a very early lead and it was England who got the opener midway through the half. Alessia Russo was played in behind by Keira Walsh to slot past goalkeeper Cata Coll,
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New research published today by UK Coaching as part of UK Coaching Week has revealed how mums could be the answer to stopping the sharp decline in the number of female volunteer sports coaches. With the proportion of female volunteer coaches falling sharply by 10% (40% to 30%) from 2022 to 2024 (as reported in
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Brazil came from behind to beat Japan in a friendly international, Panama defeated Bolivia 5-1 aided by the award of four spot-kicks. Japan went ahead against Brazil right at the start of the second half, when a neat move saw Kiko Seike finish from Aoba Fujino’s cross. The unfortunate Rion Ishikawa conceded an own-goal from
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Australia were 4-1 winners in the international friendly with Argentina in Canberra, while South Korea drew 1-1 with Colombia. Amy Sayer had the Matildas ahead from a Kahli Johnson cross, Kishi Núñez was then played in to curl home the equaliser for Argentina. Sayer – back after a long-term injury – got her second goal
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The FA has launched That Lionesses Podcast connected by EE, with Keira Walsh and Ella Toone the first guests. Hosted by presenter, DJ and broadcaster Harriet Rose, the podcast series is an evolution of the successful Lionesses Live series during the victorious UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 campaign and its successor, Lionesses Down Under, which came
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St.James Swifts eventually overcame Camlough Rovers 5-4 in the NIWFA Championship Cup Quarter-Finals, despite having trailed Camlough Rovers 2-0. Ellen McCartney and Olivia Connolly scored for Rovers, the former getting her second in-between two from Swifts’ Katie-Rose Rice. Chloe Tully and an own-goal had St James in front, Chloe Friary equalised but Tully’s late second
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