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Bunny Shaw is 1 goal off breaking
#ManCity
's goalscoring record.
She talks through her goals with
@TheAthleticFC
.
🔝Driving standards with Alex Greenwood
⚡️Heading power
💃Celebrations with Chloe Kelly in front of Utd fans
🇯🇲Usain Bolt's tips
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Alex Greenwood commissioned a data report from Analytics FC and presented it to Man City before she signed a 3-yr deal in Dec.
It analysed her performace, impact of her absence on
#mcwfc
's results, cost for a replacement + market data.
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Catarina Macario is poised to sign for Chelsea upon the expiry of her Lyon contract this summer.
The
#USWNT
player's move is subject to medical clearance.
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Chelsea make contract offer to Lyon head coach Sonia Bompastor to replace Emma Hayes who leaves for the
#USWNT
at end of season.
Nothing finalised yet and negotiations ongoing. Bompastor’s contract with Lyon expires in 2025.
@TheAthleticFC
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The Australian and New Zealand FAs have written to FIFA to "urgently clarify" Visit Saudi being a sponsor of this summer’s
#fifawwc
.
They are "very disappointed" FIFA did not consult them before a decision was made.
@TheAthleticFC
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Ona Batlle leaves
#MUWFC
and is due to sign for Barcelona on a three-year deal.
#FCBfemeni
's offer was not a better option, economically speaking, but Man Utd's offer came in too late.
Official announcement expected shortly.
@TheAthleticFC
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I went to France to cover the story of
#PSG
team-mates Aminata Diallo and Kheira Hamraoui.
It caused shock and confusion.
This is what happened.
@TheAthleticUK
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Manchester United Women are poised to agree a deal to sign Canada international Jayde Riviere.
The 21-year-old defender is set to join
#muwfc
on the condition her visa is approved.
@TheAthleticFC
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Running onto the pitch is an arrestable offence.
But the man who went onto the field during
@ChelseaFCW
's CL game couldn’t have been arrested.
Why not? Under the law, women’s games aren't deemed “dedicated football matches”.
@TheAthleticUK
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“Every single one of us is in solidarity with all of those players.”
Lucy Bronze says the England Women’s team support the players who gave evidence in the investigation into allegations of abuse in the NWSL.
@TheAthleticUK
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Qatar's women's team have not played an official fixture for 8 yrs & aren't on the FIFA ranking list.
The
#fifaworldcup2022
bid mentions the “establishment of structures for non-elite football (grassroots, women…)”.
What has happened?
@TheAthleticFC
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Chelsea boss Emma Hayes on asking Mauricio Pochettino to wait while Sir Alex Ferguson called to congratulate her on the
#USWNT
job:
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Women's football has fought for its place.
It is here to stay.
This is how England Women went from being banned in 1921 to 2022 European Championship winners.
@SarahShepSport
@KatieWhyatt
@TheAthleticUK
#Lionesses
#WEURO22
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Emma Hayes says
#USWNT
player Catarina Macario likely to return from injury for Chelsea after the February international break.
@TheAthleticFC
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Asked Jonas Eidevall on
@ArsenalWFC
’s counter-pressing. He highlighted
@bmeado9
: ‘I have never coached a player who is as fast at it as Beth Mead, she can run 15 metres in seconds and close a player down. It is lightning.’ ⚡️
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At 15, Wendie Renard took an 8-hr flight alone, travelling 8,000 km from Martinique to Paris for a trial. She didn't get in.
2 days later she tried out for Lyon.
This is her story told by her mum, ex coach and team-mate.
@TheAthleticUK
#LesBleues
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"I hope you are very proud of your daughter. Wherever you are, this is for you dad.”
The story of Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas, told by her family, best friend, former teacher and coaches.
#UWCL
final
@TheAthleticUK
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Special report on
#MUWFC
▪️Club missed out on signings, delays at senior level
▪️Utd reneged on verbal deal agreed to keep Russo
▪️Lack of clarity over budget/strategy
▪️High level of staff turnover has left some players concerned
@TheAthleticFC
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#MUWomen
have had a successful season and now need to consolidate upon it. They’re at a tipping point.
💵 Impact of CL revenue
⭐️ Experienced, quality, deeper squad needed
⚽️ Arsenal retain interest in Russo, Batlle considers options
@TheAthleticFC
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Delighted to see MPs asking the sports minister to close the loophole re pitch invaders at women's football games.
Home Office now insist Chelsea's UCL match was covered but domestic games, inc WSL/FA Cup aren't. FA Cup final (40k fans) was not covered.
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FIFA aiming for an inaugural Women’s Club World Cup in 2026.
@mjshrimper
for
@TheAthleticFC
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Man City's Ellie Roebuck is set to join Barcelona at the end of the season.
In March Roebuck said she had suffered a left occipital infarct.
#FCBarcelona
monitored the situation and are proceeding with the transfer.
@Laia_Cervello
@TheAthleticFC
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DAZN removes UK paywall on all women’s football coverage.
All Women’s Champions League fixtures will be free to air, along with the top tiers in Spain, Germany, France, Italy and Saudi Arabia.
@TheAthleticFC
@AliRampling
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Man Utd offer manager Marc Skinner new contract.
Terms not yet agreed, talks ongoing but both parties keen to come to an agreement.
Skinner's existing
#MUWomen
deal expires at the end of this season.
@TheAthleticFC
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For the third consecutive Arsenal Women's
#BarclaysWSL
game at the Emirates, 40,000 + fans have attended.
How have the club done it?
@TheAthleticFC
#AWFC
#CFCW
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Man Utd’s head of women’s football Polly Bancroft is set to take up a position as CEO of an EFL club.
Bancroft told players and staff about her decision to leave
#MUWFC
at the end of the season on Wed morning.
@TheAthleticFC
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Spurs manager Robert Vilahamn has expressed his desire to buy
#MUWomen
's Grace Clinton following the expiry of her loan deal this summer.
@TheAthleticFC
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Chelsea Women have trained with the club’s male academy sides this week ahead of their
#UWCL
SF vs Barcelona.
Rationale being to prepare for
#FCBfemeni
’s intensity and style.
#CFCW
did this before Conti Cup final too.
@TheAthleticFC
@SJohnsonSport
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Som Premier League teams may have up to 50 international scouts.
Neither Lyon, Wolfsburg nor Manchester United's women's teams have scouts. That's par for the course for most
#WSL
clubs.
So how does scouting work in the women's game?
@TheAthleticFC
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All signs point to
#Lionesses
and
#MUWFC
No 1 Mary Earps wanting to leave the club, according to
@TheAthleticFC
sources.
Earps also cut an isolated figure as players returned to Carrington. Arsenal made a bid last wk but United say she is not for sale.
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Man City Women will no longer wear white shorts as part of their home kit to help players “feel comfortable and perform at their highest level” while on their periods.
City will play in burgundy shorts for the rest of the season.
@TheAthleticFC
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“We are seeing progress in women’s football but it is only for white women. We’re talking about a celebration but it’s only one type of women’s progress. For women from minority-ethnic backgrounds, there has been a regression.”
@TheAthleticUK
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Leah Williamson will lead the
#Lionesses
at this summer's
#WEURO2022
.
Former England captains Faye White, Casey Stoney and Kelly Smith explain why the
@ArsenalWFC
player is such a good fit.
With
@ArtdeRoche
for
@TheAthleticUK
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Preparations done, stage is set, ready to roll.
Paco, the mascot, with the final roar 🦁
#sen
🇸🇳
#engsen
#FIFAWorldCup
@TheAthleticFC
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Leah Williamson: Being at the World Cup final and sitting next to Jill Scott was one of the worst decisions I've ever made in my whole life. Not being at the World Cup final, just sitting next to Jill.
Leah Williamson to make her return for the
#Lionesses
following a year absence. They take on the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday.
@TheAthleticFC
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Man Utd make U-turn & will show club’s
#UWCL
match vs PSG.
Club initially said in an incorrect statement they couldn't show game due to UEFA's broadcast rights.
#UWCL
qualifiers aren’t centralized by UEFA so home team has the rights.
@TheAthleticFC
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Update on
#USWNT
player Catarina Macario from Emma Hayes:
“I think Cat Macario will partake in a game during international break. She will be available after international break, I think.”
@TheAthleticFC
@AliRampling
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Man Utd dominated possession (63 % vs 37 %) but lacked penetration vs Chelsea.
The midfield needed more creative quality to serve the forward line.
@TheAthleticFC
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#USWNT
player Kristie Mewis set to sign for
#WSL
side West Ham.
With
@itsmeglinehan
for
@TheAthleticFC
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Emma Hayes on
#cfcw
Sam Kerr’s injury: ‘Fine, she was a little bit sick last night, bit of vomit. (She) cramped up. We decided not to take any risks.’
Kerr went down and was replaced in the 32nd minute by Pernille Harder.
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Emma Hayes confirms Guro Reiten has an ankle ligament injury. She is in a boot (normal for that injury). No timescale on her return.
Erin Cuthbert has a minor left quad injury. "If she progresses well, she may go to Scotland camp next weekend," says Hayes.
#CFCW
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Beth Mead says
#Lionesses
manager Sarina Wiegman made a “clever decision” not to take her to this summer’s
#FIFAWWC
following her ACL injury.
@TheAthleticFC
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Man Utd stand firm and are not selling Alessia Russo despite Arsenal's world-record transfer fee offer, first reported by
@David_Ornstein
.
Stay up to date with all the latest news with the
@TheAthleticFC
live blog.
#MUWomen
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France internationals Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani have put their international careers on hold until changes in the national team's managament are made.
Updated story with statements below.
@TheAthleticFC
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#Lionesses
No 1 Mary Earps' journey from contemplating retirement to FIFA Best GK:
💃 Humbling activities as a child
🧤 Coping with GK scrutiny
🏆 Responsibility after winning awards
🏡 Property developer
⚽️Crunch time for
#MUWomen
@TheAthleticFC
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Exclusive: Bukayo Saka to sign new long-term Arsenal contract. Four games, four different starting roles. “He’s very polite, very courteous, very smart and very studious”.
@David_Ornstein
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From a rural farm in Denmark to arriving at Finch Farm, Everton's new manager Brian Sorensen talks about:
🧠Coaching philosophy inspired by Sir Alex Ferguson
⚽️Training Danish intls with individual plans
🥅Creation of Goal Station
@TheAthleticUK
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Giroud: Messi is an incredible player. But we’re not going to let him enjoy the best night that he can have.
#lesbleus
#FIFAWorldCup
@TheAthleticFC
@David_Ornstein
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France captain Hugo Lloris “shares this moment of pain” with Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Harry Kane.
@TheAthleticFC
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England Women have given feedback to Nike regarding impracticality of wearing white shorts when some players are on their period.
It could bring about a potential colour switch.
@TheAthleticUK
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Senegal bringing the noise 1hr before kick-off.
My eardrums will thank me later.
#sen
#ENGSEN
#FIFAWorldCup
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5-0 win for
@ChelseaFCW
vs
@LC_Lionesses
in the
@VitalityWFACup
.
Eriksson forced off with knock in 2nd half.
Starts for youngsters Fox, Wardlaw & Beever-Jones.
@Mdawg1bright
+
@samkerr1
leading the cheers from the stands tonight.
Comms with
@samantham7PD
for
@BBCSport
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Emma Hayes believes
#USWNT
player Catarina Macario is unlikely to play for Chelsea until next year as she continues to work her way back to fitness from her ACL injury sustained in 2022.
@TheAthleticFC
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What are the similarities and differences between managing men's and women's teams?
@TheAthleticFC
spoke to 11 managers to find out.
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Michelle Kang is the new owner of Olympique Lyonnais Feminin (OLF). Adds to her collection of
#NWSL
side Washington Spirit and London City Lionesses.
Vincent Ponsot, former GM of Lyon men's team, is CEO.
More to come on
@TheAthleticFC
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Arsenal's Mana Iwabuci joins Tottenham Hotspur on loan for the rest of the WSL season.
@TheAthleticFC
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Emma Hayes feels England FA does not give WSL teams best chance of progressing in Europe because of fixture scheduling. It’s a player welfare issue.
Millie Bright, who was absent vs Liverpool, is not injured. Will be back on Thursday.
@TheAthleticFC
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Wycombe go top of League One! Clinical offensively and resolute in defence
@wwfcofficial
.
Loved watching manager Gareth Ainsworth jump and head every ball with his players.
Back for
@BBCFinalScore
@5liveSport
next weekend.
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Former Eng No 1
@klbardsley
breaks down
#chelseafcw
Ann-Katrin Berger's penalty saves vs Lyon.
“She just took one step, pushed and then everything was in full extension, heading in the same direction, hands, shoulders, feet."
@TheAthleticFC
#UWCL
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A lot of armography (learnt that word from
#StrictlyComeDancing
) means the paint is starting to peel off under the armpits.
Fear not, the 12eme Gainde (name of fan group) have bought 14 pots of paint for each colour from Senegal.
#sen
#ENGSEN
#FIFAWorldCup
@TheAthleticFC
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“It all feels like a massive blur. I need to watch it back and see where I was, how it went in — I literally can’t remember.”
Me neither, Georgia Stanway. Don’t worry, we’ll relive that stunner and crunch the numbers 🚀
@TheAthleticUK
@MarkCarey93
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Emma Hayes said Chelsea played poorly, no denying that.
But she also wants the league to clamp down on “tactical timeouts” after Arsenal goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger went down injured three times during Sunday’s Conti Cup final.
@TheAthleticFC
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“Did I dream of being on a picture on the front of Old Trafford? No, because it was just never going to be possible."
Mary Earps and her
#MUWFC
team-mates will play at OT in front of fans for the first time today. Kick-off at 12.30pm!
@TheAthleticUK
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Inside Barcelona's
#UWCL
comeback
🗣️Putellas' half-time talk
2⃣The theory of 2
👭Walsh's bf Williamson in the stands
🍼Giraldez's newborn son
🍕Pizza with truffle oil and beers
💃Reggaeton after-party in Barcelona
@TheAthleticFC
@Laia_Cervello
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Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says Sam Kerr has the team's "full support" after she was charged with the alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.
@TheAthleticFC
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Chelsea record their first ever win against reigning
#UWCL
champions Barcelona thanks to Erin Cuthbert's goal.
Only the first part of a two-leg tie but advantage Chelsea. It's all to play for at Stamford Bridge next Saturday.
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Around 20% of
#FIFAWWC
players are yet to be paid their share of prize money.
6 out of 32 countries have not yet passed on the money sent by FIFA largely due to tax issues.
FIFPRO confident players will eventually receive the sums.
@TheAthleticFC
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Leah Williamson will lead England out at Wembley vs Germany today.
From one
#Lionesses
captain to another, Faye White says: “She needs to do it her way and give everything to it.
“She’ll do a great job and will make her parents proud.”
@TheAthleticUK
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Canada international Jayde Riviere joins
#MUWomen
on an 18-month contract until the end of the 2024-25 season.
@TheAthleticFC
Manchester United Women are poised to agree a deal to sign Canada international Jayde Riviere.
The 21-year-old defender is set to join
#muwfc
on the condition her visa is approved.
@TheAthleticFC
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Tottenham reject move from NWSL expansion side Bay FC for goalkeeper Barbora Votikova.
Keep up to date with
@TheAthleticFC
transfer blog below 👇
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Hayes on sockgate:
‘I was delighted to see Lion crests on Arsenal’s legs in the first half. Maybe that gave my players motivation…’
@TheAthleticFC
@ArtdeRoche
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England are in contact with USWNT about plans to join them in a show of support following the results of the Yates' report which found "systemic abuse and misconduct" in the
#NWSL
.
@TheAthleticUK
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So important the government, FA, schools and clubs are aligned in making it possible for every girl to play football. As a former teacher I’ve seen the barriers in schools preventing girls from playing which have to be addressed.
Thread 1/5
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Senegal’s Sadio Mane is ruled out of the World Cup.
“He goes beyond the highest level, for us he is top of the top, unique. He is irreplaceable, on and off the field.”
Here’s the reaction from Senegal when his absence was first feared.
@TheAthleticFC
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Have some shots, save some shots.
Barbora Votíková saying she starts Christmas Day with some shots is iconic actually
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England will not change the colour of their shorts at Euros despite squad giving feedback to Nike re impracticality of wearing white while on their period.
FA says player requests “will be taken into consideration for future designs”.
@TheAthleticUK
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Remember when
#CFC
's Sam Kerr bodychecked a pitch invader in December?
That prompted a report by
@TheAthleticUK
which revealed domestic women's games weren't covered under football banning order legislation.
The government has now amended the law.
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Ona Batlle has rejected Man Utd's latest contract offer.
The 23-year-old's contract expires this summer. Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Lyon & PSG have all shown interest in the Spanish right-back.
@TheAthleticFC
#MUWomen
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Spending matchday with le 12éme Gaïndé (Senegal’s national fan group) made me feel alive.
The story of the seven letters.
@TheAthleticFC
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At least I made him smile....
🗣 "I don't want to cause drama for Scotland but if you're all in the dressing room together, where does it stand?"
Gareth Southgate admits he doesn't know the process involved that forces Mason Mount & Ben Chilwell to self-isolate
#ENG
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FT: Eng 1-0 Austria
Got the job done, clean sheet. Shaky start and felt like England tired towards the end.
Thought Stanway had a very good game.
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🚨Ramirez to Chelsea is a world record transfer fee, surpasses Walsh's move from City to Barcelona.
Chelsea paid €450,000, plus €50,000 in performance related add-ons which Levante expects Ramirez to meet, eg to play 30% of matches.
@TheAthleticFC
Deal done, 4.5 year deal.
GM Paul Green: ‘Mayra is a dynamic forward who can play anywhere across the front line. We've watched her develop in Spain.. & believe her style is going to suit playing in England. She has great physicality, athleticism & a good goal scoring record.
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‘I’m going to hammer TV and the league today because I feel like nobody really understands how hard that is to do. I feel like we’re the only team in Europe, and yet we’re the only association that doesn’t help its team in Europe. Spain do, France do, Germany do but we don’t.’
Emma Hayes feels England FA does not give WSL teams best chance of progressing in Europe because of fixture scheduling. It’s a player welfare issue.
Millie Bright, who was absent vs Liverpool, is not injured. Will be back on Thursday.
@TheAthleticFC
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The Saudi Women’s Premier League kicks off today. Intl players have joined with Wendie Renard and Marta on one club's wish list.
But in a country which restricts women’s rights and homosexuality is criminalised, how far will it go?
@TheAthleticFC
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Hayes confirms Lauren James will be available for selection for Chelsea vs Man City on Friday.
Millie Bright is likely to return after international break.
@TheAthleticFC
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Wow, Morocco!
The heroes’ stories told by
@dermotmcorrigan
@dansheldonsport
@JamesHorncastle
@liam_twomey
@RoshaneSport
#FIFAWorldCup
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Scotland's Jen Beattie has announced her retirement from international football.
@TheAthleticFC
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Let me let England legends Faye White, Casey Stoney and Kelly Smith introduce you to the
#Lionesses
captain Leah Williamson.
@TheAthleticUK
#ENGAUS
#WEURO2022
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Drew Spence has joined Spurs on a free transfer after her contract expired at Chelsea this summer.
The 29-year-old has signed a two-year contract with an option to extend for another year.
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In place for
#EngNed
at Wembley. A must-win game if the
#Lionesses
are to keep Olympic qualification hopes alive.
@TheAthleticFC
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