Kelly Smith, a former England striker, claimed women’s football had been ‘pushed aside’ in the wake of Covid-19 after the WSL and Championship were formally ended on the 25th of May. Her concerns follow the release of FIFPro’s report, ‘COVID-19: Implications for Professional Women’s Football’, which describes the pandemic as...
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England women made headlines earlier in October by selling-out Wembley’s 90,000-seats for their friendly against Germany on November 9th. The match’s popularity crushed the previous record set by 2014’s home game, also against Germany, attended by 45,619. This feat comes amid the country’s increasing interest in the women’s team following...
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If you’ve ever watched the Tour de France on TV, you will have seen how many kilometres of the race’s route are lined every year by spectators. You will have seen the cyclists supported en masse by face-paint, by banners in the yellow, green, white and polka dot of the...
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“What would you rather have, a size eight figure or 21 Grand Slams?” asked Becky Adlington in admiration of Serena Williams, who has won 2 more grand slams since that 2016 interview with the Telegraph. The answer, at least to Adlington (and myself), was indisputable; she would choose one of...
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