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Saturday 31st October 2009
from Essex FA
by Polly C
Football ‘freestyler’ and reality TV star, Jeremy Lynch, who made it to the semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent last year, has been inspiring hundreds of school students, the next generation of the…
Saturday 31st October 2009
from the Shetland Times
by Polly C
Shetland Women’s Football Club has come on leaps and bounds since being formed five years ago, but those who take part are looking for a new injection of interest in order to take the sport…
Saturday 31st October 2009
from Yorkshire Evening Post
by Polly C
Hey guys. I am now back home from a rather blustery Blackpool.
We had a fun-packed week consisting of some really hard training, an afternoon on the pleasure beach and, oh yes, a World Cup…
Saturday 31st October 2009
from The FA
by Polly C
Female coaches in London have taken their first steps on the coaching ladder over October half term at the London Marathon Playing Fields Ground in Greenwich.
With funding from the Female Coach…
Friday 30th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Scotland made it two wins out of two in the World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Georgia at Tynecastle Stadium.
Scotland created chance after chance in the first half, but…
Friday 30th October 2009
from the Telegraph
by Polly C
AUGSBURG, Bavaria – Lori Chalupny and goalie Hope Solo of the St. Louis Athletica helped lead the United States Women’s National Soccer team to a 1-0 win over Germany in an international friendly…
Thursday 29th October 2009
from USA Today
by Polly C
This week, women’s soccer has a matchup any sports promoter would love to make. The USA is ranked No. 1. Germany is No. 2.
The USA won the 2008 Olympics. Germany has won the last two World…
Thursday 29th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Chelsea have taken over as the new leaders of the National Division following a 4-0 local derby victory over Millwall Lionesses on Wednesday night.
Lianne Sanderson netted the only goal of the…
Thursday 29th October 2009
from Essex FA
by Polly C
Essex County Football Association Girls’ and Women’s Development Officer, Emma Burden, hopes a recent 4v4 Festival featuring ten teams of schoolgirls at Ashingdon Primary School in Rochford will…
Wednesday 28th October 2009
from The FA
by Polly C
Hat-trick hero looking at the bigger picture after 8-0 win.
England’s hat-trick hero Fara Williams believes the players have to be more demanding of themselves, despite clocking up an 8-0…
Wednesday 28th October 2009
from the lovely ladies of Acton
by Polly C
A mini 5-aside tournament is starting up in London!
It’s run by the Old Actonians club in Acton, and will take place at their home ground: Old Actonians Sports Ground, Gunnersbury Drive, Acton,…
Wednesday 28th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Liverpool hold on to the leadership of the Northern Division after second placed Manchester City were beaten 3-1 by Preston North End.
Sarah McCrea, Sam Cadwallader and Alison Taberner netted…
Wednesday 28th October 2009
from Excell Sports - click here for example newsletter
by Polly C
Listen up, people!
Our friends at Excell Sports are offering Girls in Football members FREE club e-newsletters, tailored to the club.
The way it works is: Excell produces the e-newsletter…
Tuesday 27th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Sawbridgeworth Town defied the Eastern Region League tables to take their place in the First Round of the F.A.Women’s Cup for the first time in their history by beating Braintree Town 3-0 on their…
Monday 26th October 2009
from Daily Mail
by Polly C
Hope Powell insisted that England should have won by a greater margin than eight against Malta.
The Head Coach revealed that she was not satisfied overall after a one-sided affair against a…
Sunday 25th October 2009
from WDKF.co.uk
by Polly C
England Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign got underway tonight with England beating Malta 8-0. Against opponents ranked 81 places below themselves at 89th in the world, Hope Powell’s team hit…
Saturday 24th October 2009
from my own head
by Jess Thomas
As the manager of the England women’s football team, Hope Powell is tipped for a coaching role in the men’s game at 2nd div Grimsby FC. Which has caused more than a few ripples in the football…
Friday 23rd October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Elite women footballers in Leeds have been getting the opportunity to combine their academic studies with a love of the beautiful game.
Leeds Carnegie players Carla Cantrell, Sophie Walton,…
Friday 23rd October 2009
from Football Online
by Polly C
HOPE POWELL has emerged as a shock contender for the vacant manager’s job at Grismby Town. The Mariners sacked boss Mike Newell at the weekend after a 2-0 defeat by Rochdale left the club…
Friday 23rd October 2009
from Nomis Sports
by Polly C
New research which shows football as a very favourable exercise for women, has been welcomed by football boot innovators, Nomis.
Nomis is one of the only football boot manufacturer which…
Friday 23rd October 2009
from To Aspire to
by Polly C
As a football manager, how do you manage? How do you motivate your team? Manage expectations? Improve results? Retain good players whilst nurturing abilities of improving squad members? …
Thursday 22nd October 2009
from the lovely people at Girls in Football
by Polly C
Well, we've been going for 6 weeks now, and we’re really excited by the number of people who have joined the site and are using Girls in Football to find teams, tournaments, news, players and all…
Thursday 22nd October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
All the hard work over the past two years developing girls football at Sawtry Colts Football Club was rewarded by the Huntingdonshire Football Association when the club was offered the opportunity…
Tuesday 20th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
London FA is pleased to announce the launch of two new soccer centres in South London for girls aged 8-12 years.
The idea behind the centres is to offer girls the opportunity to take part in…
Monday 19th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
England completed their UEFA Under-17 Championships qualifying group with a 100% record after beating Wales 3-0 in the final match in Macedonia.
The result means that England scored 17 goals…
Sunday 18th October 2009
by Dave Maslen
West Ham UTD 8 – 0 Writtle Minors
West Ham utd"s under 10 squad traveled to Writtle today and gave a impressive display wining 8-0 against a young writtle side that to their credit never…
Friday 16th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. was the venue for the first ever London FA Female Football Forum, which took place on Wednesday 14th October.
The event was held in line with ‘Kick it Out’ weeks of…
Tuesday 13th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Scotland suffered a 5-0 defeat at the hands of the Czech Republic in Marijampole, ending their hopes of reaching the next qualification round for the UEFA Under-17 Championships.
The cruel…
Tuesday 13th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
The draw for the Third Round Qualifying of the F.A.Women’s Cup has been announced.
The draw is as follows (ties to be played on 25 October):
Sheffield FC v Whitley Bay
Wigan Athletic v…
Monday 12th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
The National Division table is taking on a congested look following the results on Sunday.
Just five points now covers the top eight teams with the two title favourites, Arsenal and Everton,…
Sunday 11th October 2009
by Dave Maslen
West Ham Utd LFC 6 – 2 LOASS
West Ham UTD under 10"s were in action againts a strong LOASS side today and showed that they can beat teams with not only skillfull play , but are also…
Saturday 10th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Everton manager Mo Marley was proud of her players after their narrow exit from the UEFA Women’s Champions League this week.
Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Everton beat Roa IL 2-0 in the…
Friday 9th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Chelsea made it two wins from two games in the National Division on Wednesday night as they defeated league leaders Millwall Lionesses 3-1.
Millwall took the lead with a first half goal from…
Thursday 8th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Everton bow out of the UEFA Women’s Champions League for this season but only after giving Norwegian opponents Roa IL a huge scare.
Mo Marley’s went into the second leg trailing by three goals…
Tuesday 6th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Manchester City are pleased to announce the appointment of Luke Swindlehurst as assistant to First Team Coach Leigh Wood.
Luke, originally form Barrow-in-Furness and now living in Bolton,…
Monday 5th October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Arsenal are through to the quarter finals of the Premier League Cup, thanks to a 2-0 win against National Division leaders Millwall Lionesses.
Jennifer Beattie gave the Gunners an eighth…
Sunday 4th October 2009
by Polly C
West Ham United 7 – 0 Tigers Girls
West Ham United Ladies Under 10s stormed to a 7-0 victory over Tigers Girls today in what was their best performance since the forming of the…
Saturday 3rd October 2009
from Voice Online
by Polly C
EVEN THOUGH it was the best part of two weeks since her team had been humbled by Germany, Hope Powell was still bitterly disappointed to have lost in the final of Euro 2009.
The coach of the…
Saturday 3rd October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Hope Powell has named her squad for the opening match of the England FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign, as her team takes their first steps towards the Finals in Germany in 2011.
The…
Friday 2nd October 2009
from The FA
by Polly C
On Monday 28th September, Manchester United Foundation officially launched its FA Centre of Excellence for Girls football with a coaching Masterclass with England senior Goalkeeper Rachel Brown…
Thursday 1st October 2009
from Click here to view competition!
by Polly C
Congratulations to the following Girls in Football members, who all won a set of Armadillo ‘back of shin’-pads from our friends at Armadillo: * Chelsea Louise * Nick * Vanessa * Jane *…
Thursday 1st October 2009
from Women's Soccer Scene
by Polly C
Arsenal have all but booked their place in the last sixteen of the UEFA Women’s Champions League after thrashing PAOK 9-0 in the first leg of their First Round tie.
However Everton have been…
Thursday 1st October 2009
from Click here for the guide
by Polly C
The myths and prejudices surrounding women’s football are manifold, as are those concerning the risks and benefits for the health of female players. Objective data on these issues is still scarce,…
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