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FIFA World Cup records that could be broken

Ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Action Network has collected all of the potential records that could be broken at this year's World Cup.

Marta (Brazil) could extend her record for the most individual goals scored, Hege Riise (Norway) could become the first person to win as a...

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Get them out for the lads

A fascinating memoir offering readers an intimate look into the triumphs and challenges experienced sports executive Sally Freedman encountered whilst working in the male-dominated world of football.

Ahead of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Sally Freedman's "Get Your Tits Out for the Lads" takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the masculine and...

Williamson worry after Manchester United win

It was a night of drama and concern in the Women’s Super League, as Manchester United took a big step toward the title but England captain Leah Williamson limped off with a worrying injury.

The game with title challengers Arsenal was decided by an Alessio Russo strike on the stroke of half-time, calmly converting a lovely cutback from Nikita Parris.

The victory moved United...

Lionesses win another trophy at Wembley

England captain Leah Williamson summed it up perfectly when she said: “We’re going to need a trophy cabinet.”

The Lionesses added another piece of glittering silverware to the growing collection and also ticked an important ‘hold your nerve’ box ahead of this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Welcoming Brazil to an exuberant Wembley Stadium for the Finalissima, a competition...

Mirror headline sponsors for charity football day

The Mirror has been announced as this year’s headline sponsor for Cure Leukaemia’s inaugural female-only Copa del Cure Leukaemia football tournament, taking place at the home of England Football, St George’s Park, on Friday, March 31, 2023.

The charity has successfully run their flagship football tournament for the past five years – raising over £100,000 in the process – and March...

Inaugural Devon FA Women’s Walking Football League Announced

The future of Women's Walking Football in Devon is bright after Devon FA announced the creation of the first Devon FA Women's Walking Football League starting in September 2023. The newly appointed League committee consists of members from each of the founding teams: Exeter Strollers, Mid Devon, Taunton, Dawlish and Braunton. Walking football is the country's fastest growing sport and Devon...

The club behind three England legends

If you are flicking through the TV channels, wondering where to take your evening viewing, a brilliant new film on the BBC could be the answer.

‘We Are England – England's Next Lionesses’ is available on the BBC iPlayer and tells the delightful story of Boldon Girls, a club established in 1992 by Paul Smith and based in South Tyneside, which has produced three players for the...

Leah Williamson feared crippling period pain could have ruined her Euro hopes

Footballer Leah Williamson feared that crippling period pain could have ruined her chances of leading the Lionesses to glory at last summer's European Championships.

The England's women's football captain suffers from endometriosis, which can make her periods so debilitating that she is left lying in pain on the bathroom floor.

Williamson, 25, told Women's Health magazine: "...

Beth Mead calls for wide-ranging study into prevalence of ACL injuries

Beth Mead hopes the anterior cruciate ligament injuries she and her partner Vivianne Miedema have suffered can be the "kick up the a***" the women's game needs to look at the frequency of such injuries more closely.

Mead was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2022 after top-scoring in the England women's team's Euros success in the summer.

However, she faces a race...

Beth Mead's year to remember

Beth Mead’s 2022 was an emphatic case of a player bouncing back.

The summer of 2021 was a hugely disappointing time for the Arsenal forward, with Hege Riise having left her out of the Great Britain squad that headed to the Tokyo Olympics.

A year later, shortly after being named in Sarina Wiegman’s England squad for the upcoming home European Championship, a very much in-form...

Vivianne Miedama. Photo from Arsenal.com

Injuries blight the sporting Christmas

It has sadly been a week of serious injury in female sport, with acclaimed Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema succumbing to a potentially severe knee problem during the Champions League defeat to Lyon on Thursday evening.

Despite the loss, Arsenal qualified for the quarter-finals but the only thoughts after the game were centred around Miedema, who fell awkwardly on the stroke of half-...

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