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England record wins in first two Women's World Cup qualifiers Two wins over Ukraine and Iceland, and just one goal conceded for Sarina Wiegman's side over this international break means a positive start to their World Cup qualifying campaign

A positive start to qualifying for England with two wins, and Lauren James and Lucy Bronze prove pivotal in their win over Iceland today.

Analysis up now on our Substack ✍️

#Lionesses

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07.03.2026 15:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Two wins from two in this international break for the Lionesses!

Lucy Bronze and Georgia Stanway with the two goals between each half gave England the 2-0 win over Iceland.

#Lionesses

07.03.2026 14:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here are how things stand in the groups at the Women’s Asian Cup with all the second matches done!

South Korea, Australia, North Korea & China are through to the quarter finals ✅

Japan look to have booked their QF spot as well after an 11-0 win today against India!

#WAC2026

07.03.2026 13:19 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Women's Football Talk Podcast: England start World Cup qualification with a big win & WAFCON gets postponed We reflect on England's 6-1 victory over Ukraine from last Tuesday, plus we discuss the news that the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations has been postponed until July and what has gone wrong for th...

We discuss England’s win over Ukraine the other day, and react to the news of WAFCON’s postponement. We also talked about Robert Vilahamn’s appointment as new Portland Thorns head coach in our newest pod🎙️

#Lionesses

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06.03.2026 08:45 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Women's Football Talk Podcast: England start World Cup qualification with a big win & WAFCON gets postponed We reflect on England's 6-1 victory over Ukraine from last Tuesday, plus we discuss the news that the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations has been postponed until July and what has gone wrong for th...

We discuss England’s win over Ukraine the other day, and react to the news of WAFCON’s postponement. We also talked about Robert Vilahamn’s appointment as new Portland Thorns head coach in our newest pod🎙️

#Lionesses

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06.03.2026 08:45 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Confirmation has come from CAF that the 2026 edition of the Women’s African Cup of Nations has been postponed!

The tournament was due to take place in less than two weeks time, but now will take place between July 25th and August 16th 🗓️

05.03.2026 14:48 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Portland Thorns have their new head coach!

With ten days to go until the start of the new season, Robert Vilahamn has been appointed ✍️

He has previously worked at clubs such as Tottenham and BK Häcken.

#NWSL #PortlandThorns

04.03.2026 16:21 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here are how the group standings look after the first lot of games in the Women’s Asian Cup!

South Korea, North Korea and Japan lead the way so far.

#WAC2026

04.03.2026 14:30 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A goal-packed second half sees England win 6-1 against Ukraine!

Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway, and Jess Park all scored two each in this first Women’s World Cup qualifier ⚽️

#UKRENG #Lionesses

03.03.2026 18:53 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Jess Park has been on fantastic form with Manchester United these last few weeks. Now she has the chance to offer the same internationally with England in these Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

#Lionesses

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03.03.2026 09:15 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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An interesting trade deal has been announced between San Diego and Gotham!

The Wave have traded for Brazilian forward Gabi Portilho in exchange for $175,000 in transfer funds!

#NWSL

02.03.2026 18:35 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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England’s defensive options and a chance for Jess Park to replicate WSL form with the Lionesses Previewing how things are looking for Lionesses heading into their opening Women’s World Cup qualifiers coming up against Ukraine and Iceland.

Who should start in defence, and can Jess Park continue her impressive form with the Lionesses?

A few thoughts on our Substack regarding some talking points heading into England’s first two World Cup qualifiers ✍️

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02.03.2026 09:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The hosts Australia kick off their Women’s Asian Cup campaign with a win!

Sam Kerr’s first half goal was enough for the Matildas to claim a 1-0 victory over the Philippines.

#WAC2026

01.03.2026 11:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Big move confirmed for Bay FC!

They have signed Italian forward Cristiana Girelli on loan until August 🇮🇹

Girelli has also signed a new deal with Juventus until June 2027 ✍️

#NWSL

27.02.2026 20:13 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Preview A preview for the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup being held in Australia over these few weeks, with a look at a few of the nations competing and some players to watch.

On March 1st, the Women’s Asian Cup kicks off down under in Australia!

We have a preview up on our Substack looking at the favourites and a few players to watch at this upcoming tournament.

#AFCWomensAsianCup

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27.02.2026 15:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Women's Football Talk Podcast: England's Women's World Cup qualifiers & the Women's Asian Cup & SheBelieves Cup get underway We look towards England's upcoming Women's World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland, discussing some of the talking points surrounding the Lionesses ahead of their matches.We also preview t...

We look towards England’s upcoming Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland!

Plus, we preview the upcoming Women’s Asian Cup, and discuss the USWNT squad ahead of the SheBelieves Cup in our latest pod 🎙️

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27.02.2026 08:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Manchester City have announced that they have triggered a 12-month extension in Vivianne Miedema's deal.!

The Dutch international will now remain at the club until 2027 ✍️

#MCWFC #BarclaysWSL

26.02.2026 17:17 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Young Chelsea full-back Chloe Sarwie has been confirmed to have signed her first professional contract at the club!

The deal she has signed is up until the summer of 2028 ✍️

Chloe Sarwie made her Chelsea senior debut against FC Twente back in October.

#CFCW

26.02.2026 10:48 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It has been confirmed that the Lionesses will play at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time when face Ukraine in the last of their Women’s World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday 9th June, kicking off at 8pm! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

#Lionesses

25.02.2026 11:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Women's Football Talk Podcast: Chelsea grind out the win over Man Utd & a Women's FA Cup proposal U-turn We discuss the Women's FA Cup fifth round action from this past weekend, which included wins for Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City, while Oxford went close to causing a shock over Charlton Athle...

We reacted to the action from the Women’s FA Cup fifth round matches at the weekend, and the news of the FA’s U-turn on the proposals to revamp the competition in our latest pod 🎙️

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24.02.2026 08:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Well that was some game between London City Lionesses and Tottenham!

Spurs sent it to extra time when Bethany England scored a late penalty in added time, before then winning a long penalty shootout 9-8!

They will face Chelsea in the quarter-finals.

#AdobeWomensFACup

23.02.2026 22:28 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The draw has been completed for the quarter-finals of this season’s Adobe Women’s FA Cup!

These are the ties that have been drawn:

▫️Charlton Athletic vs Liverpool
▫️Chelsea vs London City/Tottenham
▫️Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion
▫️Manchester City vs Birmingham City

#AdobeWomensFACup

23.02.2026 19:12 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The holders Chelsea are still in the Women’s FA Cup after a 2-1 win in extra time over Man Utd!

Manchester City and Arsenal won comfortably to reach the quarter-finals, and Brighton and Charlton also make the last eight.

#AdobeWomensFACup

22.02.2026 16:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Birmingham City are the first team through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup!

They won 8-0 in the end against fourth-tier Chatham Town, with a hat-trick scored by Birmingham’s Océane Hurtré in the game.

#AdobeWomensFACup

21.02.2026 19:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Lastly with the Eredivisie Vrouwen, AZ Alkmaar vs PSV is the earlier kick off on Sunday morning, followed by the rest of the fixtures at 15:45!

#EredivisieVrouwen

20.02.2026 12:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Three games each on Saturday and Sunday in the Women’s Serie A!

Sunday sees the top three in action with Juventus away to Ternana, and then Inter facing Roma in a big clash between the top two.

#SerieAWomen

20.02.2026 12:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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There’s a game tonight in France as well with PSG facing RC Lens, whilst OL Lyonnes play tomorrow away at Marseille.

#ArkemaPL

20.02.2026 12:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Union Berlin vs Köln is the evening game today in the Frauen Bundesliga, and Sunday sees the top two face off as Bayern Munich take on Wolfsburg!

#DieLiga

20.02.2026 12:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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League fixtures thread 🧵

Here are the schedules for some of the European leagues this weekend!

In Liga F, games are split across Saturday and Sunday.

20.02.2026 12:00 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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UWCL Knockout Round Play-offs Second Legs Roundup A roundup of what happened in the second legs of the UEFA Women’s Champions League Knockout Round Play-offs as the quarter-final is complete

A round-up analysis is available to read on our Substack, as Manchester United advanced with Arsenal, Wolfsburg, and Real Madrid into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals ✍️

#UWCL

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20.02.2026 09:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0