Grant Scott cut a slightly frustrated figure after his Glasgow City earned a solid, if at times unremarkable, victory over Birkirkara in the Champions League. It wasn’t that the manager was particularly unhappy with his side, it was more that he expected them to kick on after a dominant first half display, which they struggled to do.
The FAWNL kicked off on Sunday with all six divisions in action.
There were goals and actions galore in the Division 1 as teams lay down their opening day marks. Find out what went on:
The FAWNL kicked off on Sunday with all six divisions in action.
There were goals and actions galore in the Premier Division as teams lay down their opening day marks. Find out what went on:
The 2021/22 FAWNL season kicks off on Sunday. After a disrupted last season due to Covid, players return in what promises to be a truly exciting campaign.
Division One now consists of 49 clubs across the four leagues. Alnwick Town and FC United of Manchester make their debut in the Division 1 North, Leek Town in the Division 1 Midlands, QPR in the Division 1 South East, and AFC Bournemouth and Portishead in the Division 1 South West. Harlow Town and Peterborough United will have to wait another week to make their inaugural league appearances.
The 2021/22 FAWNL season kicks off on Sunday. After a disrupted last season due to Covid, players return in what promises to be a truly exciting campaign.
The Premier Division now consists of 27 clubs across the two leagues. Brighouse Town, Wolves, Ipswich Town and Southampton make their first appearances have moved up via the FA’s upward movement process while London Bees join due to relegation from the Championship.
524 days is how long England U19s coach, Lydia Bedford, has calculated since her group of young footballers had an international fixture. It is a large amount of time by any stretch, but particularly so in the cycle of youth football that prepares the next generation for their senior careers.
Quarter-final qualification for Team GB was already confirmed but as they took to the field in Kashima, Hege Riise’s side were looking to keep up momentum as they signed off from the group stages. Team GB have been quietly going about their business in Japan, two wins from two and yet to concede a goal. But their opponents on the day, Canada, have proved somewhat of a nemesis of late for England, with both after top spot in Group E.
Into the unknown we went – a delayed Olympics during a pandemic; an empty Sapporo Dome; a Team GB team the world had yet to see play. The build-up has been a long one. Decisions have been analysed to death and media days have been plenty but now was the time for the talking to stop and the action to start; for Team GB to set out their stall and try and put some of the less positive whispers to bed.
We are less than 24 hours away from the start of the Olympics. After what has seemed like the longest build up in the world (in fact, it has literally been the longest), Team GB and Chile will take to the field at the Sapporo Dome to officially kick off Tokyo 2020.
Good things come to those who wait. It may sound cliché but in the case of Chelsea, England and now Team GB goalkeeper, Carly Telford, it rings true.