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February 12, 2022February 13, 2022 by girlsontheball

Scintillating Friday encounter leads us no closer to FAWSL title outcome

“I think it was a very, very entertaining game. I think it was the best game that has been played in the league so far this season. It was two very, very good teams. And I think both teams had chances to win the game.”

That was Jonas Eidevall’s conclusion to a scintillating night of football that saw the two best teams in the country go head-to head.

It is hard to disagree with him. Not many things are certain in life but entertaining London derbies in the FAWSL are one of them. We were in for a treat on Friday, an extravaganza of football that was described by one commentator as the “most exciting 0-0 draw” he’d ever seen.

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April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by girlsontheball

Words from Riise ahead of the Lionesses trip to France

The Lionesses are on the road for the first time since March 2020. Tonight, they travel to Caen to take on a notoriously tough, if depleted, French side. It will be a first chance for interim head coach, Hege Riise, to see her new charges take on a tier one opposition. Her squad announcement included a couple of surprises, with Karen Bardsley and Carly Telford returning to the fold. Niamh Charles was also called up, while Esme Morgan and Nikita Parris joined late. Captain Steph Houghton misses out through injury.

Riise spoke to the press before the game on a number of key areas:

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March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by girlsontheball

Emotional moment as Sky Sports and BBC sign landmark broadcast deal

Today is a ground-breaking day in the history of the women’s game in England. The announcement of a three-year rights agreement with Sky Sports and the BBC to broadcast the Barclays FAWSL from next season is another huge WOW moment in its progress.

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February 22, 2021 by girlsontheball

England’s Lionesses determined to start new era on the front foot

To say it has been a long time since a competitive England fixture is somewhat of an understatement. 349 days (502,560 minutes or 5,584 games in case you were wondering!) since they faced Spain in the SheBelieves Cup, they will finally line up tomorrow lunch time to face Northern Ireland.

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January 19, 2021 by girlsontheball

Energetic Reading exploit Arsenal’s frailties

The resilience of this season’s Reading side has not gone unnoticed. Yes, they have struggled to score goals, but they have five draws to their name this season, including Manchester City and Everton, while they took Manchester United pretty close.

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January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 by girlsontheball

A final farewell to Neville as Team GB uncertainty looms

This time last year, we were preparing for another She Believes Cup in America, unaware of all the things 2020 was going to throw at us. For Phil Neville and England, they were struggling for form off the back of the World Cup in France, but were heading into the tournament as cup holders with hopes of a fresh start.

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