Yoshimi Yamashita becomes first woman to referee at Asian Cup
Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita became the first woman to referee an Asian Cup match today (Jan. 13) when she oversaw Australia’s 2-0 defeat of India in the Group B opener in Qatar. The 37-year-old was assisted by compatriots Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi, making it an all female refereeing team. Yamashita, who officiated at the 2019 Women’s World Cup and the …
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Athlone Town’s Youth Academy Expansion Shows the Significance of WFAI Win
Photo by Stephen McCarthy January 4 saw Athlone Town’s Youth Academy announce an expansion, marking a bright start to 2024. The new academy will introduce a comprehensive training and competition program for footballers between 6 and 14 years of age. This announcement comes a month and a half after Athlone triumphed over Shelbourne, winning the 2023 Women’s Football Association …
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Sky Ireland Reveal Five Recipients Of The Sky WNT Fund 2023
The Sky WNT Fund provides €25,000 to help five Women’s National Team players with their studies and career development. Sky Ireland today announced the five recipients of the 2023 Sky WNT Fund. The €25,000 bursary is designed to support members of the Republic of Ireland Women’s National Team in furthering their career development and academic studies. After reviewing applications from …
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Sam Kerr suffers ACL injury at training camp in Morocco
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Grace Fisher
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January 7, 2024
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Chelsea and Australia striker Sam Kerr suffered an ACL injury at a warm-weather training camp in Morocco, Chelsea confirmed Jan. 7. “Sam will be assessed by a specialist in the coming days and then begin her rehabilitation with the club’s medical team,” the club said in a statement. Since signing with Chelsea in 2019, Kerr has scored 99 goals in …
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Cedella Marley quits Jamaican FA ambassador role to protest mistreatment of players
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Grace Fisher
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January 6, 2024
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Cedella Marley has quit her role as global women’s football ambassador for the Jamaican Football Federation in protest of ongoing mistreatment of the Jamaican women’s national team. The Reggae Girlz have yet to receive full payment for their remarkable performance at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, where they progressed to the Round of 16. They have for years been in …
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Michele Kang adds London City Lionesses to growing empire
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Grace Fisher
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December 16, 2023
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American businesswoman Michele Kang has added the London City Lionesses to her growing women’s sport empire. The Lionesses currently play in the Barclays Women’s Championship, the second division of English football. Kang also owns NWSL team Washington Spirit and French club Lyon. Kang’s quest “to build the preeminent female sports organisation in the world,” as a statement released by the …
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Rebecca Welch to be first woman to referee Premier League match
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Grace Fisher
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December 15, 2023
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Rebecca Welch is set to become the first woman to referee a Premier League match on Dec. 23 when she takes charge of Fulham vs. Burnley. The 40-year-old became the first woman to act as a fourth official in a Premier League game last month when Fulham played Manchester United. In January this year she was the first woman to …
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Findings Reveal One In Five Players Subject To Toxic Online Abuse During Women’s World Cup
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December 12, 2023
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A recent FIFA report reveals that one in five players across the FIFA Women’s World Cup were subject to online abuse.
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Watch: No red card for Lauren James despite apparent stamp in North London derby
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Alanna Cunnane
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December 11, 2023
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Tempers tend to boil over in the North London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea and the weekend wasn’t any different, but there was no red card for Lauren James despite a suspected stamp on Lia Walti. With around 70 minutes surpassed, James was seen to contend for a high ball with her England team-mate Lotte Wubben-Moy, before lunging in on …
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North London derby records record attendance in A Testament To The Growth Of Women’s Football
Picture source: Katie McCabe Instagram- @katie_mccabe11. Two legendary sides went head to head on Sunday as Arsenal took on Chelsea in the north London derby , in front of a crowd of 59,042 people, the largest ever recorded in Women’s Super League (WSL) history. The attendance number combined with the pomp and circumstance surrounding the game only proves that women’s …
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