Nilla Fischer Reveals That Sweden Players Had To ‘Show Their Genitalia’ At 2011 Women’s World Cup
Sweden’s centre-back Nilla Fischer recently revealed in her new book, ‘I Didn’t Even Say Half Of It’, that Sweden’s women football team had to “show their genitalia” to a doctor at the 2011 Women’s World Cup to prove their sex. The UWCL title winner and former Wolfsburg captain described the process, which was carried out by a female physiotherapist on …
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Katie McCabe: Arsenal’s Rough Season, The World Cup & Inspiring Change
Katie McCabe is a key figure in women’s soccer as the captain of the Ireland Women’s Football team and a key player for Arsenal Football Club. We got the chance to chat to the football star about Arsenal’s rough season, the training for the upcoming World Cup, and the growing interest in women’s football. BREAKING! Arsenal's Katie McCabe wins WSL …
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Over One Million Tickets Sold For Women’s World Cup
This year has seen many triumphs for women’s soccer – the latest one being that the Women’s World Cup is on track to become the most attended standalone women’s sporting event ever with over one million tickets sold, according to FIFA. The forthcoming tournament is set to get underway on July 20, hosted in Australia and New Zealand, with an …
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LEGO reveals Women’s World Cup set featuring Sam Kerr
Lego has revealed a 2023 Women’s World Cup set featuring several of the biggest names in women’s football ahead of the Fifa Women’s World Cup next month. Along with half a soccer field, a goal, podium, trophy stand, tv cameras, and supporters, the set includes minifigures of Australia’s Sam Kerr, the U.S.A.’s Megan Rapinoe, Japan’s Yuki Nagasato, and Nigeria’s Asisat …
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Vera Pauw Reveals Ireland’s Women’s Training Squad For FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
Ireland Women’s National Team training camp squad was announced at Circle K headquarters this afternoon. A group of 27 players will connect in Dublin on Monday, June 12 to continue preparations with the Ireland Women’s National Team for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. Manager Vera Pauw expressed much excitement to work with the selected squad leading up to the International …
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Nike launches women’s-led Phantom Luna boots
The majority of women’s football boots are just men’s boots that have been sized down, but because women’s feet are structured differently, this puts women at a greater risk of injury. Boots designed for men’s feet have been suggested as a contributing factor to the current epidemic of ACL injuries in elite women’s soccer. Nike is attempting to answer this …
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The ACL injury crisis in women’s soccer
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Grace Fisher
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June 8, 2023
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2023 Australia/ New Zealand FIFA Women’s World Cup, ACL, Beth Mead, Catarina Macario, Janine Beckie, Katie Rood, Leah Williamson, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Savannah McCarthy, Vivianne Miedema
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Excitement is in the air as the Women’s World Cup is just over six weeks away, but many of the sport’s biggest stars will be missing out due to ACL injuries, which have reached a crisis level in women’s soccer. More studies on female athletes are needed (in fact, that’s one of the main problems in addressing the crisis) but …
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FIFA Announce Prize Money Available To Each Competing Nation At The World Cup
FIFA have released the prize pots available to all 32 of the competing nations at this summer’s World Cup, including each player’s individual take-home. Unlike in past years, FIFA has opted to divide the money by players rather than by federations, meaning that each of the 732 players competing in the competition this summer will earn €28,000. This prize pot …
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Striking Gold! PepsiMax Announces Katie McCabe As Brand Ambassador
PepsiMax has revealed Ireland captain and Arsenal player Katie McCabe as its latest brand ambassador. This dynamic partnership brings together the maximum refreshment of PepsiMax and McCabe’s exceptional football skills on the field which were most recently seen with the Arsenal Women’s Team reaching the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals in May this year. In true PepsiMax style and tying into …
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World Cup Activity Book Aims To Get Children Reading about FIFA Women’s World Cup
Over 150,000 copies of a World Cup Activity Book will be distributed around the country to help get children reading and learning all about FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. With the Ireland Women’s National Team set to make their major tournament debut at the World Cup in July, the curiosity of children will be sated with this free activity book …
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