England’s Lauren James issued two-match ban for ‘serious foul play’

England’s Lauren James, who was shown a red card during England’s Round-of-16 match after stomping on Nigerian Michelle Alozie’s back, has been handed a two game suspension by Fifa, meaning she may be available for the Women’s World Cup final or third place playoff if England make it into the final four. She will however miss England’s match with Colombia …

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Fifpro to assist Nigeria WNT in unpaid wages dispute

The global football players’ union Fifpro confirmed Tuesday it is assisting the Nigeria women’s team in their ongoing dispute with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over unpaid wages. Head coach Randy Waldrum drew backlash from the NFF after sharing on podcasts that some of his players are owed bonuses and camp allowances going back two years, and he himself is …

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