Fran Hurndall: Dribbling 1000km To Raise Funds For Women’s Sport
Fran Hurndall is on a mission to raise $500 000 by dribbling a football from the Gold Coast to Sydney. The 31-year-old’s planned July 20 to August 20 route will take her through towns and cities like Pottsville, Lismore, Casino, Grafton, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie across 32 days, running 32km per day (which coincides with the 32 teams in …
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FAI Welcomes Additional Government Funding For Women And Girls’ Football
The Football Association of Ireland has welcomed the announcement by government of additional funding to support the development of women’s and girls’ football. At a special function at Farmleigh last night, to celebrate the Ireland Women’s National Team ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, it was confirmed that up to €500,000 will be earmarked for Grassroots girls’ programmes, adult …
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Nigeria Head Coach Highlights Ongoing Issues With Nigeria Football Federation Ahead Of World Cup
Nigeria Women’s team head coach, Randy Waldrum, has expressed his frustration over the team’s inadequate preparation for the World Cup due to a lack of support from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The news of Nigeria’s issues with its football governing bodies comes following Canada Football’s announcement that it may need to file for bankruptcy. Both Canada and Nigeria are in …
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Ireland Secure 3-2 Win Against Zambia In Women’s World Cup Preparations
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Jessica Gardiner
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June 23, 2023
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Tallaght Stadium was buzzing Thursday night as 5732 gathered to watch Ireland take on Zambia in an international friendly ahead of the World Cup. Similarly to Ireland, this will also be Zambia’s first World Cup. Zambia was one of the first African nations to introduce women’s football in 1982. After competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and winning the COSAFA …
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Jamaica’s Women’s Team Express ‘Disappointment’ With Jamaica Football Federation
Last week, members of the Jamaican women’s national team took to social media to call out the Jamaica Football Federation for insufficient support ahead of the upcoming Women’s World Cup. Prominent Jamaican players Cheyna Matthews and Khadija “Bunny” Shaw joined their teammates in releasing a comprehensive statement addressing concerns related to pay and various other challenges. The players earnestly requested …
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Katie McCabe Named Arsenal Player Of The Season
Katie McCabe, the captain of the Republic of Ireland, has clinched the Arsenal Women’s Player of the Season award for 2022/23. This is the second time McCabe has won this award, having previously won in 2021 after an excellent campaign for the Gunners. 🥁 Introducing our 2022/23 Player of Season…@Katie_McCabe11 🏆 Presented by @MastercardUK 🤝 — Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) June …
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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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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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Lydia Bedford’s Historic Move From Arsenal Women To Brentford U18 Men
Lydia Bedford has made history within the footballing world following her departure as assistant coach at Arsenal Women, to her appointment as head coach of Brentford’s u18 men’s team. The move makes Bedford the first female to ever hold the position of head coach within a Premier League club, and will be joined by Jon-Paul Pitmann as an assistant coach …
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Local South African Soccer Team Host First-Ever Grannies Soccer World Cup
On 28 March 2023, the first day of the Grannies International Football Tournament commenced in Limpopo, South Africa. The four-day tournament was hosted by South Africa’s Vakhegula Vakhegula soccer team and saw 15 teams, made up of women aged 55 and up, compete. Teams from across the world, including Zambia, France, USA and Mozambique took part in the tournament. https://twitter.com/Jean_G_Duffy/status/1641354050128969729?s=20 …
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