Aston Villa Women’s poor form meant they had it all to do on Saturday afternoon when they welcomed Reading to the Banks’s stadium, in their first home game since December 5. A difficult first half that saw the visitors dominate meant Gemma Davies’ side went in at the break a goal down and greater control […]
Tag: Womens Football
‘They say good things come to those that wait!’ Jill Scott remains patient for her 150th England appearance
Jill Scott has 149 appearances for England, and counting. Hopefully. The Lionesses midfielder was a regular in the squad that underwhelmed at the SheBelieves Cup in March, playing in the defeats to the USA and Spain. The latter of which, nearly nine months ago, is still their most recent competitive fixture. As the COVID-19 pandemic […]
UEFA Women’s Champions League: How far can Manchester City and Chelsea go?
With the round of 32 draw taking place tomorrow, Manchester City and Chelsea are the two English teams within contention. Changes have been made to the format of the draw, in line with Covid-19 protocols, and there are only four potential teams each of them could face. The English sides can only be drawn against […]
UEFA Women’s Champions League Round of 32 draw to take place tomorrow
The round of 32 draw in the UEFA Women’s Champions League will be taking place on Tuesday morning at 11:00 GMT. Changes have been made to the format of the draw, putting the teams into smaller groups, in order to comply with Covid-19 protocols. English clubs Manchester City and Chelsea are among those to be […]
An iconic moment as Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s match is held up by galloping horse
Saturday’s match in Dudley, Kingswinford between Cheltenham Town Ladies under-17s and Kewford Eagles was unexpectedly disrupted as a horse invaded the pitch during the first half. The uninvited guest galloped the pitch’s full-length, covering around half one eighth of a mile in the process before stewards’ inquiry were needed at the scene. The Robinesses’ coach, […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies Cerys Dolloway on COVID-19: “We’ve gelled together as a team and got through it”
Cheltenham Town Ladies have seen their end to the season disrupted by COVID-19 with the FA reaching the decision to void the South West Regional Women’s Football League as a result. Park Life Sport caught up with centre-back Cerys Dolloway in training to discuss the changes and challenges COVID-19 has imposed the Ladies team. “I […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies’ Rebecca Halford on draw against Larkhall Athletic
Cheltenham Town defender Rebecca Halford insisted that the Robinesses deserved ‘all three points’ from Sunday’s encounter against Larkhall. Jade Grove’s second half goal had the Robinesses 3-1 up at a rainy Plain Ham Stadium, but two quick-fire goals from striker Rhian Robbins meant the points were shared in Bath. Halford played the full 90 minutes […]
Women’s football: Make our goals SMALLER!
In a sporting world where we are endlessly competing for gender equality, we seem to be missing a target we should probably consider aiming for. We seem to be scared to take a step backwards – to play the ball away from our goal – out of fear we’ll struggle to go forward again, to […]
Lionesses: Neville will do all he can to make sure England win the home Euros – but does that include stepping down as manager?
England Women slumped to their seventh defeat in just 11 games as they fell to a late Spain winner in Dallas on Wednesday. Alexia Putellas scored in the 83rd minute in their final SheBelieves cup fixture as Phil Neville’s side failed to retain the trophy they won last year. The USA were crowned champions for […]
SheBelieves Cup preview: England face Spain in final game; USA require point to win
England must beat Spain in tonight’s final round of SheBelieves Cup fixtures if they are to stand a chance of retaining the title they won last year. The Lionesses are currently three points behind leaders and hosts USA, who need just a point against Japan to win the competition. Phil Neville’s side will go into […]