Banned by the draconian big-wigs at the FA, Dick, Kerr Ladies and their superstar forward Lily Parr would, however, leave an immense legacy
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Having vanished from all records by 30, in her short life, Emma Clarke would fight fiercely and proudly for the growth of women’s football
This feature is part of Virtuoso After the game against Czechoslovakia in the group stages of the 1970 World Cup, when he audaciously tried to chip opposing goalkeeper Viktor from the halfway…
This feature is part of Virtuoso It was the moment 53,341 people collectively held their breath as one. The moment millions more spellbound at home had to question if they were really…
Currently residing on 99 caps, the first of which came against Russia in March 2007 as a 73rd-minute substitute, Stephanie Jayne Houghton is preparing to join an array of legends in reaching…
Twenty-five-year-old Pernille Harder may well have established herself as the best player in the world amid hot competition from a growing pool of talented female footballers around the world. Despite missing out…
“The highs are never as high as you think and lows are never as low,” says Natasha Dowie, passing on some words of wisdom given to her by her wife and former…
Given the propensity for the game’s club owners and managers to routinely pursue change in the name of progression, it is not uncommon for the fans of any football club to wave…
On 6 August 2017, Nils Nielsen was leading his Denmark side out on what was undoubtedly a historic occasion for football in the country. The then head coach of the Denmark women’s…
THREE MONTHS INTO 2018 and Jess Fishlock has already won a league title in Melbourne – scoring a spectacular goal in the W-League final – and kick-started her National Women’s Soccer League…
KOBE IS A BUSY CITY. Of course, most cities are busy, but Kobe is busy in a way that seems to morph effortlessly from one version of itself to another, almost in…
SPANISH SUPERSTAR Verónica Boquete has only been in Asia, more specifically Hong Kong, for 24 hours when we sit down to speak about a career that has previously taken her to France,…
MESA, ARIZONA doesn’t have a notable sporting past. The third largest city in the Copper State, Mesa is located just 20km from the state’s capital, Phoenix, which, in contrast, does have a…
MANY FOOTBALLERS would give up everything to have a CV even remotely resembling that of 33-year-old defender Nilla Fischer. Apart from the fact that Fischer has just surpassed the rather impressive landmark…
THERE’S BEEN A LONG-HELD TRADITION in Australia that come Christmas Day, everybody hits the beach. With temperatures around the country reaching red hot on the thermometer, it’s a far cry from the…
KNOWN AS THE CITY OF LILIES, Florence is the ultimate romantic getaway for anyone who yearns for a peaceful weekend in the tranquil surroundings of Tuscany. With its famous red top buildings, the…
The 2010 World Cup is remembered for all the wrong reasons. Yelping vuvuzelas, squalid football and the infamous Jabulani mean the tournament’s sporting legacy lies on shaky ground. When Andrés Iniesta brought the football…
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. But then an actual snowstorm covered the Swedish town of Umeå with a massive amount of snow during the night. It was…