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Brownlie & McAvoy take SWPL Player of the Month awards

14/2/23 Above: Emma Brownlie with the SWPL Player of the Month award for January. Photo supplied to Impetus by: SWPL. Heart of Midlothian’s Emma Brownlie and Courtney McAvoy of Boroughmuir Thistle have collected January’s Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) Player of the Month awards. Brownlie becomes the first Heart of Midlothian player to win theContinue reading “Brownlie & McAvoy take SWPL Player of the Month awards”

Clare Wheeler: Prospect of home World Cup yet to sink in

Impetus’ Jonathan Tay joined the Matildas media conference with Everton star Clare Wheeler (14/2/23). Above: Clare Wheeler in action previously for Australia. Photo: Football Australia. Even with the World Cup less than six months away, for Clare Wheeler, the prospect of having the biggest tournament in football come down under hasn’t quite hit home. “No,Continue reading “Clare Wheeler: Prospect of home World Cup yet to sink in”

Scottish Weekend Review

from Tom Freeman (13/2/23) Above: Livingston celebrate as they go 15 points clear at the top of the SWF Championship. Photo: Alex Todd / Sportpix. SWF Championship Livingston have extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Women’s Championship in emphatic fashion in a 10-1 victory over challengers Renfrew at the Tony Macaroni Stadium.Continue reading “Scottish Weekend Review”

A dozen for the Dons

AFC Wimbledon 12-0 Hounslow by George Jones – AFC Wimbledon Above: Ashlee Hincks, who scored seven goals for the Dons yesterday, fires in a shot for AFC Wimbledon against Hounslow yesterday. Photo: Emily Topping. AFC Wimbledon Women certainly had their shooting boots on yesterday as they ran out 12-0 winners over Hounslow in the tierContinue reading “A dozen for the Dons”

Hastings United v Welling United photo gallery

Jon Smalldon was at the Pilot Field for Impetus to capture the best of the action as Hastings United met Welling United in the tier six London & South-East Regional Division One South (13/2/23). Above: Tough tackling action as Hastings United (burgundy) host Welling United. Photo: Jon Smalldon for Impetus. Hastings United 1-1 Welling UnitedContinue reading “Hastings United v Welling United photo gallery”

A-League Women Weekly Awards

Each week during the home and away season, Impetus’ writing and photography team covering the A-League Women will nominate a player, coach, and event of the week. We’ll keep a tally of the player and coach votes as the weeks go by, and just before the Finals, will announce our winners for 2022/23 (13/2/23). Player of the Week:Continue reading “A-League Women Weekly Awards”

Liverpool v Leicester City photo gallery

Matthew Appleby was at Prenton Park for Impetus yesterday to capture the best of the action from the Barclays Women’s Super League match between Liverpool and Leicester City (13/2/23) Above: Liverpool and Leicester City battle for possession yesterday. Photo: Matthew Appleby for Impetus. Matthew Appleby’s EXCLUSIVE photo gallery from Prenton Park: Teams: LIVERPOOL (5-4-1): Laws,Continue reading “Liverpool v Leicester City photo gallery”

Nix pair added to New Zealand squad

13/2/23 Above: Brianna Edwards has received a late call-up to the New Zealand squad. Photo: Wellington Phoenix. Wellington Phoenix’s Brianna Edwards and Michaela Foster today joined the Football Ferns squad in Hamilton to prepare for the team’s internationals against Portugal and Argentina. Edwards, 20, has been called up to replace first-choice goalkeeper Vic Esson, whoContinue reading “Nix pair added to New Zealand squad”

Katrina Gorry: We’re “hitting peak performance at the right time”

by Ben Gilby (13/2/23) Above: Katrina Gorry speaking to the media today in Sydney. Image: Football Australia. Matildas star Katrina Gorry told the media today that the squad are in a good place ahead of the Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Thursday when Australia play the Czech Republic in Gosford. The Brisbane RoarContinue reading “Katrina Gorry: We’re “hitting peak performance at the right time””

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets: Post-match special & Photo Gallery

Ben Gilby reports the thoughts of Perth Glory head coach Alex Epakis after his side’s 4-0 win over Newcastle Jets, and Tom McCarthy provides his usual superb photo gallery from Macedonia Park (12/2/23). Above: Perth Glory’s Cyera Hintzen hits a cracker from outside of the box. Photo: Tom McCarthy. Perth Glory head coach Alex EpakisContinue reading “Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets: Post-match special & Photo Gallery”