It’s been a busy day of announcements from the FAWSL champions. We hear from Blues boss Emma Hayes on her team’s summer showdowns with top European and North American sides plus the arrival of Ève Perisset (8/6/22). Above: Ève Perisset signs on the dotted line after joining Chelsea from Paris St. Germain today. Photo suppliedContinue reading “Chelsea To Take On World’s Best & Announce Big New Signing”
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The Swedish Scene
Ben Gilby rounds up all the action from a hugely important week of action in the Damallsvenskan and Elitettan action (7/6/22). Above: Sensational action from Djurgården‘s game with IFK Kalmar in Round 12. Photo: DIF. DAMALLSVENSKAN The top two went head to head on Friday night with second-placed Linköping hosting leaders Rosengård in front of a bumper crowd of 2,609. It wasContinue reading “The Swedish Scene”
Irish National League Round-Up
Post To Post Sport‘s Ciarán Duffy provides us with his weekly round-up of the action in Ireland’s top domestic league as the competition reaches Round 13 (7/6/22). Above: Emma Doherty en route to her winning goal for Sligo Rovers against Wexford Youths. Photo: James Fallon. Coming up to the midseason break there was plenty of drama in the Women’s NationalContinue reading “Irish National League Round-Up”
NPL WA Women’s Wrap Round 10
Ben Gilby provides his weekly round-up of all the action from the Western Australia NPL Women’s competition. As usual, there is a detailed report on one game and a wrap of all the other matches along with photos (6/6/22). Above: Perth RedStar celebrate after scoring in the second half of their top two clash at Fremantle City. Photo: Fotoenzo. MAINContinue reading “NPL WA Women’s Wrap Round 10”
Alice Curr: Building On Good Foundations With QPR & Surrey
Queen’s Park Rangers’ attacker Alice Curr was part of the Surrey team that played in the landmark game against Afghanistan Development last weekend. After the match, she spoke to Impetus’ Ben Gilby about her footballing journey, life at QPR, and why she loves representing Surrey (6/6/22). Above: Alice Curr in action for Queen’s Park RangersContinue reading “Alice Curr: Building On Good Foundations With QPR & Surrey”
Scotland’s Top League Structure Changes For 2022/23
4/6/22 Above: Inverness Caledonian Thistle, one of the clubs in the SWF Championship for next season. Photo: P&J Sport. Scottish Women’s Football (SWF) has unveiled the structure of its top leagues for the 2022/23 season. With the highest two leagues in the country, the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) One and Two being administered byContinue reading “Scotland’s Top League Structure Changes For 2022/23”
Nicole Christodoulou: ParaMatildas Star Puts Her Name Down In History
The ParaMatildas World Cup runner-up speaks to Impetus’ Ben Gilby about the challenges that she faced to adapt after two life-changing strokes, and how she overcame them to record some of the greatest achievements in Australian female Para Football (3/6/22). Above: Nicole Christodoulou (2) in action for the ParaMatildas against Spain in the World CupContinue reading “Nicole Christodoulou: ParaMatildas Star Puts Her Name Down In History”
David Skipp Reviews Thetford Town’s Memorable Season
Thetford Town manager David Skipp speaks to Darrell Allen about the team’s first season in the tier seven Norfolk Women and Girls Football League (NWGFL) Division One (3/6/22). Above: David Skipp (blue baseball cap) speaks to his Thetford Town squad this season. Photo: Richard Brown. Thetford Town have had a fantastic first season in theContinue reading “David Skipp Reviews Thetford Town’s Memorable Season”
The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the 22nd and final round of D1 Arkema where he was at the Groupama Training Centre for us to watch Olympique Lyonnais lift the title (3/6/22). Above: Olympique Lyonnais celebrate their fifteenth D1 title success. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Olympique Lyonnais lifted the D1 championship trophy for the fifteenth time afterContinue reading “The View From France”
Lisa Topping: Chorley’s Season Has Been On A Different Level
In this, the first of our post-season catch-ups with Impetus’ sponsored players and partner clubs, Lisa Topping of FA Women’s National League Division One North side Chorley spoke to Ben Gilby (2/6/22). Above: Lisa Topping (right) in action for Chorley against Newcastle United this season. Photo: John Shirras. For the second season running, Impetus sponsoredContinue reading “Lisa Topping: Chorley’s Season Has Been On A Different Level”
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