Ahead of tomorrow’s FA Cup Final at Wembley, Impetus’ Kieran Yap heard from the head coaches of both teams for us – Emma Hayes of Chelsea, and Manchester City‘s Gareth Taylor (14/5/22). Manchester City and Chelsea have a strong mutual respect, and both managers are predicting a high-quality match in front of a potentially record-breakingContinue reading ““The Women’s Game Wins Again””
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Katelyn Smith: Living The Dream At The World Cup
With the ParaMatildas now midway through the group stage at their inaugural World Cup, goalkeeper Katelyn Smith answered Impetus editor Ben Gilby’s questions. It’s an inspirational story of bravery and overcoming barriers to join her heroes Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter as the list of female Australians who have represented their country at a WorldContinue reading “Katelyn Smith: Living The Dream At The World Cup”
Norfolk Wrap
by Darrell Allen. With contributions from John Barrett, Charnelle Riggall, and Stuart Terry (12/5/22). Above: Wymondham Town celebrate after their League Cup success over Wroxham. They also received their league trophy after the game. Photo: Wymondham Town. The big game of the weekend in Norfolk was the Eastern Region League Cup Final between two-tier fiveContinue reading “Norfolk Wrap”
Mexican Wrap
Impetus’ Jorge Ceron rounds up all the latest action from the Quarter-Finals of Mexico’s top flight play-offs (12/5/22). Above: Chivas fans gather at the University Olympic for the first leg of their quarter-final against UNAM Pumas. Photo: @rojiblancas_nal. The semi finalists of Mexican women’s soccer are known. Monterrey, Chivas, and Tigres as expected progressed intoContinue reading “Mexican Wrap”
Kelly Stirton on Leading The ParaMatildas
ParaMatildas head coach Kelly Stirton answered Impetus’ Ben Gilby‘s questions ahead of the team’s opening World Cup match today (11/5/22). Above: ParaMatildas head coach Kelly Stirton. Photo: Ann Odong – Football Australia. We want to now show that the barrier is broken for women in this sport. Women who have CP, ABI, and have hadContinue reading “Kelly Stirton on Leading The ParaMatildas”
NPL Victoria Women Round Six Wrap
Kieran Yap provides his weekly round-up of all the action from the Victoria 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 (11/5/22). Above: Aerial action between Alamein (blue) and Bayside United. Photo: Gary Cook via Bayside United. MAIN REPORT OF THE WEEK: AlameinContinue reading “NPL Victoria Women Round Six Wrap”
Matildas Announce Spain Challenge
10/5/22 Above: The Matildas will be gathering together once more next month and will face a major test in Spain. Photo supplied to Impetus by: Football Australia. Australia will head to Huelva to take on Spain on Saturday 25th June 2022 in the first of two international friendly matches for the June FIFA Window. TheContinue reading “Matildas Announce Spain Challenge”
The Swedish Scene
Ben Gilby rounds up all the latest action in the Damallsvenskan and Elitettan with some big games played and major developments at AIK (10/5/22). Above: Dramatic action in the game between Hammarby and Vittsjö. Photo: Hammarby. DAMALLSVENSKAN: AIK’s dreadful start to the season reached a new low after losing 4-2 at home to bitter cross-city rivals Djurgården. Remy Siemsen had the first chance forContinue reading “The Swedish Scene”
The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the 20th round of D1 Arkema. Above: With 45 minutes played, Ada Hegerberg scores for Olympique Lyonnais after being played in by Amandine Henry. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Montpellier won 3-0 at home against Soyaux. This game was edged by Montpellier (55% possession). However, after their goal at the 12th minute,Continue reading “The View From France”
No Jonas, Football Was Not “The Winner”
By Rachel Lara Cohen (9/5/22) Above: Things get tasty in Wednesday night’s North London Derby. Photo: Arsenal WFC. Following the North London Derby at the Emirates, Arsenal Manager Jonas Eidevall, stated that his team beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 meant that “football was the winner”. It’s a tired cliché, but there are lots of tired clichésContinue reading “No Jonas, Football Was Not “The Winner””
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