Durham 0-2 Liverpool Above: Leanne Kiernan celebrates after finally breaking the deadlock in the battle of the top two in the Championship. Photo: @LiverpoolFCW By Ben Gilby Liverpool gained a hugely important win in their bid to return to the Barclays FA Women’s Super League at the second attempt after winning the battle of theContinue reading “Reds Double Denies Durham In Table Topping Clash”
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SWPL Cup Semi-Final Previews
This afternoon sees both of the Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup Semi-Finals take place at Forthbank Stadium in Stirling. Ben Gilby hears from Glasgow City’s Hayley Lauder, Spartans’ Katherine Smart, Celtic’s Jodie Bartle, and Hibernian’s Amy Muir along with the four head coaches. Above: The Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup – the trophy that today’sContinue reading “SWPL Cup Semi-Final Previews”
The Swedish Scene
Ben Gilby rounds up another busy week of action in Sweden with Champtions League, the final round of the Damallsvenskan, the penultimate weekend of the Elitettan and transfer news 13/11/21. Above: BK Häcken celebrate after Elin Rubensson’s penalty sealed a midweek win in Portugal over Benfica in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Photo: @_OBOSDamallsv UEFAContinue reading “The Swedish Scene”
Australian and NZ Round-up
Ben Gilby brings you all the events from this week’s A-League Women press conferences. He hears from newly announced signings at Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, Newcastle Jets, and Wellington Phoenix, plus Canberra United’s latest media day and Adelaide United’s joint training session. There’s also the details on the full season fixture announcement and the settingContinue reading “Australian and NZ Round-up”
Lyon Take Decisive Step Towards Last Eight
Jean-Pierre Thiesset was pitchside in the stadium EXCLUSIVELY for Impetus at Olympique Lyonnais’ UEFA Women’s Champions League Group D tie with Bayern Munich. Above: Lyon’s players celebrate with the fans at the end of the game. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. There were 7 754 spectators in the Groupama Stadium for this UEFA Women Champions LeagueContinue reading “Lyon Take Decisive Step Towards Last Eight”
Paige Walder: Progressing On And Off The Pitch
Impetus are proud to sponsor Paige Walder, midfielder for tier five London & South-East Regional Premier side Saltdean United and also the designer of all our site graphics. Almost three months into the new season, she touched base with Ben Gilby to update us on how things are going. Above: Paige Walder in action forContinue reading “Paige Walder: Progressing On And Off The Pitch”
Impetus Hears From Matildas At USWNT Series Launch
Impetus’ Kris Goman was at Stadium Australia in Sydney this morning for the media launch ahead of the Matildas forthcoming two-game series with the USWNT at the end of this month. She spoke exclusively to Emily Van Egmond, Jada Whyman, and Bryleeh Henry. Kris additionally heard from NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, The Hon Natalie Ward,Continue reading “Impetus Hears From Matildas At USWNT Series Launch”
Last Gasp Percival Strike Saves Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester United By Kris Goman Above: Spurs celebrate Ria Percival’s late leveller against Manchester United. Photo: The Times. After what feels like a long international break followed by FA Cup matches, we’re finally back to a full weekend of WSL games. Tottenham and Manchester United are in fourth and fifth places respectivelyContinue reading “Last Gasp Percival Strike Saves Spurs”
First-Ever CAF Champions League Gets Underway
By Esther Owusua Appiah-Fei Above: Fatumata celebrates her goal for Wadi Degla. Photo: CAF Women History was made in world football on Friday, November 5, when the inaugural edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League kicked off. Although the AS Mande players were tall and athletic, it wasn’t enough to make the ladies of WadiContinue reading “First-Ever CAF Champions League Gets Underway”
Impetus and SELK Grassroots Link To Support Lexi Haffner
At the end of September, a tweet put out by a proud Mum about her young daughter’s footballing experience went viral on Twitter. Impetus and SELK Grassroots joined up to provide seven-year-old Lexi Haffner with the same goalkeeping gloves that her hero wears. Ben Gilby spoke to Martin Haffner about the story behind the tweet.Continue reading “Impetus and SELK Grassroots Link To Support Lexi Haffner”
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