To launch a whole week of special features on Impetus to mark International Women’s Day, Ben Gilby spoke to Kate Pasque, Cyan Fullbrook and Rhianne Brister from our partner club, Wroxham Women about what International Women’s Day means to them, their impressions on the treatment of women in the sport and the importance of roleContinue reading “Marking #IWD2021 With Wroxham Women”
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Lime Green Machine Dismantle Roar In Style
Canberra United 4–1 Brisbane Roar By Ben Gilby Canberra United produced arguably the result of the W-League season by demolishing previously unbeaten Brisbane Roar in front of a big crowd at Viking Park. It was a result that renewed the capital city side’s Finals hopes and came with the added delight of club icon MichelleContinue reading “Lime Green Machine Dismantle Roar In Style”
Record Breaking Adelaide Make Big Statement
Adelaide United 2-0 Sydney FC By Ben Gilby Adelaide United put down a real marker for the finals as they produced an excellent performance in defeating league leaders Sydney FC at Marden Sports Complex. This 2-0 win also ensured that the club have won their highest number of W-League games in a season (six) andContinue reading “Record Breaking Adelaide Make Big Statement”
Dark Blues’ Victory Dents WSW Finals Hopes
Melbourne Victory 1-0 Western Sydney Wanderers By Kieran Yap On an immaculate pitch, in perfect conditions and in finals bound form, Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers played in front of an empty stadium and put on a display of fast, wonderfully chaotic football that would have delighted the crowd had fans been able toContinue reading “Dark Blues’ Victory Dents WSW Finals Hopes”
Wroxham Women Podcast
Impetus are very proud of our partnership with Wroxham Women which includes the player sponsorship of defender Harriet Meers. This week, our founder Ben Gilby joined Harriet and club media officer Darrell Allen in a podcast episode with Stu Barker of Since ’71 – it’s well worth a listen and provides more background on theContinue reading “Wroxham Women Podcast”
The Swedish Scene
It’s Saturday, so that can only mean one thing on Impetus, @DandalBs round-up of all the news from the women’s game in Sweden. This week, there’s news from the UEFA Women’s Champions League, lots of pre-season action and a multitude of transfers. Rosengård are in a precarious position after the first leg of their UEFAContinue reading “The Swedish Scene”
My Footballing Journey So Far…
As part of our partnership with Bure Valley Youth FC, their youngsters are going to be writing regularly for Impetus. Here, Isla from their U9s tells us about her footballing journey so far… I first started my journey in football by kicking a ball around with my Dad at the age of two. My loveContinue reading “My Footballing Journey So Far…”
Defending Champions In Less Than Convincing Win
Jean-Pierre Thiesset reports on the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League round of sixteen tie between Olympique Lyonnais and Brondby. About 20 OL ANG’ELLES fans were at the Groupama Stadium entrance to cheer for Olympique Lyonnais Women team even if the game was not open to public. Lyon at home in the Groupama Stadium,Continue reading “Defending Champions In Less Than Convincing Win”
A Chat With Australia’s Top Women’s Football Journalists – How Good?!
Ben Gilby spoke to four of Australia’s leading women’s football journalists who also present The Far Post Podcast. Sam Lewis (Guardian Australia), Anna Harrington (AAP Newswire), Angela Christian-Wilkes (Beyond 90 AU) and Marissa Lordanic (Beyond 90 AU) talk to him about their show and how they view the domestic and international game in Australia rightContinue reading “A Chat With Australia’s Top Women’s Football Journalists – How Good?!”
Kyra Cooney-Cross: The Sky Is The Limit
In our latest #MidweekDub feature, we focus on Kyra Cooney-Cross. The Melbourne Victory starlet has just turned nineteen years-old and is firmly established as one of the biggest hopes among the next generation of Australian women footballers. Kieran Yap profiles Melbourne Victory’s youngster who is almost certainly to become a Matilda in the very nearContinue reading “Kyra Cooney-Cross: The Sky Is The Limit”
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