What Phil Neville Has Done Right As England Head Coach. We are delighted to welcome back Daisy Wildsmith to Impetus. In the first of her regular Opinion Pieces, she highlights the areas where, for her, Phil Neville has been a success as Lionesses head coach. Mention the name Phil Neville to any fan of theContinue reading “Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Some Wear Waistcoats”
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The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset rounds up the midweek action from the French teams competing in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. JUVENTUS v OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS: Lyon won away from home against Juventus (3-2) despite not being completely convincing. Juventus posed some problems to Lyon and led twice in the game (1 -0 then 2-1 at half time). LyonContinue reading “The View From France”
Brentford Women – Celebrating Thirty Years
Ben Gilby spoke to Brentford Women‘s Amy Crook about the development of women’s football at the West London club. Brentford Women’s FC celebrates thirty years this year after being formed in July 1990 when Roger Crook founded the club in response to his daughter Amy’s passion for the game. They were then based at FelthamContinue reading “Brentford Women – Celebrating Thirty Years”
IFFHS Announce 2020 Awards For The Women’s Game
Jean-Pierre Thiesset brings us all the news from the 2020 International Federation of Football History and Statistucs (IFFHS) Awards for the women’s game. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) – recently published the winners of their 2020 Awards. Olympique Lyonnais were the big winners, with four of their squad names as oneContinue reading “IFFHS Announce 2020 Awards For The Women’s Game”
The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset rounds up all the action for the tenth week of matches in France’s D1 Arkema. There were no great surprises in the tenth round of D1 Arkema matches, and no change in the standings. Olympique Lyonnais won 3-1 at Le Havre but without reassuring their supporters. They scored three goals in the firstContinue reading “The View From France”
Watching FAWSL action in the Covid Age…
This weekend, at long last, fans were allowed back in limited numbers to the FA Women’s Super League. Ben Gilby was one of the lucky seven hundred supporters at Kingsmeadow for Chelsea’s game with West Ham United. Watching a game in the FA Women’s Super League is a very different experience indeed – but whilstContinue reading “Watching FAWSL action in the Covid Age…”
Jonna Andersson – Medals Galore And Aiming For Many More!
As part of the exciting re-design of Impetus, Ben Gilby spoke to Chelsea and Sweden star Jonna Andersson who has played in the World Cup, Olympic Games and UEFA Women’s Champions League in a fantastic career. Jonna was born and brought up in the city of Mjölby, south-east Sweden and her family played an integralContinue reading “Jonna Andersson – Medals Galore And Aiming For Many More!”
European Championship Qualifying Round-Up
With the qualification games reaching their climax, a great deal was decided over the past week or so. There were some shock eliminations and surprise play-off contenders. Ben Gilby rounds up all the action with Jean-Pierre Thiesset casting his expert eye over France’s progress. Whilst the top two places in Group A have been decidedContinue reading “European Championship Qualifying Round-Up”
Introducing our first partnership club: Penryn Athletic Ladies FC.
Impetus are hugely excited to announce an official partnership between ourselves and Penryn Athletic Ladies FC, who play in the seventh tier Earthbound Electric Cornwall Women’s Football League. The partnership involves regular features with key members of the squad and officials about how the club and players are progressing. Impetus founder Ben Gilby launched theContinue reading “Introducing our first partnership club: Penryn Athletic Ladies FC.”
W League Announces Full Fixture Schedule For 2020/21
After last week’s announcement of two blockbuster fixtures over the Christmas and New Year period, the full Westfield W League fixture schedule for the 2020/21 season was announced yesterday. Ben Gilby picks out the key games and dates. Last week we discovered that on the opening day of the new season, 27th December there willContinue reading “W League Announces Full Fixture Schedule For 2020/21”
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