By Gethin Thurlow (26/05/2025) Above: Rangers celebrate the cup double. Photo: RangersWFC on X. On Sunday, Rangers won their second cup of the season – and their fourth in two years. They are dominant in the cups, however consistently falter in the league. In this Impetus Football piece, Gethin Thurlow ponders why. A week onContinue reading “Cup dominance and league struggles: dissecting Rangers’ duality”
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Heroic Hibees: How Hibernian shocked Scotland to claim fairytale SWPL title
By Gethin Thurlow (25/05/2025) Above: Hibernian women celebrate winning the SWPL. Photo: Hibernian women on X. The best title race in Europe? Maybe not, but certainly the best underdog story. With absolutely no title winning expectations, Hibernian – a pioneering team of the women’s game in Scotland – turned the back the clock and wonContinue reading “Heroic Hibees: How Hibernian shocked Scotland to claim fairytale SWPL title”
Bayern Munich spark joy in inaugural World Sevens win
By Catherine MacKenzie (23/05/2025) Above: Bayern Munich win the inaugural World Sevens. Photo: FCBfrauen on X. The inaugural World Sevens tournament taking place in Portugal this week has been about fun first-and-foremost. Teams have spent longer working out their ‘introduction acts’ than they have on tactics and had a rare opportunity to network with eachContinue reading “Bayern Munich spark joy in inaugural World Sevens win”
The World Sevens: Day Two Part Two
Above: Bayern Munich celebrate making the semi-finals. Photo: World Sevens Website. The inaugural World Sevens competition kicked off this week in Portugal. Impetus’ Catherine MacKenzie breaks down the action from the final group games on day two. If you missed our recap from today’s early games, you can find it here: https://impetusfootball.org/2025/05/22/the-world-sevens-day-two-part-one/ What is theContinue reading “The World Sevens: Day Two Part Two”
The World Sevens: Day Two Part One
Above: Manchester City celebrate winning on penalties. Photo: ManCityWomen on X. The inaugural World Sevens competition kicked off this week in Portugal. Impetus’ Catherine MacKenzie breaks down the action from the early games on day two. What is the World Sevens tournament? The “World Sevens” tournament is a new international seven-a-side women’s football competition. ItContinue reading “The World Sevens: Day Two Part One”
The World Sevens: Day One Overview
Above: Bayern Munich v Ajax. Photo: Women’s World Sevens Website. The inaugural World Sevens competition kicked off this week in Portugal. Impetus’ Catherine MacKenzie and Clare McEwen break down the action from the first day of the tournament. What is the World 7s competition? The “World 7s” tournament is a new international seven-a-side women’s footballContinue reading “The World Sevens: Day One Overview”
Arsenal & Barça’s Forgotten Women
By Ella McShane (21/05/2025) Above: The Barcelona Femini play at Camp Nou in 1979. Photo: FC Barcelona. The stage is set for two trailblazers of the women’s game to meet in Lisbon this week, as FC Barcelona and Arsenal face off in the 2024/25 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final. In the third feature of ourContinue reading “Arsenal & Barça’s Forgotten Women”
Arsenal’s women: trophy success across time
By Clare McEwen (15/05/2025) Above: Arsenal’s Champions-League winning squad in 2007. Photo: Arsenal FC. In the second piece of our week’s countdown to the UWCL final, Impetus Football’s Clare McEwen revisits Arsenal’s history as a trophy-winning machine. In England during the 1980s and into the 1990s, Doncaster Belles was the team name that even casualContinue reading “Arsenal’s women: trophy success across time”
Meet Madison Hadley, the FA Cup’s top scorer
By Catherine MacKenzie (19/05/2025) Above: Madison Hadley at Wembley. Photo: The FA. Madison Hadley is the 2024-25 FA Cup Golden Ball winner, scoring 11 goals in four games. Before being presented with the trophy at Wembley, she spoke to Impetus’ Catherine MacKenzie and other journalists. Hadley is at Wembley Stadium in London ahead of theContinue reading “Meet Madison Hadley, the FA Cup’s top scorer”
The Women’s FA Cup Final: Chelsea win the treble
Chelsea 3 – 0 Manchester United By Catherine MacKenzie (18/05/2025) Above: Chelsea players celebrate. Photo: Mia Betts for Impetus. It was yet another battle of Manchester v London on Sunday afternoon as Manchester United faced Chelsea in the final of the women’s FA Cup. The dominant blues came out 3-0 winners, allowing them to celebrateContinue reading “The Women’s FA Cup Final: Chelsea win the treble”
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