Katriina Talaslahti: One of Finland’s best misses out on Euro squad

Some choices are very difficult to understand. How Katriina Talaslahti cannot be selected for Euro 2025? by Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus.

Talaslahti becomes ambassador for Africa on the Ball

(31/10/24) Above: Dijon goalkeeper Katriina Talaslahti, Scottish-based charity Africa on the Ball’s latest ambassador, in action. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset. Katriina Talaslahti, goalkeeper for D1 Arkema club DFCO Dijon Football Côte-d’Or (DFCO) in France, has been announced as the latest ambassador for Scotland-based Africa On The Ball (AOTB), a charity dedicated to using the power ofContinue reading “Talaslahti becomes ambassador for Africa on the Ball”

Poor crowds for Olympics in France don’t come as a surprise

by Jean-Pierre Thiesset (9/8/24) Above: A full Stade Velodrome in Marseille – not something that the venue has been close to being during the women’s football event at the Olympic Games. Photo: Inside The Games. A total of just over 26,000 fans watched the Olympic Games women’s football semi-finals in stadiums that together had aContinue reading “Poor crowds for Olympics in France don’t come as a surprise”

The View from France

Jean-Pierre Thiesset résume la 15ème journée de D1 Arkema. 16/2/24 Ci-dessus : Ellie Carpenter, Olympique Lyonnais. Photo : Jean-Pierre Thiesset, Impetus71. Reims 0-3 Montpellier Domination des joueuses de Montpellier dans les 10 premières minutes qui se créé des occasions et 2 corners sans toutefois concrétiser. Bon débordement sur la droite et bon centre de Marie Levasseur à la 11ème minute mais qui passe devant les buts de ReimsContinue reading “The View from France”