By Hannah Chadwick (05/07/2025) Above: Vivianne Miedema celebrates reaching 100 goals. Photo: Just Women’s Sports on X. Wales 0 – 3 Netherlands Team news and context: Cymru are making their major tournament debut while the Netherlands are looking to add more silverware to their collection after winning the competition in 2017. Since the first meetingContinue reading “Women’s Euros Group D: Cymru v Netherlands, France v England”
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Impressive Lionesses get the perfect send off
England 7-0 Jamaica By Ella McShane at the Kong Power Stadium for Impetus (29/06/2025) England had the perfect send-off to the 2025 Euros by beating Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz 7-0 in front of a 26,000 strong crowd in Leicester. England set the tone for a possession-based approach with the ball controlled along the backline, notably goingContinue reading “Impressive Lionesses get the perfect send off”
Euros Preview: England
By Ava-Marianne Elliott (29/06/25) Above: The England team that lined up in their Euros send off game. Photo: Lionesses on Twitter. The Lionesses have already etched their names into the history books. A phenomenal run in UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 fuelled by grit and determination led them to a first-placed finish, and their run inContinue reading “Euros Preview: England”
New look Lionesses for the Euros
By Catherine MacKenzie Above: The Lionesses in a recent game. Photo: Shell Lawrence for Impetus. Sarina Wiegman announced her squad for this summer’s Euros from St.George’s Park this afternoon. This summer, England’s Lionesses will be aiming to defend their Euros title. They were champions on home soil in 2022, which was followed up by aContinue reading “New look Lionesses for the Euros”
Lionesses’ narrow loss to Spain exposes deep problems with fan culture
Spain 2 – 1 England By Catherine MacKenzie (3/6/25) Above: the Lionesses’ celebrate opening the scoring. Photo: Clare Wood for Impetus. Football is England’s favourite sport – and with that distinction comes knowledge and passion. In every household you are likely to find at least one football fan, who follows their club with passion andContinue reading “Lionesses’ narrow loss to Spain exposes deep problems with fan culture”
Technical defending: the key to England and Arsenal’s triumphs over Spanish giants
By Catherine MacKenzie and Alyce Collett (26/05/2025) Above: Leah Williamson battles for Arsenal against Barcelona. Photo: Arsenal website. England and Spain, two favourites for this year’s European Championships, have a chequered recent history. The two nations faced off in Australia’s World Cup final in 2023, resulting in a narrow win for Spain. The previous year,Continue reading “Technical defending: the key to England and Arsenal’s triumphs over Spanish giants”
Arsenal and Chelsea in Europe: The Lionesses Perspective
29/04/2025 Above: Arsenal’s Chloe Kelly and Leah Williamson celebrate. Photo: Jay Patel. Impetus‘ UK co-editors Catherine MacKenzie and Ava-Marianne Elliot look back at four games of top-level European football: the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals between Chelsea and Barcelona, and Arsenal and Lyon. A number of players from the England national team were on showContinue reading “Arsenal and Chelsea in Europe: The Lionesses Perspective”
Lionesses’ Euros squad: Who may miss out?
By Catherine MacKenzie (26/04/2025) Above: the Lionesses celebrate a win over Belgium. Photo: The FA. The most important Lionesses squad since the summer of 2023 is going to be for this year’s European Championships in Switzerland. Whilst the domestic season is wrapping up, players are trying to get into form to prove to head coachContinue reading “Lionesses’ Euros squad: Who may miss out?”
Important takeaways from England’s double header against Belgium
By Catherine MacKenzie (12/04/2025) Above: England celebrate a goal against Belgium. Photo: Shell Lawrence for Impetus. Last week, England’s Lionesses faced Belgium twice in a double-header in the UEFA Women’s Nations League. Post-camp, head coach Sarina Wiegman has focused on the potential for learning to promote growth. So what have the fans, players, and headContinue reading “Important takeaways from England’s double header against Belgium”
Injury-ridden England fall to Tessa Wullaert and the Red Flames
Belgium 3-2 England by Catherine MacKenzie (08/04/2025) Above: Tessa Wullaert celebrates her brace. Photo: BelRedFlames on X Belgium pulled off a shock 3-2 win against injury-ridden England in Leuven, three days after being beaten 5-0 by the same team. Following a Lionesses game, the reaction on social media can vary from “we are going toContinue reading “Injury-ridden England fall to Tessa Wullaert and the Red Flames”
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