Five Matches key to Courage’s Third Consecutive Shield

WE'RE GOING American this week… ahead of the NWSL playoffs we’re reflecting on the North Carolina Courage’s campaign. The ‘Shield’, which is awarded to the team with the best regular season record, has already made its way back to the catchily titled Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park – for a third consecutive year. Here, D2B looks at five matches that were central to the Courage retaining their title...

Spotlight on AFC Wimbledon Ladies – Episode II

"Attack of the front four". We're back with the AFC Wimbledon Ladies. Now it’s battle stations with the Womble Alliance beginning their season at Ipswich, plus my first visit ever to an FA Women’s National League game, with Cambridge United the visitors to Colston Avenue…

Played in Chelsea

Our first ever FA Women’s Super League match. Top-flight footy? Chelsea versus WSL debutants Tottenham Hotspur? At Stamford Bridge? Free tickets? Even the wife got on board with that and she can’t stand football!

FAWSL Preview 2019/20 – Part Three

THE BARCLAY'S FAWSL kicks off on the 7th Sept. In this the final preview, we look at how Manchester United, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are shaping up...

FAWSL 2019/20 Preview – Part Two

THE BARCLAYS FAWSL kicks off on the 7th September. In this the second of three previews, we look at how Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester City are shaping up...

FAWSL 2019/20 Preview – Part One

THE BARCLAY'S FAWSL kicks off on the 7th September. In the first of three previews we look at how Arsenal, Birmingham City, Brighton and Bristol City are shaping up...

Spotlight on AFC Wimbledon Ladies

THE Women’s National League (FAWNL) kicks off this coming weekend. My club, AFC Wimbledon, has a ladies’ team in Division One South East – effectively the fourth tier of the Women’s pyramid. Recently, first team manager, Kevin Foster, invited me to blog the 2019/20 season. How could I possibly pass this up?...

Champions League Qualifying – Update

IT WAS an eventful final qualifying round in the UEFA Women’s Champions League with all the British and Irish sides acquitting themselves well...

UEFA Women’s Champions League Qualifying – British & Irish sides enter final round

TONIGHT 20 matches will be played across Europe to conclude the qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League with plenty of British and Irish involvement...

Focus on Africa

IT'S BEEN a busy soccer week in Africa, what with the COSAFA championships and Nigeria's bid to host the Under-20 World Cup next year. Here's a recap...