The 2020/21 FA Women’s Super League kicks off on the weekend of the 3rd – 5th September. D2B is here to preview all twelve teams in the title race and assess their chances. We’re going back to an alphabetical approach this year and continue with Leicester City, who are embarking on their first foray into the WSL after winning the single promotion spot from the Women’s Championship…
Tag: Leicester City
Foxes promoted to the Super League
Last Sunday Leicester City confirmed their promotion to the 2021/22 Women's Super League with a 2-0 victory over London City Lionesses. Sam Tierney and Natasha Flint provided the goals which propelled Jonathan Morgan's squad into the top flight of women's football for the first time in their history...
Foxes Take Control of the Championship
Leicester City got a stranglehold on the top spot of the FA Women’s Championship yesterday after centre back Sam Tierney scored her first and second goals of the league campaign to beat Durham at Maiden Castle. Here’s how it went down…
Foxy Ladies
Despite this week’s government enforced lockdown, elite women’s football will be allowed to resume at the weekend. Rather than refocusing on the WSL, though, D2B has decided to dip into the FA Women’s Championship (one level below) and take a look at Leicester City WFC who ended 2020 on top of the pile. Acquired last summer by King Power, the parent company of Brendan Rogers’ men's team, the women’s set-up was able to go fully professional and what a difference it’s making…