England gift-wrapped victory for Canada with sloppy defensive mistakes at either end of this match at the Bet365 Stadium, Stoke. Évelyne Viens picked Demi Stokes’ pocket in the third minute to fire the Canadians in front. Four minutes from full time, substitute Nichelle Prince pounced on a poor first touch from keeper Karen Bardlsey and stabbed the ball home virtually on the goal line...
DESPITE registering eighteen shots on goal, England were roundly beaten by France at the Stade Michel d'Ornano in Caen. Sandy Baltimore gave the hosts a 32nd minute lead and second half substitute Viviane Asseyi doubled their advantage with a 63rd minute penalty after Rachel Daly brought down Elisa de Almeida. Fran Kirby reduced the arrears from the penalty spot with eleven minutes left. France got their crucial third goal three minutes later when Kadidatou Diani set up Marie-Antoinette Katoto to convert from close range...
England v Northern Ireland: It’s been a while since we last got to see the Lionesses in something resembling a competitive fixture. England ran out comfortable 6-0 winners against a country ranked 43 places lower than them. Ellen White bagged a hat-trick, Jill Scott made her 150th international appearance and substitute Ella Toone converted a second half penalty on her senior debut with England barely moving out of third gear...
THERE WAS a time when a third / fourth playoff at the World Cup wasn’t a “nonsense match” – in England at least. Just five years ago in fact, when the Lionesses won their Bronze medal in Canada. It remains the best World Cup performance by a senior England team since 1966 and represented a symbolic reboot for women's football triggering exponential growth in coverage, investment and uptake at grass roots levels across the country...
AS PROMISED here's the second part of D2B's review of the Lionesses' underwhelming SheBelieves Cup performances across the 'pond'. Phil Neville's charges took on the World Cup Winners, Japan and Spain - winning one and losing two, and more worryingly scoring just the single, solitary goal courtesy of Ellen White...
THE FIRST of a two-parter looking at England’s mediocre SheBelieves Cup performance over in the States. The Lionesses have now lost 7 of their last 11 matches and both fans and media are frustrated that team is going backwards...
SCOTLAND grabbed despair from the precipice of joy in Paris; squandering a three-goal lead in the last twenty minutes and crashing out of the tournament. England, meanwhile, ensured they topped Group D with a 2-0 victory over Japan.
IT WAS a case of too little, too late for Scotland at Roazhon Park as Japan gave an accomplished passing performance to take all three points and leave Shelley Kerr’s side needing nothing short of a win in their final group game...
Group D: ENGLAND 2-1 SCOTLAND Ellen White makes it 2-0 to the Lionesses England held on to three points in Nice despite a resurgent Scottish second half display. On a day where VAR was prevalent in the officiating of all the games played, England were awarded a rather fortunate handball decision on 12 minutes with … Continue reading FIFA Women’s World Cup Day 3:
By 5:30pm BST on the 18th May 2019, Ada Hegerberg had crystallised her place at the pinnacle of Women’s football. Already the winner of the inaugural Ballon d'Or Féminin, the Lyon striker had secured a first half hat-trick in the Champions League Final against FC Barcelona – a match they went on to win 4-1. … Continue reading Should Ada Hegerberg have put Women’s Football before her personal crusade?
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