All Blog Posts Tagged 'team' (46)

Estonia women's national team beat Latvia yesterday in Riga, the country challenge match was held in the hall of the Olympic Centre the final score was Estonia 5 - 3 Latvia. Latvia took sixth minutes into the lead, taking advantage of Hanna Liis Jaadla mistake. 29th Failed Inna minute Zlidnis and Latvia increased its lead at kaheväravaliseks. 33rd created by Miina one minute Shore hit back. beginning of the second half, 48 Latvia increased its lead…

Ciara Grant, the Republic of Ireland’s most capped women’s player, has announced her retirement from international football.

Grant, who will be 35 in May, was captain of the senior team for the past seven years.

She won a record-breaking 105 caps and scored 11 goals during a 17 year period having made her debut as teenager in a 3-1 win over the Faroe Islands.

Her last appearance in an Ireland jersey was the 2-0 win away to Israel in a Euro…

This was confirmed yesterday by Bahrain Football Association (BFA) technical director and competitions committee head Hassan Ismail.

Abu Hantash met with his squad last night at the BFA pitches in Riffa. BFA women's committee head Shaikha Hessa bint Khalid Al Khalifa was also on hand.

Abu Hantash's signing is timely as the women's national team is set to compete in the qualifying tournament for the 2014…

On Tuesday 22nd January England U-19 Women's National team beat Denmark U-19'S 1 - 0 at St George's Park,Burton-Upon-Trent.This was the first of a two game friendly,the second game was played today at the same venue but this time Denmark beat England 3 - 1

England…

Wales 3 - 0 Greece

Goals From:

Jessica Fishlock 38' 88' (Wales)

Helen Ward (Lander)57' (Wales)

Jessica Fishlock scored the opening goal in the 38min and got her second of the game with just two minutes left on the clock, the other Welsh goal was scored in the 57min by Helen Ward.

The Wales starting 11:

Nicola Davies (RAF) 

Loren…

England women's football team players are set to receive a £4,000 pay increase following negotiations with the Football Association. The players central contracts will rise from £16,000 to £20,000 a year. The new deal will be confirmed in the next few days, also the amount of hours a player can work a week in a secondary job has gone up from 18 to 24 per week.…

The Canadian Soccer Association announced Tuesday that it will pay tribute to women's national team star Christine Sinclair, who broke the Canadian record for most goals scored in a single season. She will be presented with a special plaque in advance of the team's final national camp that starts next week.

With 23 goals in 2012, Sinclair, 29, set a new Canadian mark for goals in a season at the international "A" level.

"The Canadian Soccer…

Alex Morgan scored after just 44 seconds from the kick-off and midfielder Megan Rapinoe added a second goal seven minutes before halftime as the USA beat the Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 in the 7 match of the 2012 fan tribute tour.

USA 2 - 0…

The US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati has announced that a new women's professional soccer league in the United States will begin in March 2013. 

Many of the details surrounding the league, (including the name) are yet to be confirmed. 

The eight teams that will be a part of the new women's professional soccer league in USA will be based in Boston, New…

The USWNT will meet China PR three times in December to conclude the Fan Tribute Tour.

The first match between the two teams will take place on Saturday 8th December at Ford Field in Detroit. The game is scheduled to kick off at 1:30pm ET.

The two teams will then meet again on Wednesday 12th December 2012 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.…

writes NFF in a statement today

Eli Landsem was hired as coach in the autumn of 2009, and the contract expires 31.12.2012.

- We have had a thorough evaluation process, and dialogue with the coach. In view of this, we agreed not to extend the agreement, says premier league manager Nils Johan Semb to fotball.no.

Landsem led Norway to the World Cup finals in Germany in 2011 and the European Championship finals in Sweden in…

Pia Sundhage announced that Lotta Schelin and Caroline Seger would be the new Swedish women's national football team captains.

Sundhage made the announcement at a press conference on Friday saying "Now that we are new, we do not just talk change but also make changes... Caroline and Lotta complement each other well and they will have shared leadership..." 

Caroline Seger has experience as the…

French Women’s National team will play two friendly matches against England (Saturday, October 20 at 20:50 at the stage Charléty in Paris) and the Netherlands (24 October at 19:00 in January Louwers Stadium in Eindhoven).

Goalkeepers

Sarah Bouhaddi - Olympique Lyonnais …

The appointment becomes public after the U.S. women's team played against Costa Rica later this evening, state-initiated American sources Sportbladet.

‘It's time to move on said Sundhage’

The confirmation came via American Football, U.S. Soccer website:

- In our discussions after the Olympics, it became quickly clear that Pia was very interested in returning home to Sweden, says Sunil Gulati, president of the American Football…

Thomas Dennerby has resigned from his role as the Swedish women's national team head coach, his last match as coach will be against the Netherlands on 15 September 2012.

Dennerby has been the head coach for eight years but he now feels that this is his time to end. He has wished his successor the best of luck for the European Championships (in…

AFC Rushden & Diamonds are delighted to announce a Ladies team will be competing for the first time in the forthcoming 2012-13 season

There is an open day being held this Sunday on 13th May at Wrenn School Wellingborough

Any prospective ladies who are interesting in playing for the newly formed AFC R&D ladies team for the forthcoming season to meet at Wrenn School in Wellingborough at…

Hope Powell is one of the most revered figures in women's football having coached the England team since 1998

With 14 years of experience coaching the England team behind her, Powell is one of the most respected figures in women's football, and she welcomed the prospect of a woman crossing the divide into the male-dominated world of the men's game.

"I don't see why it couldn't happen,'' Powell said.”The job is the same.…

Scotland women's national team players Hayley Lauder, Joelle Murray, and Shannon Lynn dropped in to a Scottish FA Easter Camp at Tynecastle Community pitch ahead of their UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifier against Republic of Ireland on Thursday.

The girls camp, run by the Scottish FA in partnership with Big Hearts, Heart of Midlothian's community trust, gives young players the chance to devlop their football skills in a fun, safe…

In December 2011, SporTV News showed the story of former defender of Brazil women's national football team Carol Basilio overcoming a motorcycle accident where she lost both her legs.

After the accident Carol Basilio showed extreme courage and strength as she began to practice swimming. She dreams of a medal at the London 2012 Paralympic…

Tyresö FF called a press conference today and announced that Marta has signed to play for them in the Swedish Damallsvenskan on a 2 year contract.This is Marta’s second time in the Damallsvenskan,she played for Umeå IK from 2004 till 2008, where the club won four Swedish titles during her time there.Tyresö FF have already this year signed some big stars, Veronica Boquete, Caroline…