Tag: Football
Future of Football: Will we see the Premier League’s first out gay footballer in the next 10 to 20 years?
In the UK, LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in a relatively short space of time. It was only in 1967 that homosexuality was partially decriminalised in England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland followed in 1981 and 1982 – just over 40 years ago. Since then, we have seen openly lesbian, gay, bi,…
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Rule changes for new football season: Officials to crackdown on dissent, be more lenient on physical challenges and add on wasted time
A crackdown on time-wasting and dissent as well as a much stricter policing of the bench and technical areas are at the heart of new refereeing guidelines that will be in force for the start of the football season. From the first Championship game on Friday – which sees Sheffield Wednesday take on Southampton live…
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Filipinas take entire basketball-crazed country to a football journey to remember – rezal404
FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 – Group A – Norway v Philippines – Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand – July 30, 2023 Philippines fans inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/David Rowland The longest-tenured member of the Philippine women’s football team had more than a bucket of tears while reflecting on…
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Deeper Women’s World Cup run would ‘mean a lot’ for PH football growth–Sara Eggesvik – rezal404
Philippines’ Sara Eggesvik gestures during the Women’s World Cup Group A match between New Zealand and the Philippines in Wellington, New Zealand, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photo/John Cowpland) AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Sara Eggesvik sees the possibility of sending the Philippines to the knockout stage of the Fifa Women’s World Cup as a chance to further…
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Away from World Cup spotlight, the future of PH football takes shape – rezal404
Makati FC’s Renzel Grace Gella (third from left) battles three bigger girls from Sweden. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Filipinas talked about opening doors and breaking glass ceilings. More than 17,000 kilometers from where the Philippine women’s football team is trying to reinforce that mission with a competitive show in its historic stint in the Fifa (International…
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Fifa World Cup will ‘wake up’ New Zealand’s love for football, says coach – rezal404
New Zealand’s Ali Riley (L) and team’s coach Jitka Klimkova attend a press conference at the Eden Park in Auckland on July 19, 2023, ahead of the Women’s World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) Staging the Women’s World Cup will “wake up” New Zealand’s passion for football, the co-hosts’ coach Jitka…
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Fifa Women’s World Cup set for lift-off with women’s football at all-time high – rezal404
(FILES) United States’ forward Megan Rapinoe celebrates after the France 2019 Women’s World Cup final football match between USA and the Netherlands, on July 7, 2019, at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon, central-eastern France. (Photo by Philippe DESMAZES / AFP) The first 32-team Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday,…
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‘Women’s football can be billion-pound industry,’ says chair of a new independent review Karen Carney
Women’s football could be a billion-pound industry within 10 years if it gets the right investment now, according to the chair of a new independent review. Former England international Karen Carney’s review panel has called for wide-ranging reform at the elite and grassroots level of domestic football to fully capitalise on the Lionesses’ Euros success…
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South Asians in Football: Former EFL referee Jarnail Singh to take charge of Sporting Khalsa vs Punjab United
Trailblazer Jarnail Singh will referee Sporting Khalsa’s match with Punjab United to kick-off the South Asian Heritage Month celebrations early. Sky Sports News Last month revealed Khalsa, who are the most successful team to come out of Britain’s South Asian community, were hosting last season’s Kent Senior Trophy winners Punjab United in a pre-season friendly.…
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British South Asians in Football: Top goalscorer Mariam Mahmood commits her future to West Bromwich Albion
Mariam Mahmood will extend her stay with West Bromwich Albion Women by another season, Sky Sports News understands. The 19-year-old’s future had been plunged into doubt after the departure of head coach Jenny Sugarman, who left West Brom last month to pursue other projects. But Siobhan Hodgetts stepped up from the coaching staff to replace…
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