Lisa Evans called up to replace Scotland talisman Julie Fleeting
• First cap in prospect after Champions League hat-trick• Evans in line for European qualifier agains...
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Scotland’s Kim Little wants to play for Great Britain at 2012 Olympics
• 'I will definitely play,' says leading Arsenal midfielder • Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FAs ...
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FFV and Pelada unite for Women’s Cup
Football Federation Victoria is once again leading the way for innovation and engagement within the footb...
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Emma Kete and Jodie Taylor will give Lincoln cutting edge, says coach
• Lincoln beat Bristol Academy 3-2 in Super League• Birmingham defeat Doncaster 3-0, Arsenal and Ever...
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Japan 2-2 United States (AET): Japan win their first ever Women’s World Cup
Japan came back from 1-0 and 2-1 down to triumph on penalties.
Norio Sasaki kept an unchanged team from t...
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Category:All, Japan, USA, Women's football Tags: 4-4-2, 4-4-2 v 4-4-2
Women’s football is ahead of the game | Rachel Dixon
It was the grown-up world cup – no histrionics, no loutishness and a party atmosphere – no wonder it ...
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Japan beat USA on penalties to win women’s World Cup – video
Japanese fans in Frankfurt celebrate winning the World Cup after a penalty shoot-out. Japan had been draw...
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USA 2-2 Japan (1-3 on pens)
Japan 2-2 USA aet; Japan win 3-1 on penalties Japan became the first Asian nation to win the Women's Worl...
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Women’s World Cup final: Undaunted Japan aiming for 26th time lucky
US favourites to lift Women's World Cup but Japan are spurred on by the need to lift the spirits of their...
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Dwayne Wade to join the Colonel and Jose Canseco breaks up on Twitter | Planet Sport
KFC and Dwayne Wade; the Dirk Nowitzki tribute; Jose Canseco on Twitter; Thomas Bjorn headlines and Hope ...
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Women’s football is still a pauper’s game, despite World Cup success
The Women's World Cup in Germany has been a success, but they will get little fame or fortuneThe striker ...
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Women’s World Cup final preview: Japan v USA | Evan Fanning
For neutral observers the choice of who to support in the Women's World Cup final is an easy oneFor neutr...
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USA to tackle Japan in women’s World Cup final
• US reach third final at France's expense• Japan come from behind to beat SwedenJapan and the United...
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France v USA – live!
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England women are not cowards, says penalty-taker Casey Stoney
• 'I don't think anybody really wanted to take a spot kick'• Coach Hope Powell 'told us we should all...
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Matildas preparing for Olympic qualifiers
The Matildas will have little time to savour their record-equalling FIFA World Cup performance, with a cu...
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US women’s soccer team: can America’s women win the 2011 football world cup? | Poll
After a dramatic victory over Brazil, the US women's soccer team has a serious chance of advancing to the...
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America go nuts after Brazil defeated in penalty shoot-out thriller
• America win 5-3 on penalties after 2-2 draw• USA face France in semi-finals; Sweden play JapanThe U...
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Powell slams players for ‘cowardice’
• England women's coach unhappy with penalty shirkers• Powell may move into role of elite performance...
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Brazil v USA – live!
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History repeats as England women crash out of World Cup on penalties
National squad misses two penalties at BayArena in Germany to allow France through to the last fourIt was...
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Garriock gives Matildas inside information
Matildas’ coach Tom Sermanni is getting valuable information on World Cup quarter-final opponents S...
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Hope Powell says ‘very tough game’ may be her last as England coach
• Move upstairs at FA may follow heartbreaking World Cup exit• Powell praises distraught captain for ...
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England 1-1 France (3-4 pens)
• England 1-1 France after extra-time• France win 4-3 on penaltiesIt is a World Cup, it is England, s...
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England v France – live!
• Email scott.murray@guardian.co.uk with your thoughts• Full coverage of the World Cup is hereThe tea...
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Hope Powell: my Saturday job
England women's football coach Hope Powell on how taking men's inner leg measurements in an designer suit...
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England know France are after revenge
• 2007 World Cup play-off defeat still hurts the French• Selection dilemmas for Hope Powell over Whit...
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We can go further in World Cup, say Matildas
They are the young upstarts and the rank outsiders among the survivors at the FIFA Women’s World Cu...
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BBC to show England’s quarter-final
• BBC to show match against France live on BBC2• Pressure from MPs and charities forces rethinkThe BB...
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An England football player who really does care
The England women's team defender Sophie Bradley also works for her parents' care home businessFive years...
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Andy Burnham urges BBC to show England women’s World Cup quarter
• England v France due to be broadcast via red button• Labour MP Burnham calls plan 'not good enough'...
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First lesbian football club a ‘haven’
The Belfast Braves joined gay-friendly sports teams to play in a tournament hosted by the Justin Fashanu ...
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Women’s World Cup quarter-finals preview | John Ashdown
Who will make it through to the semi-finals in Germany? And could England's quarter-final be televised af...
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Small Talk: Ellen White
The England forward on the dangers of eating custard creams, the Lion King and Robbie Savage babbling abo...
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BBC under pressure to show women’s World Cup quarter-final
England's clash with France will only be screened live via red button interactive service The BBC is unde...
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White may be left out against France
• Hope Powell says armband does not guarantee starting place• Sophie Bradley excelled as deputy in de...
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No relief for England with France waiting
• England hope to improve record against France in last eight• Tough test expected from side containi...
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England left in the red despite women’s World Cup exploits | John Ashdown
Surely a Saturday tea-time England World Cup quarter-final deserves a better terrestrial TV billing than ...
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Matildas prepare for must-win World Cup clash
The Matildas are adamant they aren’t feeling any extra pressure as they prepare for their must-win ...
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Category:All, australian women's football, Equatorial Guinea, Football, Football World Cup
Sermani proud of Matildas’ gallant defeat
Proud Matildas’ football coach Tom Sermanni is lamenting a little lack of polish and a costly defen...
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Fifa 2011 Women’s World Cup: Brazil beat Australia, Norway down Equatorial Guinea
Norway and Brazil were both highly favoured to win their matches, eventually doing so, but were given a r...
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In praise of … women’s football | Editorial
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