Stories By Blair Newman
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Analysis
/ 1 year agoTheory becomes reality in Manchester United’s push for Champions League berth
As things stand, Manchester United sits third in the FA Women’s Super League table, five points behind table-topping Arsenal. At the...
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/ 1 year agoMontemurro’s Juventus are developing into a European force
For Joe Montemurro, 2022 must look a lot different to how he envisaged it looking 10 months ago. It was March...
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/ 1 year agoAitana Bonmatí is the present and future of Barcelona
As far as European soccer is concerned, 2021 was the year of Barcelona. They retained their Spanish league crown in style,...
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/ 1 year agoHow Olli Harder rebuilt West Ham — and reminded the Hammers of their true identities
“Have some of that!” Those were the words of Kate Longhurst, a lifelong West Ham United fan, as she ran towards...
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/ 1 year agoFive coaches whose stocks keep rising in 2022
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 were held on Jan. 17, in Zurich, with Chelsea manager Emma Hayes winning the prize...
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/ 1 year agoHow Birmingham City channeled their underdog spirit to beat Arsenal
Four hundred twenty-one days. That is the length of time that passed between Birmingham City’s two most recent FA Women’s Super...
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/ 1 year agoEverton and the evergreen state of flux
Everton is an ambitious club. After finishing fifth in the FA Women’s Super League last season, the Toffees spent the summer...
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/ 1 year agoFive storylines that will define the rest of the FAWSL season
There is plenty up for grabs as this FA Women’s Super League campaign approaches its halfway point. Defending champions Chelsea are...
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International
/ 1 year agoHow Deanne Rose punctuated her flying start in the FAWSL with Reading
Going into their clash last Saturday, Reading had never beaten Chelsea in FA Women’s Super League action. In 10 previous attempts,...
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/ 1 year agoThe more things change, the more they stay the same with Chelsea and Arsenal
“I thought we were like a machine.” This was how Emma Hayes chose to describe her Chelsea team’s performance following Sunday’s...