Stories By Sophie Lawson
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 4 years agoAustralia looks like a brand new team at the Tokyo Olympics
For the first time in 11 major tournaments, the Australian women’s national team has, at long last, reached the last four,...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 4 years agoTokyo Olympics are Brazil’s chance at a golden goodbye
Two years on from Brazil’s round-of-16 exit to France at the Women’s World Cup, Marta’s tearful speech given at the end...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 4 years agoFor Team Great Britain, the picture is becoming clearer
A team that almost exists on the fringes of reality, unrecognized by FIFA, Team Great Britain can only play at the...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 4 years agoThere are more questions than answers for the Netherlands right now
With three matches already in the books in Group F, the group-deciding clash between the Netherlands and Brazil on Saturday should...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 4 years agoProgress, finally: Australia earns first win of 2021 in Olympic opener
There has been plenty of criticism levied at Tony Gustavsson’s Australia squad this year, with the Matildas guilty of giving up...
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 4 years agoTokyo Olympics preview: One player to watch from each team
With a condensed schedule in an unfriendly climate, Olympic success will depend on certain variables for the nations who go deep...
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Analysis
/ 4 years agoWinning games in style: Spain’s path toward their first senior trophy
A decade ago, Spanish men’s football was the envy of all around the world, the national team were part-way through their...
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Analysis
/ 4 years agoTime constraints meant Team GB’s Olympic roster was always going to especially English
England’s FA had a growing problem heading into 2021: they didn’t have a coach to lead England — or Team GB...
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Analysis
/ 4 years agoIt wasn’t pretty, but Chelsea’s draw with Manchester City was worthy of its title-deciding implications
A match aptly described by Chelsea manager Emma Hayes as “uncomfortable” has all but sealed another FA Women’s Super League title...
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Analysis
/ 4 years agoA new era begins as Lyon’s UEFA Women’s Champions League stronghold ends
After five successive UEFA Women’s Champions League titles, Olympique Lyonnais are out of the competition after a quarterfinal defeat by Paris...
