Stories By Sophie Lawson
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
/ 5 years agoWhat’s next for Phil Neville and England? A pressing question at an awkward time
Twenty-six months after his appointment as England women’s national team head coach, Phil Neville found himself at a crossroads in the...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoWhen will Spain begin to prosper at the senior level?
Spain head coach Jorge Vilda doesn’t expect his team to progress. That is, at least, what he tells the media as...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoEngland make their case as USWNT’s new, true rivals
Having contested the first official Women’s World Cup final against Norway in 1991, the United States set a new world rivalry...
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Analysis
/ 5 years agoLet Sam Kerr write her own history at Chelsea
For many in Australia, England, and the United States, the new year didn’t just bring about an opportunity to have a...
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Analysis
/ 6 years agoArsenal aim to return to European glory days
The UEFA Women’s Champions League was still in its first incarnation — the UEFA Women’s Cup — when Arsenal became the...
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Analysis
/ 6 years agoThe English DNA: No better, no worse
Are England actually good? You could say ‘yes’ and you could say ‘no’ and you’d probably be wrong either way. Not...
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Analysis
/ 6 years agoScotland’s future is bright despite World Cup heartbreak
How is it that such a likable team, with such popular players and an affable coach, can be subject to so...
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Analysis
/ 6 years agoWorld-class and mostly overlooked: The story of Charlyn Corral
Who is the best striker in women’s soccer? Thinking in terms of pure goals, Christine Sinclair, Vivianne Miedema or Eugénie Le...
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 6 years agoAn up-and-down road led Netherlands to their first Women’s World Cup final
LYON, France — Every team in the world partakes in defining moments – the wins and losses which shape their future....
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2019 Women's World Cup
/ 6 years agoWill the real Germany please stand up?
No one could quite believe the scene in front of them. Denmark had taken the lead – and through a Theresa...