8 d. ago Mary Earps reveals how she feels about Sarina Wiegman after Hannah Hampton fallout

Mary Earps insists she still has ‘tremendous respect’ for Sarina Wiegman despite criticising the England boss in her autobiography

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9 d. ago Mary Earps’ book furore illustrates how women’s football fandom can turn toxic | Jonathan Liew

Fallout from the goalkeeper’s autobiography a reminder of the danger inherent in sport becoming a disposable human drama“Why do you write like you’re running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time Every day you fight, like you’re running out of time Keep on fighting in the meantime ” Hamilton (2015)But let’s leave Mary Earps to one side for a moment. Let’s leave Hannah Hampton and Sarina Wiegman and Sonia Bompastor, and who did what, who said it when. Let’s talk about you. How do you feel you’ve conducted yourself during the past few days? How would you rate your words and actions? To what extent do they stack up against your own personal morals and values? Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Here we go again': Sarina Wiegman relishes Spain rematch as England learn World Cup qualifying path

The Lionesses face a repeat of the 2025 Euros final

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1 week ago World Cup 2027 qualifying draw live: England face Spain rematch as group opponents revealed

Sarina Wiegman’s European champions will take on the world champions in their road to Brazil in 2027, while Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are also hoping to qualify

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1 week ago World Cup 2027 qualifying draw live: England could face nightmare group with opponents to be revealed

Sarina Wiegman’s European champions could face a tricky test on the road to Brazil in 2027, while Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are also hoping to qualify

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2 w. ago Mary Earps: ‘I don’t look back with bad blood. It worked out well for everybody’

Former England goalkeeper reveals full story behind her international retirement, her problems with eating and alcohol, and why she’d struggle on The TraitorsRead an exclusive extract from Mary Earps’ book“I’ve learned a lot about what truly matters in life,” Mary Earps says on a quiet and cloudy afternoon as, at Paris Saint-Germain’s training centre on the outskirts of the French capital, the former England goalkeeper reflects on the achievements and drama of her last five years. “My life has accidentally come into the court of public opinion. People talking about your performance comes with the territory but when it starts to become about your character, and assumptions people make about you, that can be really, really challenging.”Between 2020 and 2023 Earps overcame depression, a drinking problem, eating issues, won the Euros with England, forced Nike to change their attitude to female goalkeepers, saved a penalty in a World Cup final and won the BBC’s Sports...

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2 w. ago Lionesses tensions surface as Mary Earps says Hannah Hampton’s ‘bad behaviour was rewarded’ with recall

Earps’ autobiography All In has been serialised ahead of its release, lifting the lid on her decision to retire ahead of the Euros this year

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2 w. ago Lionesses hero Michelle Agyemang suffers injury nightmare as statement confirms worst fears

England star Michelle Agyemang suffered an injury during the Lionesses' friendly match against Australia during the week and a fresh update has confirmed the extent of the setback

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2 w. ago Eddie Howe relishes Newcastle challenge of fighting on all fronts after cup win

The Magpies will face Fulham on Tyneside in the last eight.

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2 w. ago Agyemang injury to defensive frailty: key takeaways as England start World Cup buildup

Lionesses had mixed fortunes in friendly double-header that highlighted some areas where they need to improveEngland’s first camp of the year was one of new beginnings as Sarina Wiegman’s side returned for the first time since winning a second successive European Championship. Defeat to Brazil and victory over Australia provided plenty of learnings about how the Lionesses are looking at the start of a new international cycle as preparation for the 2027 World Cup gets under way: Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Michelle Agyemang’s ‘awful’ injury spoils England win for Sarina Wiegman

The striker went down off the ball clutching her knee against Australia and was taken off on a stretcher.

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2 w. ago ‘An awful moment’: Sarina Wiegman says Agyemang injury ‘doesn’t look good’

Forward injured in England’s 3-0 win over AustraliaBeever-Jones: ‘I will be praying she will be OK’Sarina Wiegman said she was “not feeling very positive” about the extent of the knee injury suffered by forward Michelle Agyemang in England’s 3-0 defeat of Australia.The 19-year-old forward, on loan at Brighton from Arsenal, slammed the Pride Park pitch in agony after going down off the ball, prompting teammates and medical staff to rush to her side. She exited on a stretcher, with a concerned Wiegman speaking to her as she was taken down the tunnel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England vs Australia live: Agyemang injury taints dominant friendly win for Lionesses

England 3-0 Australia: The Lionesses repeated their heroics of the 2023 World Cup semi-final to beat the Matildas at Pride Park

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2 w. ago Lucy Bronze nets birthday goal as England foil Australia revenge mission

England 3-0 Australia: Aggie Beever-Jones and Georgia Stanway also scored in a 3-0 win marred by Michelle Agyemang’s injury

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2 w. ago Agyemang injury for England deflates Bronze’s birthday celebrations against Matildas

England 3-0 AustraliaBeever-Jones 20, Bronze 40, Stanway 90+8penThe chorus of Happy Birthday echoed around Pride Park after England’s Euro 2025 warrior Lucy Bronze had fired in England’s second against Australia, but the party mood was marred by a nasty looking knee injury to a distraught Michelle Agyemang.It was better from the Lionesses in Derby, a more structured and controlled performance than the one on display in the 2-1 loss to Brazil on Saturday night, Aggie Beever-Jones and Georgia Stanway scoring either side of Bronze’s effort. Whether that was the change in personnel and positions, or just that the cobwebs needed to be shaken off in the first fixture since their big win in Switzerland before things started to click into place is hard to say. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England vs Australia live: Bronze scores birthday goal as Lionesses foil revenge mission in friendly

England 3-0 Australia: The Lionesses repeated their heroics of the 2023 World Cup semi-final to beat the Matildas at Pride Park

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2 w. ago England vs Australia live: Bronze scores birthday goal to cement Lionesses dominance in friendly

England knocked Australia out of the World Cup in 2023 to deny them glory on home soil

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2 w. ago England v Australia: women’s international football friendly – live

⚽️ Updates from the 7pm GMT kick-off, 6am AEDT⚽️ Read the latest Moving the Goalposts | Mail YaraEngland XI (4-3-3): Hampton; Bronze, Le Tissier, Morgan, Hinds; Walsh, Kendall, Toone; Beever-Jones, Mead, RussoSubs: Keating, Moorhouse, Charles, Stanway, Greenwood, Carter, Kelly, Kearns, Agyemang, Blindkilde Brown, Fisk, Naz Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England vs Australia live: Matildas out for revenge in friendly after World Cup heartbreak

England knocked Australia out of the World Cup in 2023 to deny them glory on home soil

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2 w. ago Sarina Wiegman confirms Hannah Hampton could make England return against Australia

The 24-year-old goalkeeper missed Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Brazil at the Etihad Stadium with a minor elbow issue

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