Charlotte Harpur

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ali Rampling |Charlotte Harpur

England will play Jamaica at Leicester City's King Power Stadium one week before beginning the defence of their Women's European Championship title. The match will be the first meeting between the Lionesses and Jamaica, and will take place on Sunday, June 29. England begin their Euro 2025 campaign against France on July 5. It marks the second time England have played at the King Power, having faced Belgium in the 2023 Nations League at the 32,000 capacity stadium.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Manchester City have confirmed that forward Mary Fowler has suffered a rupture to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of her right knee. The 22-year-old sustained the injury during City's FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester United on Sunday. "Mary will remain under the care of the club's medical team and start her rehabilitation," a City statement read on Wednesday.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Kadeisha Buchanan has signed a contract extension at Chelsea through to 2027. The Canada international, 29, has won two Women's Super League (WSL) titles in her two seasons at the club as well as an FA Cup and a League Cup. Former Lyon defender Buchanan is currently recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury sustained in November. "I am really excited to have extended my contract here at Chelsea," Buchanan said, via a news release.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

Paulo Fonseca has needed to adopt a new match routine. The Lyon head coach no longer does his team talk in the dressing room before Ligue 1 games. Instead, it is conducted at the hotel or training ground before boarding the bus to the stadium. When they arrive, he gets off the bus and speaks briefly with every player before embracing them, trying to make the most of the time he has. From that moment on, the 52-year-old cannot have any contact with his team until after the game.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Charlotte Harpur

As England trailed Belgium 3-1 in the 80th minute of Tuesday's UEFA Women's Nation League match, captain Leah Williamson played a first-time right-to-left diagonal ball into the box. Forward Michelle Agyemang, who had only entered the match 41 seconds earlier, watched the ball, took one touch to control it with her right thigh, swivelled her hips and smashed a volley into the back of the net. "As soon as I touched it, I thought: 'Just hit it'," Agyemang told ITV Sport.