
Emma Sanders
Senior Women's Football Reporter at BBC Sport
Senior women’s football news reporter @bbcsport Write and talk about football a lot. ✍🏻 📺 📻 Views my own. Also on Bluesky & TikTok.
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3 days ago |
bbc.com | Emma Sanders
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fran Kirby started every match as England won Euro 2022Fran Kirby's international career epitomised what resilience, combined with serious talent, can accomplish. Despite countless set-backs on and off the pitch, Kirby enjoyed a successful 11-year England career, picking up 77 caps and a European championship winners medal along the way.
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3 days ago |
bbc.com | Emma Sanders
Manager Wiegman had her hands full going into the camp after goalkeeper Mary Earps announced her shock international retirement and key defender Millie Bright withdrew from the squad to focus on her mental and physical wellbeing. Paris St-Germain stopper Earps had fallen down the pecking order, with Hannah Hampton increasingly looking more likely to secure the number one spot.
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5 days ago |
bbc.com | Emma Sanders
Spain beat England 1-0 in the 2023 World Cup final, but England reversed that scoreline to win the last match between the sides, at Wembley in February. And they go into Tuesday's game with good momentum after an impressive display in their 6-0 win over Portugal on Friday. Aggie Beever-Jones caught the eye with her hat-trick but will face competition for a starting place with Arsenal striker Alessia Russo returning from injury.
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5 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Emma Sanders
England's flexibility in their approach to games will stand them in good stead when they take on world champions Spain on Tuesday (18:00 BST), says Lucy Bronze. Victory for the Lionesses will see them finish top of their Women's Nations League group and book their place in the semi-finals. AdvertisementHowever, Spain, who lead Group A3 by two points from England, only need to avoid defeat at Espanyol's RCDE Stadium in Barcelona to finish top. "We know how to beat Spain and they know how to beat us.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Emma Sanders
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rachel Daly started every game for England at Euro 2022Former England international Rachel Daly has signed a new two-year contract with Aston Villa. The 33-year-old has scored 59 goals in more than 80 appearances for the club, captaining the side on several occasions. She scored 22 goals in the 2022-23 campaign, winning the Golden Boot and equalling Vivianne Miedema's record for the most goals scored in a single Women's Super League season.
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