Kit Shepard
Women’s Football Reporter, Times Sport at The Times
Women’s football reporter @TimesSport
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Kit Shepard
After three England greats chose not to make themselves available for Euro 2025, Sarina Wiegman has said she does not “go around the bush” when delivering selection news and that she cannot be responsible for how players react. Having announced her squad for the tournament in Switzerland, with Lauren James and the teenage forward Michelle Agyemang included, England’s Dutch head coach defended her leadership style with typical bluntness.
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Kit Shepard
England’s Euro 2025 squad has now been confirmed, after a rocky build-up. Two pillars of the Euro 2022 triumph — Mary Earps and Millie Bright — have made themselves unavailable. A third, Fran Kirby, joined Earps in international retirement after Sarina Wiegman, the head coach, informed Kirby that she would not make the 23-player roster. Nevertheless, Wiegman has named a squad that features world-class operators, habitual winners and exciting young talents.
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Kit Shepard
England could not have asked for a better sample of the challenge ahead at Euro 2025. They rolled with Spain’s initial punches in Barcelona and even led at half-time, but they had no answer for the world champions’ incredible depth — as embodied by Clàudia Pina. The diminutive Barcelona forward came on and scored two fine goals to power Spain to a comeback win that secured a Nations League semi-final spot at England’s expense. Pina, 23, also characterises Spain’s evolution.
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Kit Shepard
If any match can defy England’s capacity to confound, it will come away to the world champions. With Euro 2025 one month away, Tuesday’s meeting with Spain in Barcelona is a litmus test for a Lionesses team teetering between chaos and the tournament favourites’ tag. Although the 6-0 thrashing of a hapless Portugal on Friday provided welcome serenity, England’s Euros build-up has been shaky.
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Kit Shepard
Don’t be fooled by the funky rules, loud music and late-season scheduling. Women’s football’s new seven-a-side tournament is not a cheap gimmick. Granted, a walk around the venue within the modest Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota in Estoril, Portugal, made last week’s inaugural World Sevens Football (W7F) event feel frivolous. One of the three temporary stands is a plush players’ lounge, from which participants watched their rivals on comfy sofas or plastic chairs.
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Done well to stay within one score. Only takes a second to get a converted try
Half time result. https://t.co/qIxCg02JMQ
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