Tom Garry
Women's Football Writer at The Guardian
Women's football writer for @guardian_sport Previously at the Telegraph/BBC Sport. Proud husband. Rapidly-deteriorating tennis player. Tired & weary Bluenose.
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5 days ago |
theguardian.com | Tom Garry |Suzanne Wrack
The Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams from the 2031 tournament onwards after the proposal was approved by Fifa Council on Friday, the Guardian understands. The UK is set to host the event in 2035 and that tournament will now involve 12 groups of four teams and more than 100 matches, with the format mirroring the newly expanded men’s World Cup.
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5 days ago |
theguardian.com | Tom Garry
Teams will continue to be relegated from the Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship beyond 2026, the Guardian can reveal, with the idea of temporarily removing relegation no longer being pursued. The company that runs the top two women’s divisions in England, Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL), had discussed a four-year pause to relegation to grow both leagues from 2026. That was one of a range of options that clubs and other stakeholders have been consulted on this season.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Tom Garry
When Renée Hector was getting the football bug as a youngster playing at Stevenage Borough Vixens, she idolised England internationals such as Alex Scott, Rachel Yankey and Anita Asante, But the only black female coach she felt she could relate to was the England manager Hope Powell.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Rendell |Suzanne Wrack |Emillia Hawkins |Tom Garry
1Liverpool in danger of sliding awayLiverpool’s interim manager, Amber Whiteley, said last month that it was important the club held on to fifth place in the Women’s Super League. They are now sixth after a 2-0 loss to Everton in Sunday’s Merseyside derby at Anfield, which also means they have still only ever won once at the stadium.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Tom Garry
Jocelyn Prêcheur, the head coach of London City Lionesses, has insisted everyone associated with the club is not naive about the size of the step up to the Women’s Super League after reaching the top flight for the first time following Sunday’s drama-filled final day of the Championship season. Lionesses will become the first club unaffiliated to a men’s side to compete in the WSL, following their 2-2 draw away at second-placed Birmingham City.
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RT @MattHughesMedia: Significant story from @TomJGarry as Women’s Super League opt to keep relegation following consultation with clubs a…
Exclusive: Relegation to continue in WSL and Women's Championship beyond 2026. The much-discussed no-relegation idea is understood to no longer be on the table. https://t.co/yrZxdEaQPP
All 8 stadiums previously hosted matches at the 2014 men's World Cup, which is significant. #fifawwc
The stadiums for 2027's #FIFAWWC are: - Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte - Estádio Nacional, Brasília - Arena Castelão, Fortaleza - Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre - Arena de Pernambuco, Recife - The Maracanã, Rio - Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador - Arena Itaquera, São Paulo