Tom Maher

3 weeks ago | thehalfwayline.com | Tom Maher |Liberty Simons

For football fans Tuesday night was another storied act in the drama of the English Football League play offs. Sunderland’s Dan Ballard headed home in the 120th minute to put the home side ahead in their play off semi final second leg against Coventry.

3 weeks ago | thehalfwayline.com | Liberty Simons |Tom Maher

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd could lift her sixth trophy with Chelsea at Wembley, if the Women’s Super League Champions get past Manchester United in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup final on May 18th. It would be the Swedish winger’s first domestic treble with the Blues, after they lifted both the Women’s Super League and Subway Women’s League Cup earlier this year.

1 month ago | thehalfwayline.com | Beth McCowen |Jamie Spangher |Tom Maher

London City Lionesses have secured promotion to the Women’s Super League, winning promotion from the Barclays Women’s Championship by drawing 2-2 with Birmingham City at St Andrew’s on the final day of a thrilling season. An exciting, tense game saw the London outfit tested by the Birmingham hosts. The Blues valiantly clawed their way back from 2-0 behind, but they could not find the victory they needed to overtake the eventual champions.

1 month ago | thehalfwayline.com | Roos Schelen |Morgan Turner-Green |Tom Maher |Liberty Simons

In April 2024, Hesterine de Reus was brought in as Ajax head coach to replace Suzanne Bakker, who left in June 2024. Bakker got Ajax to the quarter finals of the Champions League in 2023/2024, won the cup in the same season and became champions of the Eredivisie in 2022/2023. De Reus had big shoes to fill. With her experience in women’s football, such as Matildas head coach, she was expected to do well. Recently, Ajax announced that de Reus is leaving Ajax, after just one season in charge.

1 month ago | thehalfwayline.com | Morgan Turner-Green |Tom Maher |Liberty Simons

FROM VILLA PARK: A perfect counter-attacking performance saw the Villains make it three wins in three as they hit this years UWCL finalists for five in the Barclays WSL. The hosts led by four just before the hour mark before Arsenal scored two in three minutes to half the deficit, but Chasity Grant would secure a brace just two minutes after the Gunners’ second to make it five, leading Villa to victory.