Arsenal Ladies battled their way to a 3-0 victory over Chelsea Ladies on Thursday night thanks to two incredible goals from substitute Danielle Carter.
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Arsenal Ladies battled their way to a 3-0 victory over Chelsea Ladies on Thursday night thanks to two incredible goals from substitute Danielle Carter.
Bristol Academy’s unbeaten home record came to an end after a first home defeat to Lincoln Ladies.
Doncaster Rovers Belles kick-started their Women’s Super League campaign with a tightly contested 1-0 win over local rivals Lincoln Ladies at Sincil Bank.
A record-breaking crowd of 2,510 watched Arsenal overcome Chelsea, 1-0, in the first ever Women’s Super League game at the Imperial Fields Stadium in Morden.
England coach Hope Powell praised her team’s efforts in the win over USA at Leyton Orient on Saturday but warned against complacency in the run-up to the World Cup.
England manage an inspiring win over the world’s No.1 football team, a much needed confidence boost with the start of the World Cup less than three months away. It is only the second time they have managed a win over USA and the first in 22 years.
With the World Cup in Germany just over four months away this season’s Cyprus Cup holds more significance than previous campaigns.
This year Wycombe Wanderers will host the FA Women’s Premier League Cup Final between Barnet and Nottingham Forest, which will take place on Thursday 24 March.
Sportsister’s newest blog is following 21 year old Arsenal and England footballer, Ellen White. It is an exciting time in women’s football with England qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany next June. Ellen will blog for Sportsister on the ups and downs in the run up to the World Cup, alongside commitments to her club team Arsenal and also being a NikeSelect Ambassador.
More than 300,000 tickets have already been sold for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011. 50,000 have been ordered since the start of individual ticket sales on 15 September 2010, with orders arriving from over 20 different countries, including the USA, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Malta and Israel.