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FA faces battle to lift 3pm Saturday blackout for WSL The FA wants to show Women’s Super League (WSL) football games on TV at 3 pm on Saturdays, but many are against it. Right now, there’s a rule that no live football games can be on TV in England and Scotland from 2:45 pm to 5:15 pm on Saturdays.  The FA thinks this rule shouldn’t apply to women’s football and wants permission to change it.…

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WSL: 55,000 tickets sold for Arsenal clash with Chelsea 55,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday’s Women’s Super League game at the Emirates as Arsenal take on Chelsea – it marks a record attendance for a WSL match (based on tickets sold). Arsenal hold the existing WSL attendance record, seeing 54,115 attend the opening game against Liverpool. If Arsenal beat Emma Hayes’s Chelsea it will see the Gunners go into first place in the WSL…

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England find their form in final game – the historic but heartbreaking year for the Lionesses As Lucy Bronze headed in England’s sixth goal against Scotland, the Lionesses believed in the 93rd minute they had booked the squad spot in the finals of the inaugural Women’s Nations League.  As the final whistle blew, England had no time to celebrate, they huddled around waiting to hear the results of the other game – the Netherlands vs…

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What England and Wiegman can learn from first Nations League campaign The Guardian says England’s failure to progress in the Nations League group and the subsequent loss of Olympic qualification for Team GB is deemed a significant disappointment. The campaign is characterised by missed opportunities and moments of regret, such as poorly conceded goals and a crucial defeat by Belgium. Despite these setbacks, there are positives to focus on, including a notable 6-0 victory against…

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How Lionesses went from glory to Olympics heartbreak – and why it could benefit them Sarina Wiegman was left speechless after England failure to qualify for the Nations League finals and the subsequent exclusion from the Paris Olympic Games. Despite winning the Euros in 2022 and reaching the World Cup final in 2023, England faced a dramatic turn of events during the Nations League finale. A late goal by Lucy Bronze seemed to secure their…

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