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Iceland 0-1 England: How Hannah Hampton's heroics bailed out Lionesses Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton says she just

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Lauren James: How can Sarina Wiegman and England get the best from talented forward? How can Sarina Wiegman get the best from one of England's most talented footballers, Lauren James?

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England's Laura Blindkilde Brown on 'proving doubters wrong' England midfielder Laura Blindkilde Brown says she

England midfielder Laura Blindkilde Brown says she "likes proving people wrong" after becoming a regular starter at Manchester City this season. #mcfc ✍🏻 👇🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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BBC Women's Football Weekly - Extra: Inside England with Wiegman, Russo and Barry! - BBC Sounds Ellen White reunites with Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman!

Inside the Lionesses camp with Sarina Wiegman, Alessia Russo & Keira Barry! 🤩

Here’s our latest Women’s Football Weekly podcast - an England special from St George’s Park. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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WSL academies: Can they improve to help homegrown talent? Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor raised concerns over the gap between academy football and the first team - so is it an issue in the game and how could it be solved?

Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor raised concerns over the gap between academy football and first-team level - so is it an issue? And if so, how can it be solved?

I’ve spent the last few weeks speaking to people in the game, gathering info and opinions ✍🏻👇🏻

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BBC Women's Football Weekly - Extra: The WSL 2 & race for promotion - BBC Sounds Who are the teams vying for promotion to the WSL?

Spent the last few weeks visiting the WSL 2 clubs fighting for promotion & building for the future. We've done a Women's Football Weekly extra podcast special on it here. 📻

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Arsenal battle past Chelsea in Champions League – Women’s Football Weekly Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Freddie Cardy and Emma Sanders to discuss the Champions League and Sarina Wiegman’s latest England squad

Joined @fayecarruthers.bsky.social, @suzywrack.bsky.social and @emsandersbbc.bsky.social to talk all things UWCL on today’s @theguardian.com Women’s Football Weekly podcast 🎙️

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Charlton Athletic: The WSL 2 club defying odds in promotion race Hardly anyone was talking about Charlton being WSL 2 title contenders before the season began. But they are defying the odds - and also have a cup quarter-final to look forward to.

Went down to Charlton Athletic’s training ground yesterday to catch up with Karen Hills and Amalie Thestrup on their push for WSL promotion & tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final vs Liverpool. A remarkable season so far. Can they get over the line? #cafc ✍🏻

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Erica Meg Parkinson: England boss Sarina Wiegman's surprise call-up for Portugal-based teenager England manager Sarina Wiegman names Erica Meg Parkinson as a surprise inclusion in her 23-player squad.

England manager Sarina Wiegman said she "likes surprises" as she named a 23-player squad which included 17-year-old Erica Meg Parkinson. Piece from St George’s Park after I spoke to Wiegman, plus analysis from me on Parkinson 👇🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Fifa rules women's teams must have female coaches on the bench Every team in Fifa's women's football tournaments must include at least one female head coach or assistant coach as part of new regulations.

Every team in Fifa's women's football tournaments must include at least one female head coach or assistant coach following the introduction of new regulations discussed at their council meeting today. More on BBC Sport here ✍🏻 👇🏻

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Out of the Olympics pan and into the Lionesses fire, I'm covering England v Iceland in 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying this weekend for BBC Sport as @emsandersbbc.bsky.social is on her hols. Today we'll hear from Sarina Wiegman and Alessia Russo at Nottingham Forest's City Ground.

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Sarina Wiegman: How do Lionesses solve full-back succession problem? Will the Lionesses find a solution for their full-back problem in time for the 2027 Women's World Cup?

England’s full-back problem has not gone unnoticed. Can they find a consistent left-back before 2027 and are they bringing players through who can replace Lucy Bronze eventually?

Insight from Lauren Smith, Sarina Wiegman, pundits & players ✍🏻👇🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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'I'm buzzing' - Man Utd's Marc Skinner toasts seventh-straight win Manchester United are getting the job done when it matters most - and their seven-game winning streak has gone under the radar.

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Artwork for the Anfield Wrap podcast update on the LFC women's season so far.

Artwork for the Anfield Wrap podcast update on the LFC women's season so far.

Great update on the #LFC women's team from Josh Sexton @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social @pippa35.bsky.social @emsandersbbc.bsky.social & Lauren Black.
Loads of context on what's happened with the squad this season that I wasn't aware of. I'm much more positive about the rest of the season than before.

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From the FAWSL community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the FAWSL community

I’m doing another Reddit live Q&A tomorrow at 3pm. Details here 👇🏻

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WSL transfer deadline day: Which players might move on Tuesday? Will Chelsea or Arsenal make signings? The Women's Super League transfer window shuts on Tuesday - so what can we expect to happen on the final day of business?

It’s the WSL and WSL2 transfer deadline day. Clubs have until 23:00 GMT to complete moves. We’ll have a live text running on the BBC Sport from 9am with the latest rumours and deals.

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Why Man City have toppled Chelsea as England's best in the WSL Manchester City's victory over Chelsea was confirmation they are the best team in the country this season and they are the WSL champions in waiting.

The devastating nature in which Man City saw off England's most dominant team of the past decade was frightening - and only confirmed their status as this season's definite best. ✍🏻👇🏻 #mcfc #cfc

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BBC Women's Football Weekly - Extra: Lucy Bronze on chasing the WSL title & The Traitors! - BBC Sounds Is Lucy Bronze a Faithful or a Traitor?

You can also listen to our interview via BBC Sounds on the Women’s Football Weekly extra podcast 🎧

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Lucy Bronze: Chelsea defender on WSL title race, confidence and age England and Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze speaks to BBC Sport about finding more confidence with age and why chasing titles is more exciting.

Sat down with Lucy Bronze at Cobham to discuss an uphill title race, why she has grown more confident in her career and why she believes players must do more. ✍🏻 👇🏻 #cfc

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Julie Blakstad: Tottenham's new signing on unfinished business in WSL Tottenham's new signing Julie Blakstad is aiming to make her mark on the Women's Super League second time around after a difficult spell with Manchester City.

Spent the day at Tottenham’s training ground on Friday and spoke to new signing Julie Blakstad on her unfinished business in the WSL. ✍🏻👇🏻 #thfc

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WSL January transfers: Who might be on the move? With the January transfer window opening in the Women's Super League, which players could be on the move and who is out of contract?

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BBC Women's Football Weekly - Christmas Special: WSL2 with Charlotte Healy & Tanya Oxtoby - BBC Sounds Who will be crowned the Women’s Football Weekly friends quiz champion?

🎅🎧 We’ve recorded a bonus Women’s Football Weekly podcast which you can listen to here or live on 5 Live on Christmas day. I become quiz master for Ellen, Jen & Ben 👀 & Charlotte Healy & Tanya Oxtoby come on to discuss the WSL 2. Have a great Christmas 🎄

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I'm doing a live Ask Me Anything on Reddit tomorrow at 16:00 GMT all about women’s football. You can ask me about standout players, how teams have got on or even what it's like working in journalism. Send your Qs in via this link 👇

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WSL 2: Tanya Oxtoby swaps Northern Ireland for Newcastle Stepping away from international football to manage a club in England's second tier was a decision Tanya Oxtoby

Spoke to Tanya Oxtoby on her move from Northern Ireland to Newcastle. Why the time felt right, what challenges she faced at NI, why she feels she’s the right person for #nufc and how their ambitions align. ✍🏻 👇🏻

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'As if she won the Champions League' - Lucia Kendall's special night with England Lucia Kendall's night could not have felt more special and England boss Sarina Wiegman said her goal celebration was

"She celebrated as if she had won the Champions League," said England boss Sarina Wiegman with a smile. And for Lucia Kendall, it wasn't far off.

Piece on Kendall, her background, how she describes herself and how Southampton prepared her for England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Liverpool captain Grace Fisk, who unfortunately misses tomorrow’s game through injury, spoke to me about what she has learned during her time in the England camp. You can watch here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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Impressive England display - but did Sarina Wiegman learn much? England fans could not have hoped for a more entertaining evening at Wembley Stadium - but with Sarina Wiegman resisting the urge to be more experimental, how much did she actually learn from it?

England were very impressive. They dominated from start to finish. But did they get much out of it? Did Sarina Wiegman miss an opportunity to give youngsters a go? It felt like a wasted chance. ✍🏻 👇🏻

Ps. Beth Mead was great. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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A GK debut? Five things to look out for as Lionesses return England will end another successful year with two friendly matches - but what changes might we see from manager Sarina Wiegman?

England will end another successful year with two friendly matches - but what personnel and tactical experimentation might we see from manager Sarina Wiegman? ✍️👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Chelsea's Kadeisha Buchanan to help single mums in Canada Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan grew up

Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan grew up "seeing the hardships and suffering" in a single-parent household and now wants to help others in the same position.

I spoke to her & Jill Ellis on Fifa's new programme which funds players' social initiatives ✍️

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England Women: 'We depend on that DNA' - the next generation of Lionesses The Lionesses have won back-to-back European titles but can the youngsters coming through replicate their success?

“We depend on that DNA” - the next generation of Lionesses and how they hope to replicate the first team’s success.

Piece from Joie Stadium with input from Izzy Goodwin, Faye Kirby, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Lauren Hemp and Gracie Prior. ✍🏻 👇🏻

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