Europe Well-Represented at Russia 2018
“Germany lifts the 2014 World Cup” by Marcello Casal Jr (CC BY-SA 3.0) The qualifying stages for Russia 2018 are now over with and we know the names of the 32 [...]
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Carly Telford column: Life at Chelsea, Women’s Euros reflection and the Mark Sampson saga
In Carly Telford’s latest column for The Offside Rule, the Chelsea goalkeeper reflects on the Women’s Euros and her recent time with the England Squad, Alex Scott’s [...]
Manchester City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley discusses Girls’ Football Week, returning from injury and Euro 2017
Monday’s FA Girls’ Football Week launch probably brought back a lot of memories for Karen Bardsley, more so than it would for most other players in the FA Women’s Super [...]
Manchester City goal against Arsenal clearly offside, plus praise for Graham Scott in Mark Halsey’s Ref Review
Despite several big games taking place on Sunday, it was a relatively quiet weekend for referees in the Premier League. However, youaretheref.com expert Mark Halsey is back [...]
La Liga: Real Sociedad and Athletic show homegrown talent can still provide the recipe for success
Alexandra Jonson explores what is special about the Spanish teams that boast more homegrown players than any other club in the top five European leagues. Two of the biggest [...]
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: The Offside Rule Exclusives Episode 3
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink joins Kait Borsay and Lynsey Hooper on episode 3 of The Offside Rule Exclusives. Tune in to hear Jimmy talk candidly about why he really left Leeds [...]
Premier League: Team of the Week ft. Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City
FA Women’s Super League striker and Wales international Helen Ward picks her top performing players from the weekend’s Premier League action. GK – Joe Hart (West [...]
FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman discusses the future of the game – Part 1
In part one of our interview, FIFA’s chief women’s football officer Sarai Bareman tells Rich Laverty about her previous role developing football in Samoa, the [...]
Weekend wanderings: Manchester United and Tottenham face off at Old Trafford, West Ham indicate a change in attitude and pressure mounts on Montella
As the frenzied football season rolls on we are often left wandering what else could possibly happen. Leicester City have a new manager – an unexpected arrival in Claude [...]
Michelle Owen: The new full-time Women’s league – an impossible criteria?
Just a week or so into the new Women’s Super League season the FA announced plans to change the structure of women’s football with a full-time league at the top. This [...]
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