Lionesses

Former England forward Kelly Smith gives words of advice to the current crop of England stars

May 1, 2018

Former England and Arsenal star Kelly Smith was the hero of women’s football for years but as the game continues to grow and she gets used to life as a mum she’s issued a [...]

Phil Neville unveiled: England’s new Lionesses boss begins the ‘race to number one’

January 30, 2018

Defensive. Shaky. Challenging. All of these adjectives can describe Phil Neville during his first official presser as the new manager of the Lionesses. Confident is another. [...]

Is Phil Neville the right person to manage England Women?

January 16, 2018

Following reports suggesting Phil Neville is to be named England women’s manager, Nancy Frostick weighs up whether he is the right candidate to take the team forward. In [...]

The Lionesses: Who’s next to lead England’s national women’s team?

November 13, 2017

With the long-term managerial fate of the Lionesses still up in the air, Nancy Frostick reveals who she believes are the top three candidates under consideration. There’s [...]

Manchester City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley discusses Girls’ Football Week, returning from injury and Euro 2017

November 10, 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 [...]

Liverpool Ladies’ Amy Turner focuses on strong return after lengthy injury lay-off

November 8, 2017

Liverpool Ladies Amy Turner Girls Football Week

The former Notts County defender explains how she’s impressed with the growth of the women’s game and that she’s determined to return to form with Liverpool, when she [...]

Euro 2017: A missed opportunity for the Lionesses?

August 17, 2017

Michelle Owen looks at what went wrong for England at Euro 2017 and whether the popularity of the tournament can translate to the WSL next season. England performed [...]

Young Lionesses can take inspiration from Euro 2017

August 4, 2017

Whilst England’s Lionesses bowed out of Euro 2017 on Thursday night to the hosts Netherlands, their young team mates are currently in Northern Ireland preparing for the [...]

Carly Telford column: “We are in really good spirits and ready to get this tournament going”

July 5, 2017

Carly Telford gives us a flavour of what it is like behind the scenes at England’s Euro 2017 preparation camp. * * * Sampson’s schedule builds team unity We’ve [...]

Euro 2017- Will picking a squad so early prove genius or costly for the Lionesses?

June 9, 2017

With Euro 2017 set to kick off in just over a month in the Netherlands, Michelle Owen considers whether the decision to select the Lionesses squad months early was the best [...]