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Marta, Sinclair and Rapinoe among the generational talents retiring after Women's World Cup
Read full article: Marta, Sinclair and Rapinoe among the generational talents retiring after Women's World CupGenerational talents Marta, Christine Sinclair and Megan Rapinoe have all played in their final Women’s World Cup.
US and Sweden meet again in a Women's World Cup match that will eliminate either Rapinoe or Seger
Read full article: US and Sweden meet again in a Women's World Cup match that will eliminate either Rapinoe or SegerThree powerhouse teams play on the second day of the Women’s World Cup knockout stage and at least one of the best will be eliminated.
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European women's soccer vision sees place for indie clubs
Read full article: European women's soccer vision sees place for indie clubsClubs such as Fortuna Hjørring and Glasgow City — which do not have men’s teams — are currently a fixture in the later knockout rounds of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Creating new clubs is one of six key goals in a strategy for women’s soccer published by the European Club Association, which represents around 250 men’s clubs. One attraction for the biggest clubs is changes to the UEFA Women’s Champions League, which was won for the past five seasons by Lyon. Another key aim in the ECA is “development of the competition landscape,” with a second European club competition targeted. The ECA strategy also seeks to run more medical research and data analysis projects that are currently lacking in women’s soccer.