A 2019 thread to discuss all things women's football related such as debates and news, internationals and anything to with the world of women's football.

FA Cup Fifth Round Draw

 

Liverpool or MK Dons v Millwall Lionesses or Lewes

Bristol City v Durham Women or Cardiff City

Reading or Keynsham Town v Yeovil Town or Birmingham City

Chelsea v Arsenal

Manchester United v London Bees

West Ham United v Charlton Athletic or Huddersfield Town

Stoke City or Aston Villa v Loughborough Foxes or Sheffield United

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

Holders Chelsea have been drawn away to Women's Super League leaders Manchester City in the last four of the Women's FA Cup.

 

In the other tie Reading - in the last four for the first time - host fellow mid-table side West Ham United.

The BBC will show both Women’s FA Cup semi-finals live, with holders Chelsea travelling to Super League leaders Manchester City and Reading hosting West Ham United.

 

The games will be played on Sunday, 14 April, with the final – broadcast live on BBC One – to be held at Wembley on Saturday, 4 May (17:30 BST).

 

Reading v West Ham (12:30 BST) will be live on BBC Red Button and iPlayer.

 

Manchester City’s game against Chelsea (15:30 BST) will be live on BBC Two.

Sheffield United Women forward Sophie Jones has been banned for five games after being found guilty of racially abusing Tottenham player Renee Hector.

 

Hector claimed she "received some monkey noises" from an opponent during a Championship match on 6 January.

 

Jones has had her contract terminated by Sheffield United, who said that the forward "maintains her innocence and is disappointed with the FA's decision".

 

She has also been fined £200 and must attend an educational course.

 

Defender Hector made the allegations in a social media post after Tottenham had beaten the Blades 2-1.

Another sell out crowd for a women's club match. This time at Juventus:

 

https://twitter.com/juventusfc/status/1109446661363908611

Yeovil Town Ladies are set to enter administration and say they "recognise" they will not be a Women's Super League club next season.

 

The Football Association confirmed the Glovers, who are bottom of the table, would be deducted 10 points with immediate effect.

Not a comfortable ride.

But Chelsea progress to a semi against Lyon.

Matches 20th and 27th April (Easter).

England skipper Steph Houghton will miss Tuesday's World Cup warm-up game against Spain at Swindon Town because of a groin injury.

 

Head coach Phil Neville said after the 1-0 defeat by Canada on Friday that the Manchester City centre-back, 30, would be rested after picking up a knock.

Well done to Scotland who beat Brazil 1-0 in a World Cup warm up match. They’ve come on so much in the last 5 years. Will be good to see them at the event in France in June. Maybe they could do well.

Great to hear about this upcoming programme that Channel 4 are doing.

 

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/clare-b...rship-coca-cola

 

 

I saw a bit of the England game on Tuesday, very impressed by the standard. My first time watching any women's football.

Erin Cuthbert's well-taken away goal gave Chelsea hope for the second leg as they lost to holders Lyon in their Women's Champions League semi-final on Sunday.

 

 

Arsenal will clinch their first Women's Super League title since 2012 if they beat Brighton today.

And they did with victory over Brighton. Also Chelsea are out of the Women's Champions League with defeat to Lyon.

While the men's team is going to hell, at least our Women's team are smashing it out the park with promotion at the first attempt and taking the title to boot

England manager Phil Neville is set to name his squad for this summer's Women's World Cup today.

England's Women World Cup Squad

 

England squad

Goalkeepers: Karen Bardsley (Man City), Mary Earps (Wolfsburg), Carly Telford (Chelsea)

 

Defenders: Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Lyon), Rachel Daly (Houston Dash), Alex Greenwood (Man Utd), Steph Houghton (captain, Man City), Abbie McManus (Man City), Demi Stokes (Man City) Leah Williamson (Arsenal)

 

Midfielders: Karen Carney (Chelsea), Jade Moore (Reading), Jill Scott (Man City), Lucy Staniforth (Birmingham City), Georgia Stanway (Man City), Keira Walsh (Man City)

 

Forwards: Toni Duggan (Barcelona) Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Nikita Parris (Man City), Jodie Taylor (Seattle Reign), Ellen White (Birmingham City)

A look at Scotland's World Cup Squad:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48274292

Brazil's 41-year-old international Formiga will become the first footballer to participate in seven World Cups.

 

The midfielder was named in the squad for the women's tournament in France.

 

The Paris St Germain star shares the record of six World Cups with Homare Sawa, who led Japan's women to their World Cup triumph in 2011.

 

If Formiga plays in France, she will also become the oldest to appear in a women's World Cup.

 

In the men's tournament, three players have played at five World Cups - Mexico's Rafael Marquez and Antonio Carbajal and Germany's Lothar Matthaus.