In this in-depth interview with Sky Sports to coincide with the release of his new book The People's Game: A View from A Front Seat in Football, ...
To say it would take away competitive advantage for the Premier League is a nonsense. We need to make sure that Karen Carney, who is doing the review of the women's game, is allowed to do her job and that those recommendations are implemented. But at this point it is time to keep calm because there is widespread, overwhelming support within football for the fan-led review recommendations. It is not a franchise league. It is a transient membership. It cannot just be a redistribution, it has to be regulation. And then we need to make sure we can prevent proposals like Big Picture and Super League and other examples that may come forward in the future. I believe we have the best leagues in the world but I believe we can be better. You let a lot of things pass when you are a player, when you are an employee, and you are not in a position of leadership, even though I was a union rep, I was at times captain of Manchester United and I was on the players' board with England. I feel more empowered to speak now and I feel stronger about those big issues that affect the game. It is about sustainability. It is about Bury.
Beth England, Nikita Parris and Lotte Wubben-Moy have been left out of the Lionesses squad to play USA on 7 October then Czech Republic.
We have shown courage and really played with that to win and to prevent mistakes. “Playing the US, the No 1 in the world, is such a big occasion and another measurement for us of where we’re at,” said Wiegman. City’s defender Esme Morgan, who is yet to make her debut for the senior England side, has returned to the squad after a lengthy spell out injured. The Arsenal midfielder Jordan Nobbs has also been omitted after being recalled to the squad for the September camp. It’s not just that we’ll follow 22 or 24 players, we’ll follow a big group of players and pick the best ones. We look at quality, talent, being fit and having playing minutes with your team, then winning the competition with ones you are in the same position as.
Sarina Wiegman has picked her group for October's games with the USA at Wembley and Czech Republic at Brighton.
They created a brilliant atmosphere that helped inspire us on the pitch.” “It would also be wrong to underestimate how good the Czech team is with our next match. Firstly, the US will be welcomed to a sold-out Wembley Stadium connected by EE, scene of the memorable July final when
Manager Sarina Wiegman has named a 24-player Lionesses squad to face world champions USA and Czech Republic in October; Euro 2022 winners Fran Kirby and ...
"Calm, calm - pass it in the goal." "We go to Brighton, we have good experience of being there and they are nice fans. "I tried that in training yesterday and messed it all up," she told Sky Sports after the game. "It is really nice we can go to Wembley again and it's sold out," said Wiegman. She's really happy to come in and see where she's at. And it's a good opportunity to do that.
LONDON (Reuters) - England midfielder Fran Kirby and forward Chloe Kelly have returned to the squad after injury to face world champions the United States ...
game will see the FA marking 50 years since the first Lionesses match on Nov. 7 for the first time since lifting their first major trophy in front of a record crowd last July and will take on the Czechs at Falmer Stadium in Brighton on Oct. The U.S. They created a brilliant atmosphere that helped inspire us on the pitch." England will play at Wembley stadium against the U.S. "The challenge of facing the world champions is one we look forward to and it is another tough fixture to measure our progress as we look to continue to make the next step forward."
Sarina Wiegman has handed Jessica Park a first call-up in her 24-player squad ahead of the England Lionesses' double header next month - which includes a ...
In the first of those games, Lionesses will return to Wembley for the first time since Wiegman’s biggest surprise comes in the shape of Everton star Jessica Park and West Ham defender Lucy Parker, with the youngsters included in the Lionesses squad for the first time. [England](/topic/england) gear up for back-to-back friendly games against the [USA](/topic/usa) and Czech Republic next month.
Sarina Wiegman has dropped three of the summer's European Championship-winning squad for the upcoming match against the United States after they struggled ...