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Breaking Barriers and Setting Records: Women’s Football Takes Centre Stage at Paris 2024 Olympics
The Olympics – a spectacle of glory, heartwarming moments, heartbreak, and everything in between. The highlight of an athletes career is playing for their country in such a renowned and…
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The drastic initial cut of the budget for the Women’s Euros in Switzerland 2025
In July 2025 the Women’s European Championship will hosted in Switzerland. To organise an event like this, it needs more than just stadiums to play in. The host country also…
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Matilda’s Keeper Mackenzie Arnold and Her Inspiring Journey with Hearing Loss
Mackenzie Arnold’s performance in the 2023 Women’s World Cup was nothing short of extraordinary. Demonstrating her talent and resilience at every stage, she had the nation on the edge of…
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Hull City’s Chris Hames on Beyond The Pitch podcast
Hull City Ladies Manager, Chris Hames became the first guest of our official Beyond the Pitch Podcast, speaking to Ed, Daisy and Finley on the challenges of managing players, Hull…
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Football and Motherhood: What is the reality?
During the 2023/24 season, Arsenal announced that their Swedish centre-back, Amanda Ilestedt, was expecting her first child. In the social media announcement, the club confirmed that Ilestedt would be taking…
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Here’s the demand, where’s the supply?
When I was growing up, having a players name on the back of your jersey was almost like a status symbol. When you were playing football with your friends, it…
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Reading Women: Another victim of the endless cycle of poor ownership
There was a time when Reading Women were a symbol of decency and stability. They were a respectable team, who showcased that any club could make it to the top,…
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Will Wendie Renard make history with the Blues in her last shot at an Olympic Gold?
The first ever official women’s football match took place in 1971, when France took on the Netherlands. Despite having played several friendly matches ahead of this fixture, the French Football…
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From Grassroots to Glory: Mary Earps’ Inspiring Football Journey
During the UEFA Women’s Euros in 2022 and the Women’s World Cup in 2023, Mary Earps proved her talent through some of the most incredible performances that helped guide the…
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A Q&A with Brentford FC Women’s Player Sophie Troth
Playing at the grassroots level of the Women’s Football Pyramid in England is a topic that often goes unnoticed. At Beyond the Pitch, we aim to bring attention to this…









