Category: Women’s Football

On Wednesday, Spain beat Germany 1-0 after extra time in their UEFA European Women’s Championship semi. That hard-fought victory sets up a final with England… a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0. So can Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses exact revenge for that defeat in Sydney in August 2023? Or will Spain…

Image: MichaelEmilio via Wikimedia Commons On Monday the annual Ballon d’Or awards ceremony took place. This was the 68th edition of the event and it has certainly moved on a long way from its humble origins. Inaugural winner of the main, eponymous prize, Sir Stanley Matthews, was given his award in “the clubhouse in Blackpool”…