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Women's football

las galacticas

Real Madrid to launch first-ever women's team set for top-flight football next season

25 Jun 2019

7.8k

heading abroad

Ireland striker Barrett set for move to Germany

18 Jun 2019

6.5k

experienced

Ex-Derry City boss named Northern Ireland women's manager

16 May 2019

3.0k

World Class

Arsenal boss hails Irish 'gems' McCabe and Quinn as Gunners end title drought

28 Apr 2019

4.5k

Looking Back

'The GAA looked the other way because it was so popular - they'd have crowds of thousands'

27 Apr 2019

17.4k

Exposure

England boss Neville calls for Premier League grounds to host women's games

2 Apr 2019

3.6k

sophie jones

Ex-Sheffield United striker retires and hits out at FA after being found guilty of racial abuse

20 Mar 2019

8.9k

Kick it out

Sheffield United terminate striker's contract after she's banned for racial abuse

20 Mar 2019

9.5k

Record

Record-breaking crowd of 60,739 watch women's match between Barcelona and Atletico

17 Mar 2019

9.2k

legacy

'There are things I hold onto dearly - her class, her accent and her beautiful smile'

17 Feb 2019

50.9k

Tom Elmes

'I was standing on a cottage roof, freezing to death, shovelling snow. I think: do you want to go back to that?'

3 Nov 2018

31.4k

Abuse

Phil Neville highlights disgraceful rape and death threats sent to England Women's players

19 Oct 2018

5.8k

growing the game

Fifa seek to double number of women footballers by 2026

11 Oct 2018

1.6k

European Football

Wexford Youths take lead against Ajax but lose out in Champions League qualifier

7 Aug 2018

5.3k

survive and advance

Kerry net three, but Donegal keep nose in front to advance to quarter-finals

28 Jul 2018

6.7k

Long overdue

Manchester United finally looks set to have its first-ever professional women's team

21 Mar 2018

5.0k

Starting afresh

After disgraced Mark Sampson's sacking, Phil Neville appointed new England Women's coach

23 Jan 2018

5.0k

making history

Cork City get FAI Cup final day off to the perfect start by lifting the women's trophy

5 Nov 2017

9.5k

Third Time Lucky

Sacked England women's manager found guilty of racially abusing players

18 Oct 2017

5.9k

A step forward

Delaney promises to grow women's football as FAI makes historic appointment

29 Jun 2017

4.5k

Flying the flag

Shelbourne drawn with Linfield in the Women's Champions League

23 Jun 2017

2.7k

Relief

Good news for Irish star as Notts County players allowed to join new clubs

27 Apr 2017

4.7k

Big News

The most dominant force in women's club football just added another superstar to their ranks

20 Dec 2016

10.6k

monday

We'll Leave It There So: No All-Ireland final appeal from Dubs and all today's sport

26 Sep 2016

18.4k

coygig

Clinical Ireland put 5 past Montenegro to earn biggest win in 12 years

7 Apr 2016

5.1k

Women's football

Ireland defender with a throw-in like Rory Delap signs for Man City

16 Feb 2016

8.2k

Irish Eye

'I remember watching Arsenal in the FA Cup final when I was 12. Now I'm playing for them'

16 Jan 2016

8.1k

Opinion

Women's FAI Cup final penalty shootout fiasco was utterly avoidable

9 Nov 2015

7.0k

Women in Sport

There's outrage after Cork City players began their FAI cup warmup during women's penalty shootout

8 Nov 2015

32.3k

Women in Sport

There's outrage after Cork City players began their warmup during women's final shootout

8 Nov 2015

16.0k

Women in Sport

There's outrage after Cork players began their FAI cup warmup during women's penalty shootout

8 Nov 2015

6.8k

supporthersport

'Those wondergoals are there week-in week-out and people need to see them'

7 Nov 2015

3.2k

misogyny

Iran women's football captain isn't at a major tournament - because her husband won't let her go

24 Sep 2015

28.8k

Women's football

Disappointing start to Ireland's Euro 2017 campaign as Finland come away with 3 points

22 Sep 2015

5.1k

UWCL

'I couldn't ask much more from the girls' - Wexford Youths go out of Europe on a high

17 Aug 2015

5.4k

well beaten

Disappointment for Wexford Youths in second Champions League outing

13 Aug 2015

5.7k

Up and Running

Wexford Youths claim victory in Champions League opener

11 Aug 2015

11.5k

European adventure

Wexford Youths will play Champions League football for the first time today

11 Aug 2015

6.7k

Maiden Voyage

'We can top the group' - Ireland defender Rossiter ready for Champions League debut

11 Aug 2015

5.8k

Lionesses

The England Twitter account is getting a lot of heat for describing their footballers as "mothers, partners and daughters"

6 Jul 2015

27.7k

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