women's sport

Homophobic, sexual and sexist abuse accounted for more than half of the abusive posts identified by FIFA’s Social Media Protection Service.

The England transitional coach is keen to inspire a new generation of players from the North East.

Alessia Russo scored twice with Amanda Ilestedt also on the scoresheet after Johanna Rytting Kaneryd had cancelled out Beth Mead’s opener.

Neville will aim to catch the eye of Sarina Wiegman in next week’s derby with Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Rubiales was banned over his behaviour at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on August 20.

A number of high-profile women’s players have suffered serious knee injuries in recent years.

The Lionesses’ 6-0 thrashing of Scotland at Hampden was not enough as they were pipped by the Netherlands.

Scott has donated her England cap from an international friendly against the Czech Republic on the November 12 2019 to the museum.

England are the nominated home nation for securing a Paris 2024 Olympics qualification spot.

The independent review, titled ‘Raising The Bar: Reframing the opportunity in women’s football’, was published in July.