Women's Sports Editor at @touchline_com / Author of 'La Vie Jamais Racontée: Alice Milliat, a French Heroine and Sporting Suffragette'. ✍️
London, England
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Today marks three months since my book on women's sports pioneer Alice Milliat was published!
The book is still available to buy if you haven't got a copy. If you have read it and enjoyed it, I'd be so grateful for a review on Amazon, Waterstones etc 🙌
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Such sad news. What Rowling etc need to realise is that in their quest to defend women’s rights, they’ve spoken over the 1000s of women at grassroots for whom trans inclusion is a vital part of the women’s football ecosystem: a sport rooted in tolerance, community and acceptance
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Taking this opportunity while AWFC Twitter is online - looking for two tickets in the Arsenal end at Chelsea on Sunday, give me a shout if anyone has spares or is selling! @AWFCtickets @ArsenalWomenSC
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Breaking records 📈
England 2025 has now exceeded the 150,000 tickets sold for Women's Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand
#RWC2025 | #ThisEnergyNeverStops
ALT A pink and yellow graphic with an image in the middle of fans celebrating. The text on the graphic reads "Record-breaking 220,000 tickets sold. England 2025 is officially set to be the biggest Women's Rugby World Cup ever."
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Ireland vs Wales is already so much more entertaining than the first leg, still cagey but at least a couple of good chances for both sides
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Really nice to see Poland qualify for #WEURO2025 after a concerted effort from their national association to invest in and develop women’s football. Having a star player like Pajor helps as well, of course!
uefa.com/womenseuropeanquali…
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RT @_CounterPressed: We need to celebrate Barbra Banda and who she is as an athlete.
We also need to call out some of the media coverage…
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We are proud to have Barbra Banda as a member of the Orlando Pride 💜
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A pleasure to be on @bethrmccowen’s new podcast, From the Sidelines. Give it a listen ⬇️
The first episode of From the Sidelines is now available to listen to on Spotify!
My first guest is the wonderful @Nancy_Gillen 🎙️⬇️
open.spotify.com/episode/0lN…
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Largely agree with this. I like the idea of giving Slegers till the end of the season, then choosing to stick or twist over summer depending on how she does. Gives the club a bigger sample size from which to judge her and ensures continuity for the rest of this season.
Comment piece: Renée Slegers has done an exceptionally good job as interim head coach and deserves huge credit, but calls for her to get the job long-term feel premature. Arsenal must aspire to hire *the* best person in the world for the job. #BarclaysWSL
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I need to see all of the big Arsenal twitter accounts RTing this. Stand by your values and what you want the club to be.
🔴⚪️ An Open Letter to @Arsenal Football Club 🔴⚪️
Fans expect more than wins—we expect integrity. Together we’re calling for accountability, transparency, and a commitment to safeguarding within the sport.
Join our cause by signing our open letter:
openletter.earth/arsenal-sup…
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RT @AFC_SOASV: 🔴⚪️ An Open Letter to @Arsenal Football Club 🔴⚪️
Fans expect more than wins—we expect integrity. Together we’re calling for…
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Imagine saying a few weeks ago that we'd be scoring nine goals and conceding none over just two matches. What dreams are made of
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I wasn't too keen on the idea of keeping Renee Slegers as I thought it would basically be a continuation of the previous system, but the performances post international break have been so encouraging. It's obviously a small sample size but maybe I could be persuaded...
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The constant acceptance, ignorance and rehabilitation of people who commit sexual assault within men’s football makes it incredibly draining to be involved in
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Prior to this match, it’s felt like there’s been multiple players off the pace. This match, every single player has been brilliant. Really hope this performance is the start of something and not just an anomaly. There were flashes of it against United so hopefully the former
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Omg guys I actually feel optimistic and excited about an Arsenal performance. First time this WSL season
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“The BBC found that seven out of 20 Premier League clubs have had players or bosses investigated by the police for sexual offences since 2020”
Hope to see certain people professing to have the safety of women in sport at heart speaking out about this!
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgl…
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This situation really highlights the downside of men's and women's teams sharing the same stadium. Can become a logistical nightmare
Logistically it's a nightmare. Several competitions - PL, Carabao Cup & UWCL. Several clubs - Palace, Arsenal's men & women & Tottenham. Arsenal have been keen to call Emirates the home for UWCL so it was something they hoped to avoid. Not many options.
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