The Welsh age-group sides face a busy September schedule, when action resumes into the elite rounds of two Uefa tournaments and a vital U21 qualifier. Paul Bodin’s U21 side travel to Bosnia & Herzegovina on Friday, 4 September, for their first match since a 1-0 win in the reverse fixture at the Racecourse last November.…
A major revamp of the women’s domestic game in Wales will take place for the start of the 2021-22 season, with a new pyramid league structure established to better reflect playing standards, economic means, geographical location, facilities and club structure in the nation. Tier One will remain a National League administered by the FAW, with…
With the rescheduling of Euro 2020 to next year due to the Covid19 pandemic, Uefa confirmed that the Women’s Euro 2021 championships will now be played in England from 6 July to 31 July 2022. It plans to use the same venues that were originally proposed to host the event, with Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin…
Following the decision made by the Football Association of Wales to curtail the remainder of the 2019-20 season because of the Covid19 pandemic, Swansea City Ladies were crowned champions of the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League for the fourth time. The Swans’ women regained the domestic title from Cardiff Met, who were crowned champions in…
All domestic football in Wales has been called off until 4 April 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak, including Wales’ friendly international against Austria at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium later this month. The news follows yesterday’s announcement that the Dragons’ friendly against the United States on 30 March had been called off. Ryan Giggs’ men were…
Wales Women had a perfect warm-up for next month’s Euro 2021 qualifiers with a 2-0 win against Estonia at Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground last night. Second-half goals from Megan Wynne and substitute Nadia Lawrence gave Jayne Ludlow’s side a well-deserved victory in the friendly international ahead of April’s Euro 2021 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and…
Manager Jayne Ludlow has welcomed back Natasha Harding from injury ahead of Wales’ friendly against Estonia in Wrexham next week and is confident record cap-holder Jess Fishlock will be fit in time for key Euro 2021 qualifiers in April. Reading’s Harding returns for the friendly on Friday, 6 March, at the Racecourse after missing November’s…
The final of the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s League Cup will see reigning champions Cardiff Met aiming to lift the trophy for a fourth time when they take on Swansea City in the 2019-20 final at Newport’s Dragon Park on 29 March. In yesterday’s semi-final derby, Met gained revenge with a 5-3 shoot-out win against…
Next year is set to be a massive one for women’s football in the UK with England hosting the Euro 2021 finals from 7 July to 1 August. Qualifying for the tournament is well underway and the positive news for Wales is that manager Jayne Ludlow’s side are in good shape to reach the play-offs…
