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Dear footballers, stop going to Dubai
Dear everyone, just stop going to Dubai. Maybe it’s because I’m old and boring but the idea of the United…
Author Sophie Lawson
A privileged view of matches without fans
“Football is nothing without the fans,” the statement that has been repeated ad infinitum since the United Kingdom went into…
Leeds United vs Karen Carney: Not quite an 18-second story
Today, Twitter has been overly full of commenters suggesting that there was nothing wrong with the official Leeds United FC account tweeting out a clipped video of Karen Carney talking about the physical exhaustion often felt by Marcelo Bielsa teams at the tail end of seasons.
Remember, remember the seventh of November: Gunpowder, Alex Morgan and WSL
Was it good for you? Did you feel the Earth shake? You undoubtedly saw fireworks but don’t let anyone convince…
The proposed scale of the 2023 World Cup asks the planet to take another hit
As the crow flies, there are over 3,000 miles (or 4,880km-ish) separating Dunedin, New Zealand and Perth, Australia. Which, as…
Be it selfie culture or faux normalcy, I don’t need to see fans during matches
I don’t care about football fans. Wait! Let me elaborate before you crack out the flaming torches and head for…
US internationals heading for Europe and the non-seismic shift
It’s easy enough to get excited when you hear the whispers of US international players potentially making European moves this…
The NWSL takes a knee
Sophie Lawson offers her insight with her weekly column.
A moment of silence for those women’s clubs who are no more
Sophie Lawson takes a look at clubs which haven’t survived the world pandemic
Is concluding the UWCL season a necessity?
When I was last on my soapbox, I was bemoaning the proposed plans to finish the current UEFA Women’s Champions League season. Now that UEFA have finalised their plans and are going through with what I was wailing about, let’s chat a little more about the incoming mini-tournament.
The UEFA Women’s Champions League and fairness
We talk about fairness in football a lot – as we do luck – we talk about results that don’t…
Let’s just decide WSL with a Battle Royale
The FA have released another statement about the top two tiers of women’s football in England this afternoon and, in…
The Women’s Championship is calling Liverpool’s name
Liverpool have not had a good season. The team, with their flaws laid bare, have toiled both publicly and privately.…
News on the WSL? Surely tomorrow
Reload Twitter, check for emails from The FA, talk to players, read articles about the possible restart of the WSL.…
Maybe the most surprising thing about Judge Klausner’s ruling was how predictable it was
The depths and/or limits of the American judicial system may escape me but the ruling from federal judge Gary Klausner,…
Assessing Phil Neville’s time with the Lionesses
“A failed experiment,” and, “no better, no worse.” Two clichés you’ll likely be seeing a lot of as commentators attempt to break down Phil Neville’s reign as England manager…
Lionesses make charitable donation and still get moaned at
Sophie Lawson gives her views on the Lionesses’ donation to the COVID-19 fund in her weekly column.
Football? People are dying, Kim
Throwback football is growing tired but if you’re expecting match days to return any time soon, you need to come…
From players unable to train and clubs threatening to close doors, is the end nigh for the WSL?
Sophie Lawson gives her weekly insight in her latest column.
UEFA’s silence is frustrating but really, we’re all just on edge
In her exclusive weekly column, Sophie Lawson gives her take on sports’ struggle with COVID-19.
Like an addict needing a fix, I miss football but COVID-19 is bigger than football
Sophie Lawson provides her latest weekly column as COVID-19 continues to halt the football season.
As the W-League prepares for a grand final without fans, questions over its future hang heavy
Sophie Lawson analyses the decision to continue the Australia’s W-League season amongst the coronavirus outbreak and the issues that face the FFA in the long-term.
England vs USA and the rivalry that isn’t
Sophie is a London-based women’s football writer who covered last year’s World Cup finals as well as domestic WSL games regularly. With bylines in the Guardian and Evening Standard, Sophie has also been a guest on BBC World Service and 5 Live.
Arsenal and Chelsea breathe life back into tired league cup
New Women’s Football editor, Sophie Lawson, makes her Prost International debut and asks if the 2020 Conti Cup final has…