RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazil said on Tuesday, July 18, it will change civil servants' work schedules so they can watch the national team play in the women's World Cup -- a concession until now reserved for the men's top-flight football tournament. The employees can start their work days later so...
LONDON (AFP) -- England players expressed "disappointment" on Tuesday, July 18, that talks with the Football Association (FA) over bonus payments and commercial structures would not be resolved before the start of the women's World Cup. In a statement from the team posted on social media by captain...
The Philippine women’s national football team got a glimpse of what’s ahead in their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup debut after falling to world No. 3 Sweden, 5-1, in their closed-door friendly match on Monday, July 17 in New Zealand. There is no detailed account from the Philippine Football...
It’s now less than a week before the Philippine women’s national football team makes its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and co-captain Hali Long is excited to “prove and show what the Filipinas are made of.” *The Filipinas during their ongoing training camp in New Zealand for...
PARIS (AFP) -- The first-ever 32-team Women's World Cup begins in Australia and New Zealand on July 20, with the United States aiming to win a third consecutive title in a landmark month for the women's game. *FIFA Women's World Cup trophy. (AFP)* It has been a rapid expansion for a tournament that...
The Philippine women’s football team is set to play an unofficial closed training match against world No. 3 Sweden on July 17 in Wellington, New Zealand. Per the Philippine Football Federation, the said friendly will serve as the last training match for the Filipinas before they open their...
From barely getting recognition, the Philippine women’s national football team is set to make its FIFA World Cup debut next month. The historic opportunity came when Sarina Bolden fired the penalty kick for the Philippines in their dramatic shootout against Chinese Taipei in the Asian Cup in 2022....
It has been a year and a half since the Philippine women’s national football team made history after qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup happening this July. Next month, the Filipinas will finally set foot in the most prestigious football meet for the first time in New Zealand. The...
The Philippine national women’s football team is about to begin “the hardest four weeks of their lives” as they set camp in Australia this month. As the historic first FIFA Women’s World Cup stint nears, co-captains Hali Long and Thanai Annis spearhead the provisional 29-woman pool named...
The Philippine women’s football team may be newcomers in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but it has already earned a form of respect from its foes ahead of the global football meet this July. In an interview with FIFA+, former German football player Inka Grings, who was appointed as the head coach...
By NIKOLE JAVIER The groundwork and timetable are both set for the Philippine women’s national football team as it tackles a busy year ahead. Riding the momentum of their historic rise, the Filipinas will kick off the year with European action in the 2023 Pinatar Cup in Spain as they...
