Alessia Russo has followed in her father's footsteps to become a key part of the Manchester United and England set-ups after growing up in a ...
Meanwhile, Luca went on to focus on track and field while Giorgio has also played non-league football for several Kent-based sides. “Alessia had no option but to play football - it was non-negotiable,” he told Our Game Mag in 2017. Her club form has seen her break through into the England squad.
The Women's Euro 2022 Championship gets underway on Wednesday night when Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses host Austria in the opening game of the tournament.
Amazon's 20 live Premier League games will return in the 2022/23 season. BT Sport hold the rights to 52 live Premier League games. They also own rights to the Carabao Cup and several international matches. As for Austria, they are competing in just their second Euro’s tournament after reaching the semi-finals in 2017 and will be hoping to go one better this year. There are no fresh concerns as things stand, but Lucy Bronze should return to action after missing out in June’s friendly win over Switzerland for precautionary reasons. Sky Sports retain the rights to the bulk of those fixtures with 128 live matches.
England are facing off against Austria as Women's Euro 2022 begins in the UK. Kick-off for the opening game is 8pm tonight with BBC broadcasting every ...
England are facing off against Austria as Women's Euro 2022 begins in the UK. Kick-off for the opening game is 8pm tonight with BBC broadcasting every single game exclusively. ENGLAND are taking on Austria on the opening day of Women's Euro 2022. You can tune in on BBC One or if you want to watch online you will be able to see all the action on iPlayer.
Standing in their way are an Austrian outfit who proved the surprise package of the Women's European Championships five years ago and one who are quietly ...
With all that in mind, it promises to be quite the occasion. After all, this is exactly the kind of stage the women’s game has been building towards. England begin their UEFA Euro 2022 campaign this evening by kicking off the tournament’s opener with a game against an Austria side who made the semi-finals five years ago.
Minute-by-minute report: Euro 2022 is finally here. Join Gregg Bakowski for the latest on opening night.
The injury to Spain captain and Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has made some bookmakers bring England in to almost joint-favourites to win the tournament alongside Spain and it feels like the only thing that could derail England in Group A is the weight of expectation. We have a team of 23 players, this is the XI that starts, but we need everyone on matchday and all the other days. It probably frustrates journalists but it is great for keeping a lid on hype and protecting her players from the pressure. This is such a promising period for England. The manager really is top drawer.” The BBC coverage has just started and they have managed to get Natalie Portman on board to give a rousing monologue about the tournament. Stanway has a little burst up the right wing but as she tries to compose herself to curl in a cross, she is put under pressure and knocks the ball behind for a goal-kick. The teams emerge from the tunnel into the mist and din of Old Trafford. What a noise! She’s so good on the ball and plays with her head up all the time. It’s such a hard header to control though and the ball bounces up and off her head and over. 5 min: Williamson overplays at the back and Austria pick up possession and win a corner. Austria attack on the left and win a throw-in after a no-nonsense clearance from Bright. She curls a ball in towards her Man City teammate Ellen White but it is slightly behind her and she can’t get any power on it.
Follow all the action as the Lionesses begin the tournament at Old Trafford.
Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Flags of all the participating nations are brought out. Leah Williamson is at the front of the pack for England. She’s been given the task of leading them through the tournament. She’s played there before and slotting in at centre-back allows more attacking options in midfield for the Lionesses. None of her teammates can get there and Austria clear the danger. It bounces up for the arriving Lauren Hemp but she can’t find the target with a tricky headed effort.