Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Linköping: Wang Shuang's sparkling 2018 has reached history-making heights, as the star Chinese international became the first player from the world's most populous nation to score in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Wang found the back of net for Paris Saint-Germain in the 80th minute of their Round of 16 first leg tie against Swedish champions Linköping, to help the French side to a 2-0 away win and claim a piece of Chinese football history.
The 23-year-old is the 18th Asian player to score in Europe's biggest women's club competition.
Her notable goal means the Steel Roses star has now found the back of the net three times for the Parisian club since joining on a two-year deal from Wuhan in August.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
London: Australia endured the absence of several key players and long periods under pressure to salvage a 1-1 draw against England at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.
Clare Polkinghorne provided Australia's equaliser, scoring a powerful header in the 84th minute to cancel out Fran Kirby's 21st minute opener, in a match largely controlled by the hosts.
Chasing a sixth consecutive win, and fresh from a 1-0 triumph over Brazil on Friday, World No. 3 England started the game strongly, and it took just over 20 minutes for Women's Ballon d'Or nominee Fran Kirby to put them in front.
The Chelsea forward punished the Matildas for a sloppy turnover in their defensive third, finding space with a sublime turn before powering the ball low and hard past scrambling Australian goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Australia's Sam Kerr and Japan's Saki Kumagai have been nominated for the inaugural Women's Ballon d'Or award in 2018.
Kerr and Kumagai are joined by another 13 of the best players in the world in the nominations, chosen by editorial staff of French publication France Football.
The 2018 edition of the Ballon d'Or is the first in the award's 62-year history that will recognise female footballers and the nomination is an honour for both players as they buildup to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France.
The ceremony to announce the winner will take place in Paris on December 3.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Chongqing: China PR's resurgence under Jia Xiuquan continued on Monday, as they secured a third Yongchuan International Tournament title in the competition's four-year history with a 2-0 win over Thailand.
An early goal from 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup top scorer Li Ying set the Steel Roses on their way, before Ren Guixin doubled their lead in the 15th minute as they took advantage of Portugal's earlier 0-0 draw with Finland.
The success, which follows an impressive silver medal performance at the Asian Games last month, is the latest positive step for a side which has gone from strength to strength since former men's international Jia was appointed in May.
Any pressure the home side may have felt going into what was effectively a tournament decider evaporated within four minutes, as Li got the end of Wang Xiaoxue's flick-on to make it 1-0, although goalkeeper Yada Sengyong ought to have done much better with the striker's tame effort,
China PR were two ahead when Ren Guixin lobbed the Thai custodian from distance a little over 10 minutes later, leaving Thailand staring down the barrel of their fifth loss against the Steel Roses in 2018.
Thailand's Silawan Intamee had a goal ruled out for offside just before the hour mark, before substitute goalkeeper Sukana Chor Charoenying made a number of saves to minimise the damage.
While Chaba Kaew fell to a sixth successive international loss - a cause for concern just eight months away from France 2019 - China PR will look to continue their run of good form in next months EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification tournament in Chinese Taipei.