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Megan Feringa
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says y’all a lot | women’s football/soccer writer at The Athletic UK
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Megan Feringa @meganferinga.bsky.social · Jan 3
'We paid a blood tax for our daughters. What now?'

In Nov, Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar was hit by shrapnel during Israel’s bombing of Beirut. 44 days later, family ‘wait for her to awake’. Piece w/ Celine's family on the dreams 'killed' by a 'zero-sum war'.

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Celine Haidar, the Lebanon player struck by shrapnel, has loved ones ‘waiting for her to come back to life’
The 19-year-old's family and friends tell the story of the promising player who cannot move or speak after being caught up in the war
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Wrote a piece on the window. Specifically its "quiet" + how people seem upset by this, despite multiple club records broken, the WSL's increasingly disproportionate financial heft + another USWNT player discovering what a Tesco club card is. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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Who won the WSL transfer deadline day? A better question: Does it matter?
The league's winter transfer window was quiet this year. That's not necessarily a bad thing
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February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Excl: Everton have parted ways with head coach Brian Sorensen and assistant coach Stephen Nilgen. Comes after Everton's 2-1 win over Aston Villa with Everton 4pts off bottom.

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February 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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I wrote a column about the age of theft www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Copyrighted art, mobile phones, Greenland: welcome to our age of shameless theft | Jonathan Liew
The human impulse to steal has been accelerated by AI, inequality and our political leaders – with profound consequences, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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January 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Kerolin is very good. But head coach Andrée Jeglertz (after agreeing she is very good) focused on where she can be even better. Which is the key (+ for rivals, the fear) of this Man City side: an insatiable appetite + a demand to quench it. @theathleticfc.bsky.social

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This Manchester City side is a beast – Chelsea were just its latest prey
Kerolin tore Chelsea apart at the Etihad on Sunday, and made it look easy. The WSL title race is looking more like a procession...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Great interview by @adamleventhal.bsky.social w/ Helena Costa on a life spent breaking thru glass ceilings, now as men's football's only female sporting director.

"For me, it's natural. But it’s also a responsibility. It has to work. Otherwise, it won’t open doors.”

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Meet Helena Costa, the only female sporting director in the men’s game
She made headlines around the world when appointed to manage Clermont Foot in France but now she is leading the way in a different role
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February 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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Manchester City lead Chelsea in the WSL by six points. They have won all 11 games since defeat on the opening day to their title rivals.

The perennial champions are their only rivals.

@meganferinga.bsky.social on a top-four race split in two.

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January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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“When we’re in the Champions League.”

An ambition that’d be filed under delusional if Wrexham weren’t so deft at these kinds of grand plans. Next up: Wrexham Women in Europe. The first big step - owning their own ground - has been taken. @theathleticfc.bsky.social

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Wrexham Women have Champions League ambitions. Owning their own stadium is the first step
Wrexham Women played their first match at their new home on Sunday. A first step in an ambitious project
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December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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A farcical League Cup draw: the latest example of why a blind obsession for women’s sports’ growth at all costs is abandoning the very audience and soul that built it.

But hey, at least we can all eat footlongs. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Excl: Hannah Forshaw to step down as Everton Women CEO at end of 2025/26 season, despite starting in Sept. Exit is mutual + amicable. Review ongoing on what leadership will look like for future.

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Everton Women CEO Hannah Forshaw to step down at end of season
Hannah Forshaw only officially began work at the club in September but will exit at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Tottenham Hotspur Women have completed the signing of Norway international Signe Gaupset for a club-record fee of £378,000.

More from @meganferinga.bsky.social ⤵️

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Signe Gaupset.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Glad you enjoyed! It was about time I got something together on them😅
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Thanks yall🙏
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Fantastic piece. Full of background detail. By @meganferinga.bsky.social who is always excellent on Spurs Women.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
After last season's tears, Tottenham are enjoying a WSL revival
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November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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5th in WSL. Level on pts w Arsenal. 2nd from bottom last season.

Inside Tottenham's revival:
▪️Last season's toil
▪️Ex-Arsenal chief Venkatesham appt
▪️Martin Ho's 4-day recruitment
▪️Casey Stoney’s phone call
▪️Koga Hail Mary
▪️Ho's reset

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Tottenham vs Arsenal: How last season’s tears were followed by Spurs’ WSL revival
In what has historically been a lopsided rivalry, Arsenal face a very different Spurs side in Sunday's WSL north London derby
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November 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Wout van Aert is one of cycling’s superstars; his win over Montmartre one of the year’s top moments.

We spoke about post-injury doubts, managing his own demanding nature, and his big offseason adventure in the USA.

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Wout van Aert interview: Dropping Tadej Pogacar, recovering from injury and what cycling can learn from the NBA
The Belgian star on a season of recovery and redemption: 'I just wanted to show that I’m still there, that I can be among the best riders'
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November 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Choose your avatar. #TeamHannah. #TeamMary. Community Note: There’s only one right answer. But maybe this can also be sad, a reminder of how easily we exalt humans to heroes + how precipitous the inevitable crash down is. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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The saga of Mary Earps and Hannah Hampton proves our heroes are human
An extract of Mary Earps’ new autobiography was published at the weekend and there's a temptation to reach for the big, obvious take
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November 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Jarrad Branthwaite is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday after suffering what Everton described as a “complication” in his return from a hamstring injury.

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Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite to undergo surgery after hamstring injury rehab ‘complication’
Everton are now likely to be without the defender, a key player and one of their highest earners, for an extended period of time.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Jess Park is very good at football. Apparently the only way to stop her is by kicking a football into her face, That’s after coming off the bench + scoring two goals. Given the freedom to invert, to carry the ball, to roam, Park is thriving. Man Utd are better for it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
Jess Park’s sparkling cameo proves she is already integral to Manchester United
The brace against Everton from the bench was emblematic of Park’s transformation into one of the league’s most valuable attacking threats
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October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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“You don’t have a period but that’s fine. You’re an athlete.” A caveat accompanying countless medical results, despite inevitable danger, lines being drawn between sacrifices periods + sporting success. A piece for my sister + those challenging the system. www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
In women’s sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore
A byproduct of wider issues, periods continue to be missed, ignored or misunderstood in elite sports
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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"Sport is also a business," she says. "We're all replaceable. There can be a lack of patience when it comes to getting better because it's so unknown. 'When is she going to be able to perform better? When is she going to start adapting to training?' I don't know the answer. No one does. A hormonal and metabolic injury is not visible. You can look at blood tests all you want, but that won't tell you how long recovery will take."
October 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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sacrificing periods*
October 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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“You don’t have a period but that’s fine. You’re an athlete.” A caveat accompanying countless medical results, despite inevitable danger, lines being drawn between sacrifices periods + sporting success. A piece for my sister + those challenging the system. www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
In women’s sports, athletes losing their periods was long considered normal. Not anymore
A byproduct of wider issues, periods continue to be missed, ignored or misunderstood in elite sports
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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👌
September 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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I think there's a lot of impatience for women's football to have all the answers now but like you say - just listen to fans, see what they want. No one moves all their furniture into a house before they know where the plug sockets are.
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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thanks yall!
September 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM