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Roos Schelen 🌹
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I watch football and write for The Halfway Line.
Name’s pronounced Rose not rOOs.
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Roos Schelen 🌹 @roossch91.bsky.social · Oct 15
WSL Football Ltd, who run the league, face a conundrum. Is scheduling a zero-sum game?

I conducted a survey among 300+ fans to find out.

Read here 👇🏻 #BarclaysWSL

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Fans weigh in on WSL scheduling
By Roos Schelen (14/10/25) Above: The WSL logo. Photo: WSL Football / BBC Media Centre. The Women’s Super League introduced new kickoff times at the start of the season. Impetus surveyed fans to fi…
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𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 ‘𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞’

The Gunners prepare for what could be considered a must-win fixture against Real Madrid in the #UWCL

More from Caldentey below 👇

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Mariona Caldentey says she believes Arsenal 'can beat anyone' - The Halfway Line
Former Barcelona player Mariona Caldentey is excited for Arsenal to face Real Madrid in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
thehalfwayline.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Spoke to Guro Bergsvand about facing Manchester United in the #UWCL. She also spoke about Wolfsburg’s UWCL ambitions & facing her friend Elisabeth Terland.

Full quotes 👇🏻👇🏻
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𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞 ‘𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞’ 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

We spoke to Bergsvand ahead of a #UWCL clash with the Red Devils this week.

Read the full interview below 👇

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Guro Bergsvand: Wolfsburg are ‘up for the challenge’ against Man United - The Halfway Line
Looking ahead to Wednesday’s match between VfL Wolfsburg and Manchester United, She Wolf Guro Bergsvand says the battle between her and Manchester United’s Elisabeth Terland will be a personal one.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 '𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭' 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡

Hear from the Blues boss and Keira Walsh ahead of tonight's European meeting with St Pölten.

#UWCL #CFCW

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Sonia Bompastor 'fully confident' in Chelsea ahead of UWCL clash - The Halfway Line
Sonia Bompastor says Chelsea must be efficient in Tuesday's UEFA Women's Champions League meeting with St Pölten.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 ‘𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲’ 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬

The Gunners boss says she has "huge respect" for Sonia Bompastor's side ahead of the London derby.

#AWFC #BarclaysWSL

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Arsenal 'have to be ready' to face Chelsea says Renée Slegers - The Halfway Line
Ahead of Arsenal’s clash with Chelsea on Saturday, Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers says she has a lot of respect for the Blues.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 ‘𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞’ 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐒𝐋

Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers says that it is important that managers have a 'support system' whilst managing in the #BarclaysWSL

#AWFC #ArsenalWomen

thehalfwayline.com/2025/11/01/r...
Renée Slegers: There is 'so much pressure' as a coach in the WSL - The Halfway Line
Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers has said her role is 'very demanding' as WSL coaches call for greater support in the game.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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WSL Football Ltd, who run the league, face a conundrum. Is scheduling a zero-sum game?

I conducted a survey among 300+ fans to find out.

Read here 👇🏻 #BarclaysWSL

impetusfootball.org/2025/10/14/f...
Fans weigh in on WSL scheduling
By Roos Schelen (14/10/25) Above: The WSL logo. Photo: WSL Football / BBC Media Centre. The Women’s Super League introduced new kickoff times at the start of the season. Impetus surveyed fans to fi…
impetusfootball.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐂 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞

🔍 #UWCL analysis by @roossch91.bsky.social

thehalfwayline.com/2025/10/09/u...
UWCL Analysis: Chelsea stumble in opener against FC Twente - The Halfway Line
Sonia Bompastor's Chelsea drew with FC Twente in a disappointing first UEFA Women's Champions League showing of the season.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Have already received well over 250 responses, which is great. But the bigger the sample size, the better. Please complete the survey if you can spare 5 minutes, thank you!
roossch91.bsky.social Roos Schelen 🌹 @roossch91.bsky.social · Oct 6
ANNOYED ABOUT THE NEW WSL KICKOFF TIMES? Or love them?

I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion with me, for my newest piece.

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October 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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ANNOYED ABOUT THE NEW WSL KICKOFF TIMES? Or love them?

I would really appreciate you sharing your opinion with me, for my newest piece.

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October 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The UEFA Women’s Champions League is back!

Had the pleasure of speaking to Dutch international Jackie Groenen about PSG’s approach to this new campaign, after they went out in the qualifying stages last season. Also asked her about PSG’s new signings.

Read here 👇🏻
thehalfwayline.bsky.social The Halfway Line @thehalfwayline.bsky.social · Oct 6
𝐏𝐒𝐆 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐧 '𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝' 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

The Dutch international says the Red Devils “felt like a second home” as she prepares to face them at Old Trafford next month.

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PSG midfielder Groenen 'very excited' to face Man United in UWCL - The Halfway Line
PSG's Jackie Groenen says former club Manchester United 'always felt like a second home' ahead of the two sides' upcoming UWCL meeting.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Was a pleasure to work with @lambertsmarc.bsky.social on this one.

Will HERA United win the Champions League in 10 years? They have said they want to. It will be interesting to see how they will do. Read more into their formative story, data and similarities with LCL here 👇🏻
thehalfwayline.bsky.social The Halfway Line @thehalfwayline.bsky.social · Oct 5
𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛

📊 @roossch91.bsky.social and @lambertsmarc.bsky.social dig into the short history of the Netherlands' latest addition.

thehalfwayline.com/2025/10/05/2...
HERA United: About the Netherlands' first women-only football club - The Halfway Line
The Netherlands' topflight — the Vrouwen Eredivisie — is now home to its first independent women's football club, HERA United.
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October 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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‘𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨’ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫

🗣️Skinner spoke to the media ahead of the Irons Brighton test on the weekend.

✍️ @roossch91.bsky.social

#BarclaysWSL
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'Plenty of games to go' for West Ham says Rehanne Skinner - The Halfway Line
Rehanne Skinner has said that her West Ham side "have to be brave" and ensure they don't "hesitate" if they want to improve.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 '𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟' 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧

Martin Ho is pleased with his side's start to the #BarclaysWSL and prepared to face Everton away.

More below #THFCW

thehalfwayline.com/2025/09/13/t...
Tottenham have 'confidence and belief' after opening weekend win - The Halfway Line
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Martin Ho says last weekend's win over West Ham has instilled confidence in the team.
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September 13, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Had a lovely chat with Simi Awujo about:

• adjusting to professional football
• having Jayde Riviere as a friend to lean on
• improving her game
• Man United’s ambitions for next season

Read all about it here 👇🏻🇨🇦
thehalfwayline.bsky.social The Halfway Line @thehalfwayline.bsky.social · Aug 23
𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐢 𝐀𝐰𝐮𝐣𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐒𝐋

Read our EXCLUSIVE interview with the Canadian midfielder ahead of the new campaign #MUWomen 👹

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Simi Awujo says Manchester United are ready to win the WSL - The Halfway Line
Manchester United midfielder Simi Awujo says the club want to be 'firing on all cylinders' ahead of the 2024/25 WSL season.
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August 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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I signed up to do next year’s Edinburgh 5k. I have no prior running experience but I’m taking it very seriously so I went to the gym this morning for the first time in ages and am now DEAD.
July 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭: 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

💭 @roossch91.bsky.social hears from some of the fans behind the magic, and delves into a historic summer for the women's game.

thehalfwayline.com/2025/07/26/t...
The EURO 2025 effect: Another record-breaking summer - The Halfway Line
EURO 2025 is another record-breaking tournament, and that's before the final has even taken place. A huge 623,088 fans have attended games.
thehalfwayline.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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A confusing decision was at the root of the Netherlands’ performance at this EUROs.
thehalfwayline.bsky.social The Halfway Line @thehalfwayline.bsky.social · Jul 21
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐀 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝

💭 @roossch91.bsky.social #Euro2025

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Why the Dutch FA should have said goodbye to Andries Jonker sooner than they did - The Halfway Line
As the dust settles on a poor campaign at Euro 2025, the harsh truth is that the Dutch FA should have parted ways with head coach Andries Jonker sooner than they did.
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July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐤 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐣𝐚𝐱

✍️ @roossch91.bsky.social

#VrouwenEredivisie #Ajax

thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/30/a...
Anouk Bruil appointed new head coach of Ajax - The Halfway Line
Former Under-19s manager Anouk Bruil has been appointed the new head coach of Vrouwen Eredivisie side Ajax.
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June 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐥

#EFC #BarclaysWSL

✍️ @roossch91.bsky.social

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Everton sign Dutch midfielder Rosa van Gool - The Halfway Line
Everton have signed Netherlands Under-23 midfielder Rosa van Gool following the expiry of her contract with Dutch giants Ajax. 21-year-old midfielder Rosa van Gool signs for Everton and will wear the ...
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June 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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This was obviously written before Vivianne Miedema finnished (pun intended) two chances!
June 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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𝐑𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐗𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐒𝐕 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐕𝐟𝐋 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠

The Swiss attacker has signed a permanent deal with the Dutch side following a successful loan spell.

More details below. ✍️ @roossch91.bsky.social

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Riola Xhemaili joins PSV from VfL Wolfsburg - The Halfway Line
Riola Xhemaili has joined PSV after a very successful loan spell at the club from Frauen Bundesliga side, VfL Wolfsburg.
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June 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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𝐕𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐒𝐋 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬

🧠 @roossch91.bsky.social analyses the positive growth of English football in comparison to the deceleration of the Dutch women's game.

thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/24/v...
Vrouwen Eredivisie drops to 10 teams whilst the WSL expands - The Halfway Line
The Vrouwen Eredivise continues to be treated as an afterthought whilst the WSL accelerates to new heights.
thehalfwayline.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Had a lot of fun writing this one, diving into lots of different documents and regulations. Hope you enjoy reading this!
thehalfwayline.bsky.social The Halfway Line @thehalfwayline.bsky.social · Jun 24
𝐕𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐒𝐋 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬

🧠 @roossch91.bsky.social analyses the positive growth of English football in comparison to the deceleration of the Dutch women's game.

thehalfwayline.com/2025/06/24/v...
Vrouwen Eredivisie drops to 10 teams whilst the WSL expands - The Halfway Line
The Vrouwen Eredivise continues to be treated as an afterthought whilst the WSL accelerates to new heights.
thehalfwayline.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Please don't interpret this as a cry for help because things are fine, but I am available for written / podcast / radio work for the Euros. Not going on hols till after the tournament so I am around and UK based for the entirety.
June 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰

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5 Dutch players who might be on the move in the transfer window - THE HALFWAY LINE
The Halfway Line looks at five Dutch female football talents who may be on the move during the 2025 summer transfer window.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM