Author : Dave Knape

The Netherlands won their first major women’s international tournament after defeating Denmark 4-2 in a mesmerising display of attacking football in Enschede over the weekend. A 28,182 person sea of orange covered the stadium in record breaking fashion. It was the highest attendance for a women’s game in the Netherlands. Dutch legend Marco van Basten […]

The hosts beat England 3-0 in an impressive performance that saw the Lionesses roar mightier than their bite. Meanwhile, debutantes Austria lose to Denmark 3-0 on penalties despite a gutsy attacking performance. England have now lost at the semi-final stage in the last two major tournaments. The Dutch have produced some excellent displays of attacking […]

Germany were knocked out in dramatic fashion as Denmark headed themselves into the semi-finals. Debutantes Austria pipped Spain at the post by defeating them 5-3 on penalties after one of the most boring games of the tournament. England defied the odds by beating France 1-0 for the first time since 1974 as the hosts, the […]

England go through as group winners after a 2-1 win against Portugal with Spain losing all of their finger nails as well as three points to Scotland. Scotland had an outside chance of qualifying if they beat Spain and Portugal lost to England. Spain looked nervous early on but continue to play football according to […]

Germany dominated Russia in Group C but failed to score from open play thanks to a combination of poor finishing and stunning goalkeeping by Tatyana Shcherbak. However, it was a combination of an odd decision by Shcherbak to punch a German cross clear, albeit poorly, while Daria Makarenko flung Mandy Islacker to the floor in […]

As the group stages go into their final games it’s time to take a look at some of the action since Italy’s early exit after defeat to Germany on Friday. Since then there have been six games played in total with Group A the only group to have completed all of it’s fixtures. The Netherlands […]

Germany booked Italy’s plane tickets home after the reigning champions won 2-1 in Tulburg thanks to a Babett Peter penalty mid-way through the second half. Italy have won just four out of the previous 26 meetings between the two sides with Germany winning the last two encounters 2-1 and 1-0. Germany, having drawn 0-0 with […]

England’s Lionesses came into the tournament hungry for success as they devoured Scotland 6-0 in Utrecht to open their Women’s Euro 2017 Championship challenge in scintillating fashion. Jodie Taylor completed a magnificent hat-trick with Ellen White, Jordan Nobbs and Toni Duggan all adding their names to the score sheet. Mark Sampson’s Lionesses rose to prominence during […]

Sweden held Germany to a goalless draw in Breda as group B finishes its first round of games. Germany had beaten Sweden 11 times in the last 11 meetings between the two sides and came into the tournament having won the last 6 European Championship finals. The game started off in similar fashion to the […]

The Netherlands overcame a lacklustre Norwegian side 1-0 on the opening day of the Women’s Euro 2017 Championships in Utrecht. Opening games are usually very dull and cagey affairs with neither side wanting to give the other an inch. As the women’s game improves in quality, so does the tactical awareness of their coaches and […]

On Sunday 16th of July the Netherlands will host the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 competition. The hosts will play four times losing finalists Norway in the opening game of Group A in Utrecht. The UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 will consist of 16 teams split into four groups of four with the top two from each […]