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The Guardian
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
France drop Renard, Le Sommer and Dali in shock cull before Women's Euros
France have dropped their captain Wendie Renard, their vice-captain Eugénie Le Sommer and the experienced midfielder Kenza Dali for their upcoming Nations League games with little prospect of either making a return for this summer's Euros. Laurent Bonadei's side face Switzerland and Iceland in the international window. There had been reports of the trio being left out but the announcement still came as a shock to many. France are one of the favourites for the European Championship in Switzerland but have been drawn in a tough group with England, the Netherlands and Wales. 'These are tough choices,' Bonadei said. 'They are difficult to make and difficult to announce to the players. It's a decision that's hard to hear, hard to understand and almost impossible for them to accept because they're legendary players for the French team. 'I didn't make this decision on the spur of the moment. You'd think, given the timing, that this is crazy but it's not. As Einstein said: 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.' I want different results for this team so I have gone with a different selection.' France have never won a major tournament and were eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals of last summer's Olympics in Paris. Renard, Le Sommer and Dali were all in that squad. Bonadei refused to confirm whether they were definitely out for the Euros but did say: 'It's something I've been thinking about since the start of the season. When I announced at the start of the season that everyone had a chance, that no one was indispensable, in my mind it wasn't just about giving young players a chance but also players who had suffered psychologically after the Olympic Games and making sure that everyone was involved.' Le Sommer and Renard have partly paid for their lack of playing time over the last few national team gatherings. The forward, who has 200 caps for Les Bleues and was due to be honoured for that feat in Nancy before the game against Switzerland on 30 June, played just 27 minutes in Les Bleus' last four matches. Renard missed three of those through injury with her former OL teammate Griedge Mbock shining alongside Maëlle Lakrar against Ada Hegerberg's Norway. Sign up to Moving the Goalposts No topic is too small or too big for us to cover as we deliver a twice-weekly roundup of the wonderful world of women's football after newsletter promotion 'Things happened naturally, with a mix of generations in the first few games and we racked up four wins from four Nations League matches. In those four games the playing time for these players was fairly limited. My thoughts were refined, in consultation with my staff, so I made my decision,' Bonadei said before explaining that he called each of them on Tuesday to let them know about his decision before Thursday's announcement.
France 24
15-05-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought
05:08 Issued on: 05:08 min From the show Sports Bologna's 1-0 win over AC Milan to clich the Coppa Italia has secured them a place in next season's Europa League. AC Milan are sinking deeper into crisis. Elsewhere in football news, Real Madrid close the gap on rivals Barcelona to four points ahead of the Catalan side's visit to Espanyol, where they hope to wrap up the La Liga title with a victory. Eugénie Le Sommer, a legend of French women's football, bids farewell to her club, Lyon. And a meeting of two worlds: Jannik Sinner used his day off during the Italian Open to visit the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🌍 Women's football European weekend review: Barça hit 🎱, Parisians battle
There was plenty of women's football action to enjoy this weekend, with four of Europe's top five leagues all in action. Here's what we made of it all. Lyon recorded a 4-0 win away at Strasbourg to extend their lead at the top of the Première Ligue to eight Montemurro's side fired 30 shots towards goal during the 90 minutes, as Eugénie Le Sommer, Wendie Renard, Melchie Dumornay and Tabitha Chawinga all got themselves on the scoresheet. ✨ Perfect timed through ball and Le Sommer doesn't miss!Watch live for free on DAZN ▶️ Available in selected territories. #ArkemaPL — DAZN Women's Football (@DAZNWFootball) March 1, 2025 Meanwhile, the battle goes on between the two capital clubs, with Paris FC's draw against Nantes, allowing rivals PSG to leapfrog them into second place in the table.19-year-old Tara Elimbi Gilbert scored the only goal in PSG's win away at Dijon to supply the vital three points, having only signed her first professional contract in the summer. ⚡ PSG with a late breakthrough at Dijon on the counter, as Elimbi Gilbert rattles the net on the volley!Watch live for free on DAZN ▶️ in selected territories.#ArkemaPL — DAZN Women's Football (@DAZNWFootball) March 1, 2025 To add just a little more spice to this closely-matched rivalry, the two Paris clubs meet each other in the French Cup on March 15th. Real Madrid battled hard to overcome a one-goal deficit away at Athletic Club, securing a 2-1 home side took the lead thanks to a 10th minute penalty, before Maëlle Lakrar levelled the scores just before half-time. The three points were secured by Spain international Olga Carmona as she stunned the goalkeeper with an exquisite lob. 🤩 CAPITANA FANTASTICAOlga Carmona recovers the ball in midfield and fires it from far away to surprise the keeper and give Real Madrid the lead in Bilbao!Watch live for free on DAZN ▶️ #LigaF — DAZN Women's Football (@DAZNWFootball) March 2, 2025 Yet there seems to be no stopping of the Barcelona machine, as they racked up an 8-1 win away at were seven different goalscorers as Salma Paralluelo was the only player to hit a brace in the eight-goal fest. 🤩 SIMPLEMENTE SALMASalma Paralluelo extends Barcelona's lead in Eibar!Watch live for free on DAZN ▶️ #LigaF — DAZN Women's Football (@DAZNWFootball) March 2, 2025 With that emphatic victory, El Femení retain their five-point lead at the top of Liga F. Serie A's women have moved into the playoff phase of the season, with the top five and bottom five now separated as they face one another in a round-robin to determine the league winner as well as recorded a 4-3 win over Roma to give them the advantage in the top half of the competition, with Christina Girelli netting a hat-trick to help earn that result for the Bianconere. 💥 The Lenzini-Krumbiegel link-up is devastating, as they set up Girelli's 15th goal of the season!Watch live for free on DAZN ▶️ Available in selected territories.#SerieAFemminile — DAZN Women's Football (@DAZNWFootball) March 2, 2025 Juventus now hold a seven-point advantage over rivals Inter. When Chelsea took the lead at Brighton in their latest WSL fixture, it looked to be business as usual for a side that had previously won 13 of their last 14 league BINS 🗑️A sensational strike from @ChelseaFCW's Sandy Baltimore 🌟#BarclaysWSL — Barclays Women's Super League (@BarclaysWSL) March 2, 2025 Highlights available in the UK & Ireland only But the Seagulls made it tough for Chelsea, and put themselves 2-1 in front after 42 minutes. A strike from Lauren James levelled the scores back up at 2-2, meaning that the Blues had dropped points for only the second time this season. They now sit five points behind a Manchester United side that have won seven WSL fixtures on the bounce. Their 2-0 win over Leicester on Sunday means that they have only lost once this season, closing up the gap between first and they put enough pressure on the Blues to make this a race to the finish line? Next weekend sees the return of the women's Bundesliga, with Wolfsburg's trip to RB Leipzig the pick of the fixtures in an incredibly tight title race. 📸 Paul Kane - 2024 Getty Images
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sommer time: record-breaking France striker targets more goals
Just hours after playing in her 199th game to become France's most capped international footballer, Eugénie Le Sommer set her sights on extending her record goal tally for the national team. The Lyon forward has struck 94 times since making her France debut on 12 February 2009 against the Republic of Ireland. And though she failed to add to that haul in the 3-2 victory over Iceland on Tuesday night in Le Mans, the 35-year-old admitted a century of goals was in her sights. "Of course it's an aim to score 100 goals," she said after the win that kept France at the top off their Nations League pool. "People are talking about it just like they've been talking about beating the record number of caps. "It's true that I'm not far from scoring 100 goals but I'm still far away. The most important thing is to keep playing well for my club and then to get selected for the squad and get to play. After that if the record comes, it comes." Le Sommer came on as a substitute for Marie-Antoinette Katoto in the 78th minute as France boss Laurent Bonadei shuffled his options in attack. Six points from two games is an ideal start,' added Bonadei. "We've got four games left, three of them away from home, so we'll have to prepare well. 'All the matches are going to be tough. It wasn't easy against Iceland. We got a two goal lead and then we were caught out but the girls showed confidence and a very good spirit and that's what's important.' France take on Switzerland on 4 April as they continue their quest to finish top of the pool in order to progress to the semi-finals. "She's a leader, a charismatic player." Read more on RFI EnglishRead also:Hooray for Hervé: New France women's team boss Renard recalls rebel skipperRenard's revolution of France women's team comes under scrutiny against CanadaRenard resigns as Saudi Arabia boss with France women's team on the horizon
