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The 42
16-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Ireland international Megan Campbell released by London City Lionesses
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND international defender Megan Campbell has been released by London City Lionesses following the club's promotion to the Women's Super League. Campbell, who signed with the Lionesses from Everton in January 2024, made 11 league appearances for London City during their promotion campaign in the Championship in 2024/25. The Louth native was one of six players to be released by the club on Thursday, along with Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, Georgia Brougham and Lucy Fitzgerald, Emma Mukandi and Connie Scofield. Advertisement 'Megan Campbell was a real leader on and off the pitch, bringing a wealth of WSL experience with her following her arrival from Everton in 2023/24,' read a London City Lionesses statement. 'She played a massive role in our promotion, featuring in 11 league fixtures this season. The Republic of Ireland international led by example, including scoring the only goal in a narrow 1-0 win over Bristol City.' Campbell recently earned a Guinness World Record for the longest throw-in recorded by a female player. The 31-year-old has represented her country on 50 occasions.
Irish Examiner
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Megan Campbell on lookout for new club as promoted Lionesses refresh squad
Megan Campbell has been released by London City Lionesses despite helping the standalone women's club reach the English Super League for the first time. The 31-year-old - who recently shattered the Guinness world record for her catapult throw-in - featured 11 times in their Championship success, scoring the only goal in a narrow 1-0 win over Bristol City. The Pride held their nerve on the final day of the campaign to narrowly beat Birmingham City to the league title and sole promotion spot. They are backed by American-based billionaire owner Michele Kang and expected to continue their heavy investment in the playing squad for the step up. Campbell's fellow Irish internationals Ruesha Littlejohn and Grace Moloney both left the club midway through the season. It remains to be seen if Louth native Campbell replicates Littlejohn's move to Shamrock Rovers by returning to the League of Ireland. She joined the Londoners 18 months ago following stints at Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton. Campbell was one of six players, alongside Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, Georgia Brougham, Lucy Fitzgerald, Emma Mukandi and Connie Scofield, not to have their contracts renewed. Striker Boye-Hlorkah is the highest-profile of those culled, having contributed six league goals last season to finish as the club's second-highest goalscorer. Defender Campbell earned her 55th cap in the last Ireland game, the win over Greece, and is due to feature against Turkey and Slovenia in the final pair of Uefa Nations League matches, the latter at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Tuesday, June 3 (6pm).
Irish Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Harry Kane's knobbly sticks not quite the culinary delight you'd expect
QUOTE 'Watching Arsenal is like watching Netflix – you always have to wait for the next season.' Now, now, Patrice Evra. NUMBER: 37.55 In metres, the longest ever throw-in by a female footballer, the mark, achieved last week in London, earning a place in the Guinness World Records. Take a bow, Megan Campbell. Megan Campbell of the London City Lionesses has set a new record for the longest football throw in (female) at 37.55 metres (123 ft 2 in) 😮 — Guinness World Records (@GWR) *** READ MORE Man of the week? We'll go with Francesco Acerbi for that 93rd-minute equaliser against Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final. Not just because it was a sublime finish from, of all things, a grizzly 37-year-old centre half, not just because it was his first goal in 65 European appearances, but mainly because it gave us another 30 minutes of a game that you didn't want to end. Acerbi, the oldest man on the pitch, was also outstanding at the back for Inter, which led to the week's very finest tribute. Speaking on his podcast, former German and Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos said: 'If I had to choose between an alarm system, a German shepherd or Acerbi to guard my house, I would choose Acerbi.' Quality. WORD OF MOUTH Roy Keane: 'Did he forget about all his other team-mates? Were we not good enough?' Gary Neville: 'It is because you didn't invite us to your 50th.' Keane: 'My 50th was at the Pizza Express in Altrincham.' An aggrieved Roy on Gary being the only former team-mate David Beckham invited to his star-studded 50th birthday bash at a three-star Michelin restaurant in London. *** 'Liverpool have won the title with less points than we had in the last two seasons. With the points from the last two seasons, we have two Premier Leagues.' Mikel Arteta? Stop. *** 'I was very bad at expressing myself. All I wanted to say was that Dembele is not a team player.' Former Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli attempting to explain why he said France and PSG's Ousmane Dembele 'plays like an autistic'. That's sorted, then. *** It was four years ago that Harry Kane's company HK28 filed documents with the British government's Intellectual Property Office in an effort to 'protect his name and fame for future commercial use'. Among the products that the company applied to trademark were, The Sun told us at the time, 'cosmetics, food, booze, jewellery, clothing and electrical equipment', while there were also plans to 'launch his own brand of loo rolls'. And 'he hoped to make wads of cash from whips, nail varnish and toothpaste'. Harry Kane's Knobbly Sticks It was, perhaps, the prospect of seeing Harry's face on toilet paper and whips that was the most intriguing, although efforts to find them on supermarket shelves have so far failed. What you will find soon, though, are Harry's knobbly sticks. The healthy snacks are made from the cereal sorghum and contain the probiotic Bacillus Coagulans, which is (allegedly) good for constipation, diarrhoea and flatulence – it doesn't give you those afflictions, by the way, it's meant to ease them. What did The Sun make of Knobbly Sticks in their recent review? 'If you're looking for a taste experience as potent as Kane is in front of goal, you will be disappointed. Despite what he says on the packets, they are not 'insanely delicious'. Paying £2 per bag? I won't be Bayern them again.' Harsh. MORE WORD OF MOUTH 'I gravitate towards grumpy people. Samuel L Jackson can be a grumpy person and he's one of my favourite human beings on planet earth because of it. I love it. James has a bit of that.' James McClean might never have anticipated a day when he'd be likened to Samuel L Jackson, but Ryan Reynolds – actor and Wrexham co-owner – delivered it. *** 'We tell them [new signings], 'if you need anything, call us, we're here to help'. One player called to ask me to rent him a car. I told him that when I said 'call me for anything', I meant something like a kidney. I didn't mean renting a car. Try Google next time.' Reynolds again, this time on his rather helpless new recruits. *** 'I met Todd Boehly, introduced myself, 'hi I am Ruud Gullit'. Todd said, 'what do you do?'. I said, 'well I played football, I also played for and coached Chelsea.'' The Dutch man on a somewhat mortifying meeting with Chelsea's co-owner.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Megan Campbell sets Guinness World Record for longest soccer throw-in by a woman
Republic of Ireland and London City Lionesses defender Megan Campbell has set a Guinness World Record for the longest throw-in recorded by a woman. Campbell, 31, recorded a throw of 37.55m (123 ft 2 in) at London City Lionesses' training ground on April 30. She became the first woman to achieve the record, and had to surpass 35m to clinch the feat. Advertisement 'I think my record might stand for about a week until someone gets hold of the information,' Campbell joked to Guinness World Records. The defender has previously played for Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton, and has won 50 caps for her country. Campbell's throw-in received widespread recognition during England's 2-0 victory over Republic of Ireland in April 2024, as she repeatedly troubled the defence of Sarina Wiegman's side with long throws into the penalty box. Television coverage on UK broadcaster ITV approximated her throws reached 38m during the match. Pundit and former England international Karen Carney said at the time: 'I don't think I've seen anything like it from Megan Campbell. It's unbelievable and it caused problems.' Advertisement In order to set the record, Campbell was set the challenge to either hit or surpass a mannequin which was placed 35m away from her. She said it is now 'no secret' to her opposition that she possesses the attribute, and credited her hypermobility, which gives extra flexibility and a greater range of motion in her joints. 'My throw developed when I was maybe about 12 or 13, I was playing for a boys' team back home and my throw was longer than the boys,' she added. 'As I grew up, it got longer, it's just something I've always had, I never specifically worked on it, but it's something nice to have in the back pocket when needed.' Campbell's London City secured promotion to the Women's Super League last week. Owned by American businesswoman Michele Kang, London City will be the first fully independent club, not associated with a men's team, to play in the top-flight of women's soccer in England. Advertisement This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Republic of Ireland, Soccer, UK Women's Football 2025 The Athletic Media Company
New York Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Megan Campbell sets Guinness World Record for longest soccer throw-in by a woman
Republic of Ireland and London City Lionesses defender Megan Campbell has set a Guinness World Record for the longest throw-in recorded by a woman. Campbell, 31, recorded a throw of 37.55m (123 ft 2 in) at London City Lionesses' training ground on April 30. She became the first woman to achieve the record, and had to surpass 35m to clinch the feat. Advertisement 'I think my record might stand for about a week until someone gets hold of the information,' Campbell joked to Guinness World Records. The defender has previously played for Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton, and has won 50 caps for her country. Megan Campbell of the London City Lionesses has set a new record for the longest football throw in (female) at 37.55 metres (123 ft 2 in) 😮 — Guinness World Records (@GWR) May 8, 2025 Campbell's throw-in received widespread recognition during England's 2-0 victory over Republic of Ireland in April 2024, as she repeatedly troubled the defence of Sarina Wiegman's side with long throws into the penalty box. Television coverage on UK broadcaster ITV approximated her throws reached 38m during the match. Pundit and former England international Karen Carney said at the time: 'I don't think I've seen anything like it from Megan Campbell. It's unbelievable and it caused problems.' In order to set the record, Campbell was set the challenge to either hit or surpass a mannequin which was placed 35m away from her. She said it is now 'no secret' to her opposition that she possesses the attribute, and credited her hypermobility, which gives extra flexibility and a greater range of motion in her joints. 'My throw developed when I was maybe about 12 or 13, I was playing for a boys' team back home and my throw was longer than the boys,' she added. 'As I grew up, it got longer, it's just something I've always had, I never specifically worked on it, but it's something nice to have in the back pocket when needed.' Campbell's London City secured promotion to the Women's Super League last week. Owned by American businesswoman Michele Kang, London City will be the first fully independent club, not associated with a men's team, to play in the top-flight of women's soccer in England.
