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29-04-2025
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Hull City Ladies' future unclear amid club probe
Hull City Ladies played their final game of the season on Sunday, unsure what the future holds. The 1-1 home draw against Rugby Borough was secured against the backdrop of a police investigation into suspected financial fraud at the club. Humberside Police confirmed its economic crime unit was exploring several lines of inquiry after being contacted earlier this month. The Football Association is currently working with the club. Player Hope Knight, who has been with the team for three seasons, said: "At the team huddle [at half-time], the message was simple, 'this could be our last 45 minutes of Hull City', and it really does get to you." She added: "It's difficult because we give everything - blood sweat and tears to play for this club and we don't know what's happening next season. "We're fighting. We're fighting so hard to be here." Supporter Molly Oxley regularly attends the matches and is also worried about what the club could look like next season. She said: "I feel upset and frustrated as they've built up such a great team in the years that I've been watching them." The club was founded in 2001 and play their home games at Barton Town FC. They are not associated with Hull City AFC. Sunday's draw sealed an eighth-place finish in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division. Police are appealing for anyone who thinks they might have useful information to get in touch. Police investigating fraud at Hull City Ladies Hull City Ladies
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Sport
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Hull City Ladies' future unclear amid club probe
Hull City Ladies played their final game of the season on Sunday, unsure what the future holds. The 1-1 home draw against Rugby Borough was secured against the backdrop of a police investigation into suspected financial fraud at the club. Humberside Police confirmed its economic crime unit was exploring several lines of inquiry after being contacted earlier this month. The Football Association is currently working with the club. Player Hope Knight, who has been with the team for three seasons, said: "At the team huddle [at half-time], the message was simple, 'this could be our last 45 minutes of Hull City', and it really does get to you." She added: "It's difficult because we give everything - blood sweat and tears to play for this club and we don't know what's happening next season. "We're fighting. We're fighting so hard to be here." Supporter Molly Oxley regularly attends the matches and is also worried about what the club could look like next season. She said: "I feel upset and frustrated as they've built up such a great team in the years that I've been watching them." The club was founded in 2001 and play their home games at Barton Town FC. They are not associated with Hull City AFC. Sunday's draw sealed an eighth-place finish in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division. Police are appealing for anyone who thinks they might have useful information to get in touch. Police investigating fraud at Hull City Ladies Hull City Ladies
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hull City Ladies' future unclear as police probe club finances
Hull City Ladies played their final game of the season on Sunday, unsure what the future 1-1 home draw against Rugby Borough was secured against the backdrop of a police investigation into suspected financial fraud at the Police confirmed its economic crime unit was exploring several lines of inquiry after being contacted earlier this month. The Football Association is currently working with the Hope Knight, who has been with the team for three seasons, said: "At the team huddle [at half-time], the message was simple, 'this could be our last 45 minutes of Hull City', and it really does get to you." She added: "It's difficult because we give everything - blood sweat and tears to play for this club and we don't know what's happening next season."We're fighting. We're fighting so hard to be here."Supporter Molly Oxley regularly attends the matches and is also worried about what the club could look like next said: "I feel upset and frustrated as they've built up such a great team in the years that I've been watching them."The club was founded in 2001 and play their home games at Barton Town FC. They are not associated with Hull City draw sealed an eighth-place finish in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier are appealing for anyone who thinks they might have useful information to get in touch.
BBC News
09-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Shaw scores on return as Man City progress - Women's FA Cup round-up
Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw scored on her return after taking a short break to protect her mental wellbeing after she was subjected to racist and misogynistic 28, pulled out of Thursday's League Cup semi-final win at Arsenal after the social media abuse she suffered following City's 4-3 defeat by the Gunners in the Women's Super League a week returned to City's bench on Sunday for their Women's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Leicester. The Jamaica striker, who was introduced at half-time, scored her side's third goal as she nodded home from close Taylor's side ran out comfortable 3-1 winners with Leila Ouahabi and Kerolin scoring first-half goals. The strike was Brazilian Kerolin's first since she joined from North Carolina Courage in the January transfer five-time winners Chelsea came from a goal down to beat Everton and keep their quadruple hopes went behind for the first time at home this season when Sara Holmgaard's free-kick from the right drifted all the way in, but Catarina Macario's penalty pulled them Ramirez's clever lobbed finish put them ahead before the break, while Maika Hamano's back-post tap-in and Sandy Baltimore's penalty secured the win. Sonia Bompastor's side are now unbeaten in 23 games. They have a seven-point lead at the top of the WSL and have reached the final of the League Cup and Champions League quarter-finals. Arsenal, the most successful team in the tournament's history with 14 trophies, won 2-0 against Championship side London City Lionesses, while Liverpool needed two late goals to see off Rugby Borough, who were the lowest-ranked side left in the WSL's bottom side Crystal Palace overcame Newcastle 2-0, while Sunderland will be the only non-WSL side in the quarter-finals after a 2-0 win at Manchester United and Aston Villa progressed to the last eight on draw for the quarter-finals takes place on the Women's FA Cup YouTube channel from 18:30 GMT on Tuesday. Liverpool forced to dig deep to progress Liverpool's trip to third-tier Rugby Borough looked a comfortable one on paper but they struggled to adjust to the 3G pitch and some strong winds. They made nine changes from last week's WSL win over West Ham and a flat performance followed, with Matt Beard's side failing to have a shot on target until the 79th made four changes at half-time and their second-half performance was improved with two substitutes securing their Hobinger curled home a superb strike from 25 yards, before Mia Enderby smashed in from the right side of the box in stoppage time. "Lee Burch and Rugby Borough deserve congratulations. They had a fantastic performance and they made it difficult for us," Beard told BBC Sport. "We know we can do better but the conditions were tough today, cold and windy. It was about getting through to the next round and I'm pleased we did that."Rugby boss Burch said the game was "close" but he was "really proud" of his side. "We gave it a really good go," said Burch."We have been on a massive transitional journey here at Rugby Borough. To be able to come to a big FA Cup game and perform is really important. These players have had lots of individual journeys. "For us as a group it should bode well massively for the future." Arsenal, Palace & Sunderland progress Arsenal may have won the competition a record 14 times but their last success was in the 2015-16 failed to retain the League Cup, the FA Cup and Champions League are their most realistic chances of silverware this had to be patient against London City Lionesses, who are backed by American businesswoman Michele Codina's header put them ahead after 32 minutes and it took until the 82nd minute for substitute Stina Blackstenius to seal the win. Palace have endured a difficult first season in the WSL, winning just once in their opening 13 matches, but the FA Cup is providing some Kaminski's side are into the quarter-finals for the first time in their history after second-half goals from Ashleigh Weerden and Abbie side Sunderland will be the lowest-ranked side in the last eight as they progressed to that stage for the first time since 2018, when they were a top-flight side. First-half goals from Jenna Dear and Emily Scarr were enough to see them through in all-Championship tie.
BBC News
07-02-2025
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- BBC News
'My mum isn't too happy' - Rugby Borough eye 'surreal' cup upset
Women's FA Cup: Rugby Borough v LiverpoolVenue: Nationwide Windows Arena Date: Sunday, 9 February Kick-off: 12:30 GMTCoverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer, text commentary and highlights on BBC Sport website and app "My mum is not too happy with me," says Kelis Because Barton's mother will be waking up in the early hours of Sunday morning in Seattle to watch her daughter play for Rugby Borough in the FA Cup almost 5,000 miles side - the lowest-ranked team left in the competition - host Women's Super League side Liverpool in the fifth round at 12:30 GMT on Sunday."It's a 4:30am kick-off for my mum to watch so she's not too happy with me about that, but it's not my fault," the American full-back joked."She messaged me two days ago and said 'Am I reading this right? Is it actually this early? I might just pull an all-nighter.'"Rugby have enjoyed a stellar cup run so far, scoring 23 goals and conceding just one as they breezed past Lincoln, Peterborough United, Mancunian Unity and London Liverpool, ranked 21 places higher in the football pyramid, stand in their way of an FA Cup quarter-final."It's surreal even thinking that Liverpool are coming to Rugby Borough," says winger Karesha Iton."This journey has made everyone so much closer as players in the house or staff members. The family environment we've got has got us here."Despite the gulf in the pyramid, Rugby's players are confident they can go toe-to-toe with the Merseyside club."We're excited, but keeping that confidence with ourselves. As much as we respect Liverpool, we're confident as well," said striker Angelina Nixon, who is the cup's joint-top scorer with six goals. Barton added: "At the end of the day we back ourselves. It's more of an opportunity. It's not 'oh, we have to play Liverpool', it's 'we get to play Liverpool and they get to play us'." 'Cup quarter-final would put us on map' One win away from the quarter-finals, Rugby's FA Cup run this season is all the more impressive when the club's recent history is taken into the 2021-22 season, the club - then known as Coventry United and playing in the Championship - was placed into voluntary were saved by a last-minute takeover deal, but were handed a 10-point deduction days later by the FA for a breach of competition rules. The club pulled off a miraculous final-day escape from relegation that season - only to go down the following year. But it was in the third tier that Coventry United was reborn, with the club renamed as Rugby Borough and relocating to the Warwickshire then they have switched to a hybrid model, with both professional and semi-professional players, while Lee Burch has become the club's head former Millwall, Yeovil and London Bees boss believes reaching the last eight of the FA Cup would only help Rugby's ambitions to move full-time and boost their pursuit of promotion back to the Championship."It really would put us on the map - which is what this FA Cup run is about, alongside the prize money," Burch said."We hit over 1,000 tickets within the first 24 hours. And they're not coming along to see Liverpool. They're coming along to [see] us versus Liverpool."Despite the excitement, however, Burch said he had to ban the words "FA Cup" and "Liverpool" over the past two weeks as his side continue their bid for cup match is sandwiched between fixtures against Wolves, which they drew 1-1, and Nottingham Forest - the two teams at the top of the Women's National League northern division."That magic of the FA Cup that people talk about - which we see sometimes in the men's game, where you see a smaller side take out one of the big guns - I'm not sure we've seen it in recent history," Burch said."So if we were able to do that, then that's going to be a big story to tell."We're a hard-working, honest, very talented group, and the players deserve this moment to shine and I have massive belief that they will do."
