Abi Burton is poised to make her England debut in Saturday’s Six Nations fixture with Wales – three years after almost dying from a rare brain illness. Her story is remarkable. She spent 25 days in an induced coma in 2022, was sectioned after an initial misdiagnosis from doctors, contracted pneumonia twice and lost over…
Republic of Ireland have appointed former Aston Villa manager Carla Ward as their new head coach following the nation’s failure to qualify for Euro 2025. The appointment follows a turbulent period for Ireland, after failing to qualify for this summer’s Euros. A 2-1 aggregate loss to Wales in the playoff finals was enough to send…
Carla Ward has been appointed as the new Republic of Ireland head coach through to the end of the 2027 Women’s World Cup campaign. Former Aston Villa boss Ward left her role with the Women’s Super League club at the end of last season and now replaces Eileen Gleeson, who was not offered a new…
