IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD NEWS
Picture : Hope Solo 2015 and 2025 - always the same determination !
IFFHS NEWS WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
- The semi finals of the UEFA Women’s Nations League will oppose the 4 best nations of the year : France, Germany, Spain and Sweden.
- Spain will face Sweden , hosting the first leg on Oct. 24 and the return is four days later in Sweden.
- Germany hosts France first in the other semifinal played on the same dates. France was beaten by Spain 2-0 in Seville in the inaugural final last year.
- The 2025 final is scheduled over two legs, on Nov. 28 and Dec. 2.
- France has beaten the competition’s record in winning all 6 games and counting 18 points.
- Claudia Pina, scorer of the two winning goals of Spain, and Alessia Russo, scorer of the english only goal, confirm their fantastic season, being now two of the favoriters for the individual Awards 2025.
- Brazil won 6 of their 7 last international games (Japan, USA, Australia, Colombia …), having a new goalscorer, Jhonson (19 years old), who is the dynamite of Corinthians (8 goals already).
- Hope Solo, the IFFHS All Time World’s Best Goalkeeper and Legend Player, is back 10 years after at 43 ! It has been 10 years since Solo won the FIFA Women's World Cup at the third time, after USA finished third in 2007 and runners-up in 2011. And it has been a full nine years since the Hall of Fame goalkeeper last laced up her boots following USA's quarter-final defeat to Sweden on penalties at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
- Hope leaded the team SOLO FC in the greatest event in USA, the TST 7 tournament, making great saves in her goalkeeper position like always !
- Ellen Wangerheim (20), goalscorer of Hammarby and Felicia Schroder (18) goalscorer of Hacken, represent the future of Sweden, which entered in the Top 4 !
- Lena Oberdorf cannot participate at the Euro 2025 in Switzerland (2 to 27 July). After her long injury (9 months), it is too early for her.
- After Kadidiatou Diani last year, Marie Antoinette Katoto signed a contract with Lyon, coming like Diani from Paris SG. Korbin Albert will take the same way …
- Jonathan Giraldez is back in Europe : Winning with FC Barcelona the UEFA Champions League two consecutive times before joining Washington Spirit and winning the …., he decided to become the new coach of Olympique Lyon, now named OL LYONNES. He won the last two consecutive IFFHS Awards !