Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days agoUnwanted from day one': Dijon Women fight on despite feeling abandoned by club
Dijon's women's team faces potential loss of professional status due to financial crisis and management issues.
Eta made her debut at the helm in the Bundesliga match with Wolfsburg and after a week in which both she and Union were global news, with coach and club visibly taken aback by the media flocking to Berlin to see her opening press conference and debut in charge, just being able to get to work was a relief.
Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou stated, 'We're focused on what's to come and not getting into that [topic]. The answer from us would be what our federation said, and that's all we're looking forwards.'
Aissatou Fall was a key player as Senegal made it through to the quarter-finals for just the second time in their history. Despite being just 17 years old, she played every single minute of Senegal's tournament in Morocco, helping the Lionesses to keep two clean sheets in four games.
For the defence of the rights and interests of Senegalese football, the federation will engage, with the shortest delay, an appeal procedure before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. We will not back down. The law is on our side.
The arrival of this tournament marks Fifa's first attempt to dip a toe into women's club football. The quadrennial Women's Club World Cup, first mooted by Gianni Infantino in 2019, was projected to start this year but was postponed until January 2028. To fill the gap, they brought forward the introduction of this secondary competition that will act as an annual touch point for clubs across the world according to Fifa's director of elite women's football, Sarah Booth.
It is very exciting for us to be playing for the first time at Everton's new stadium. We have always said that taking this team around the country is so important and we're really looking forward to playing in front of fans in the north-west. The city of Liverpool has a rich football history with many connections to the Lionesses over the years, so it will be a very special evening.
"I've achieved nearly everything I dreamed of in this sport and gave all I had to give." "I'm ready to embrace the life that awaits me on the other side. I look forward to spending more time with my family and being a more present mom. This was not a decision made lightly, but was one made with immense gratitude for everything I've experienced as a professional soccer player."
"We've felt so much recognition, that was so nice. You can really feel the appreciation. "It's incredible. When I came here in 2021 I never expected it to be like this. It's been so special. To be so accepted here and the journey we've been on, to be an honourary dame, is hard to describe what an honour it is."
Lyon earned some breathing space in fourth place in the table with the victory, with Ruben Kluivert and Tyler Morton also getting on the scoresheet for Paulo Fonseca's team. Endrick joined Lyon on loan for the second half of the 2025-26 season from Real Madrid in December and has announced himself in style, scoring four goals in his first three matches for Lyon in all competitions.