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2014 Cyprus Cup
The 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup was the seventh edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational Women's association football, women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place between 5–12 March 2014. France women's national football team, France won the final over defending champions England women's national football team, England. For the first time, Canada women's national soccer team, Canada did not reach the final, eventually finishing in fifth place. Format The first phase of the tournament was a group stage in which the twelve invited teams were divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin tournament, round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. The group stage was followed by a single "finals day" in which six games involving all twelve teams were played to determine the tournament's final standings, with the matchups being determined as follows: 1st place match: Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Evans
Lisa Catherine Evans (born 21 May 1992) is a Scottish Professional sports, professional women's soccer, footballer who plays for Glasgow City F.C., Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, and for the Scotland women's national football team, Scotland national team. Operating as a Midfielder#Winger, winger or Full back (association football), full-back, she began her senior career at Glasgow City, then played for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, Turbine Potsdam and FC Bayern Munich (women), FC Bayern Munich in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga, and for Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal, West Ham United F.C. Women, West Ham United and Bristol City W.F.C., Bristol City in the English FA WSL, winning the domestic league title in all three nations. Early life Born in Perth, Scotland, Perth, to Richard and Kate, Lisa Evans played as a youth with local team St Johnstone Women (where she played alongside future international teammate Lana Clelland). Club career Glasgow City Evans joined Scottish Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Schmidt
Sophie Diana Schmidt (born 28 June 1988) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash. From 2005 until retiring from international football in 2023, she was a member of the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic gold medal in 2020 and bronze in both 2012 and 2016. She previously played her club soccer for German club FFC Frankfurt and Sky Blue FC in the NWSL. Early life Schmidt was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Elmer and Cornelia Schmidt. Her parents immigrated to Canada from Paraguay before she was born, while her grandparents were originally from Germany. She speaks German fluently and studied German in Portland. She attended W. J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia and played for the Abbotsford Rush club team in 2004. She grew up in a Mennonite community and has described her faith as the most important thing to her. College career Schmidt attended the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanna Talonen
Sanna Reetta Talonen (born 15 June 1984) is a retired Finnish football forward. She last played in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for KIF Örebro, a club she represented for seven seasons, scoring 54 league goals. She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Florida Seminoles and Vancouver Whitecaps in United States' NCAA and W-League respectively. International career Talonen made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in March 2004 at a 4–0 defeat to China in the Algarve Cup. Her goalscoring exploits with FC Honka earned Talonen a place in the national squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She played in two matches as the Finns reached the semi-final. At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Talonen featured in the hosts' attack. She was involved in a clash of heads with England's Faye White during Finland's 3–2 quarter-final defeat. In June 2013 Talonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrizia Panico
Patrizia Panico (; born 8 February 1975) is an Italian former footballer who is formerly the manager of Fiorentina in the Italian women's Serie A. A prolific goalscorer, Panico is a longstanding member of the Italy women's national team; she won over 185 caps for Italy, and also served as her national side's captain. She is a veteran of Italy's 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013 UEFA Women's Championship campaigns and played at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. In a club career that spanned more than two decades, Panico won ten '' Scudetti'' and collected five Coppa Italia winner's medals with her various clubs. She was Serie A's top scorer on 14 occasions (an Italian record for her category) and spent part of 2010 in the United States, representing Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Sky Blue. Panico is nicknamed "The Scorpion" due to her deadly goalscoring instincts. Club career In addition to Torres, Panico played for Lazio, Torino, Modena Amadio, Milan and Bardolino, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianne Sanderson
Lianne Joan Sanderson (born 3 February 1988) is a current broadcaster and former English professional footballer who played as a forward. She won 50 caps for the England national team. At the international level, Sanderson made her debut for England in May 2006. She was part of the England squad at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2009. In August 2010, Sanderson complained of unfair treatment and declared she would not play for England again under then-coach Hope Powell. After Mark Sampson took over as manager in December 2013, she was recalled to the squad and participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She then made further complaints of unfair treatment and was not selected after 2015. Early life At the age of six, Sanderson started playing for a boys' team in South London. Her father played for Crystal Palace. Sanderson says she begged her father to let her play on a team starting at the age of five years old. At nine years old, Sanderson signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiana Girelli
Cristiana Girelli (born 23 April 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and the Italy women's national team. Girelli joined Juventus in 2018, after five seasons with Brescia. She was the second top scorer of the 2014–15 season with 27 goals, the top scorer of the 2019–20 season with 16 goals, and the top scorer of the 2020–21 season. International career She made her debut for the senior Italian national team in a March 2013 friendly against England, and soon afterwards she was selected for the 2013 UEFA Euro's final tournament. She led the Italian scoring in the qualifiers for the 2017 UEFA Euro, where she scored a late winner against Olympic runner-up Sweden. She has also been an Under-19 international. Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Girelli was called up to the Italy squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. On 26 June 2022, Girelli was announced in the Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaylyn Kyle
Kaylyn McKenzie Kyle (born October 6, 1988) is a Canadian former soccer player and member of the Canada national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is a Right To Play ambassador and currently serves as a soccer broadcaster for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, hosting MLS 360. Early life Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Kyle attended Bishop Mahoney High School, where she helped the soccer team win both the city and provincial titles. Her father, Doug, was a professional hockey player and her mother, Pat, a competitive volleyball player. Her older sister Courtnee also played soccer at the national level. Kyle was named Saskatchewan Soccer Association Youth Female Player of The Year in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and Senior Female Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011. University of Saskatchewan Kyle attended the University of Saskatchewan in 2006. In 2006, she played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) soccer at the university, making 14 appearances an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Leon
Adriana Kristina Leon (born October 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canada women's national soccer team, Canada national team. She previously played College soccer in the United States, college soccer for NCAA Division I programs Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Florida Gators women's soccer, Florida Gators before playing professionally for the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Western New York Flash, Sky Blue FC, Seattle Reign and Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns in the NWSL, Swiss club FC Zürich Frauen, FC Zürich in the Swiss Women's Super League, Nationalliga A, and West Ham United F.C. Women, West Ham United, Manchester United W.F.C., Manchester United and Aston Villa W.F.C., Aston Villa of the English Women's Super League. Leon made her senior international debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Matheson
Diana Beverly Matheson (born April 6, 1984) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played for the Canada national team from 2003 to 2020 and multiple professional women's teams over the course of her career. She is best known for scoring the bronze medal-winning goal for Canada in the 92nd minute against France at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games with the senior national team. Matheson was inducted to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in 2025. Early life Born in Mississauga, Ontario, Matheson attended White Oaks Secondary School in Oakville, Ontario, where she received Principal's Award for athletics and academics. As a member of the Ontario provincial team from 1999 to 2002, she won the national championship in 2001 and was runner-up in 2002. She was captain of the team in 2002. Playing for the Oakville SC women's team, Matheson was a 2002 Ontario Cup champion and club na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eniola Aluko
Eniola Aluko (born 21 February 1987) is a British football executive, football broadcaster and former professional player who played as a winger and striker. Aluko has been a regular broadcaster for live football on ITV, BT Sport, Amazon Prime and Fox Sports in the USA, including men's Premier League matches and Women's Super League since 2014. She was the first Sporting Director for Angel City FC of the American National women's soccer league and formerly held the position of Sporting Director at Aston Villa W.F.C. from January 2020 to June 2021. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Aluko moved to Birmingham, England, at 6 months old and made 102 appearances for the England national team from 2004 to 2016 and competed at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, 2009 UEFA Women's Euro, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, 2013 UEFA Women's Euro, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she represented Great Britain. Aluko previously played f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Bonner
Gemma Bonner (born 13 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League club Liverpool, and has represented the England national team. Bonner began her career with her hometown club Leeds United, before spending two seasons with Chelsea. In November 2012, Bonner signed for Liverpool and captained them to two FA WSL titles in 2013 and 2014, before leaving for Manchester City in 2018. She left England to join NWSL club Racing Louisville in 2021, before rejoining Liverpool in the 2022–23 season where she is now the club's record appearance holder. An England international, Bonner made her senior debut in September 2013. She was part of England's squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 but did not play in the final tournament. Club career Early career Bonner started playing football as soon as she could run and by the age of eight had already joined Leeds United. Leeds United While at Leeds, the defender won the League Cup in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Asante
Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante (born 27 April 1985) is an English association football, football Coach (sports), coach and former player who is the first-team coach at Bristol City W.F.C., Bristol City. A defender (association football), defender or midfielder, she won 71 Cap (sports), caps for the England women's national football team, English national team and was selected in the Great Britain women's Olympic football team, Great Britain squad for the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2012 London Olympics. At club level, Asante has played for English clubs Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal, Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea and Aston Villa W.F.C., Aston Villa, whilst also having played for Saint Louis Athletica, Chicago Red Stars, Washington Freedom (soccer), Washington Freedom and Sky Blue FC of the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She also spent six seasons playing in Sweden, two with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, Göteborg and then four with FC Rosengård. Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
