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Katie Chapman
Katie Sarah Chapman (born 15 June 1982) is an English former professional association football, footballer who notably played for FA WSL clubs Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal Ladies and Chelsea L.F.C., Chelsea Ladies and was a member of the England women's national football team, England women's national team. She primarily played as a central midfielder, although she was also deployed in centre back, central defence while playing for England. Chapman was described as "a physical player who handles a brunt of the dirty work in the middle of the pitch." Her playing ability, profile and influence have drawn comparisons to former England national football team, England captain David Beckham. Chapman began her football career playing at primary school in her hometown of Bermondsey. At ten years old, she joined leading women's club Millwall Lionesses L.F.C., Millwall Lionesses. In the 1996–97 season, Chapman made her senior team debut at the age of 14. She became a regular starter in t ...
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Bermondsey
Bermondsey ( ) is a district in southeast London, part of the London Borough of Southwark, England, southeast of Charing Cross. To the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham, and to the north is Wapping across the River Thames. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Surrey. During the Industrial Revolution Bermondsey became a centre for manufacturing, particularly in relation to tanning. More recently it has experienced regeneration including Loft, warehouse conversions to flats and the provision of new transport links. History Toponymy Bermondsey may be understood to mean ''Beornmund''s island; but, while ''Beornmund'' represents an Old English language, Old English personal name, identifying an individual once associated with the place, the element "-ey" represents Old English ''eg'', for "island", "piece of firm land in a fen", or simply a "place by a stream or river". Thus Bermondsey need n ...
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David Beckham
Sir David Robert Joseph Beckham ( ; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Primarily a right winger and known for his range of passing, crossing ability and set-piece taking, Beckham is considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest set-piece specialists of all time. He won 19 major trophies in his career, and is the first English player to win league titles in four different countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. Beckham's professional club career began with Manchester United, where he made his first-team debut in 1992 at age 17. With United, he won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, the FA Charity Shield twice, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He then played four seasons with Real Madrid, winning the La Liga title in his final season with the club. In July 2007, Beckham signed ...
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Netherlands Women's National Football Team
The Netherlands women's national football team () represents the Netherlands in international Women's association football, women's football, and is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA. In 1971, the team played the first women's international football match recognized by FIFA against France women's national football team, France. They played at the final tournament of the UEFA Women's Championship four times and were champions in UEFA Women's Euro 2017, 2017 as hosts. They qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup, World Cup three times, reaching the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, final of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 edition of the World Cup, losing 2–0 against the United States women's national soccer team, United States. The result of the 2019 World Cup meant that the Netherlands team qualified for Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2020 Olympics where they lost in the quarter-fin ...
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2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification
The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process decided the 15 teams which played at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the host China initially qualified automatically as the host nation. The qualification process for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup saw 99 teams from the six FIFA confederations compete for the 16 places in the tournament's finals. The places were divided as follows: *Africa - represented by the CAF: 2 berths *Asia - AFC: 3.5 *Europe - UEFA: 5 *North, Central America & the Caribbean - CONCACAF: 2.5 *Oceania - OFC: 1 *South America - CONMEBOL: 2 Qualified teams Confederation qualification AFC Like the previous edition, the AFC Women's Championship served as the tournament qualification for AFC members. Fourteens competed in the competition which included the World Cup hosts in China. After the group stage which eliminated ten teams from qualifying, the semi-finals saw the first team in North Korea as they defeated Japan 3-0. After China won the ...
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Norway Women's National Football Team
The Norway women's national football team () represents Norway in international Women's association football, football, and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. However, the team has endured less success since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. History Norway women's national football team emerged in 1978 for the 1978 Women's Nordic Football Championship, Nordic Championship tournament, which was relatively early for Western Europe, but late for the Nordic countries, beating only Iceland women's national football team, Iceland. Having little culture for official clubs and a series system, Norway had a lot to do to catch up with neighboring Sweden women's national football team, Sweden and Denmark women's national football team, Denmark. Their early history therefore consisted of losing to their neighbors and eventually beating Northern Ireland women's nation ...
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Switzerland Women's National Football Team
The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international Women's association football, women's football. Playing their first match in 1972, Switzerland did not enter their first major tournament until 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2015, playing the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, World Cup, and then managed to qualify for UEFA Women's Euro 2017, Euro 2017, UEFA Women's Euro 2022, Euro 2022 and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. History Switzerland qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada by winning their 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, qualifying group. It was the first time that Switzerland participated in a women's World Cup, and the first time both the Switzerland national football team, men's team and women's team qualified for a World Cup simultaneously. At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Switzerland was drawn into Group C with Japan women's national football team, Japan, Came ...
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2001 UEFA Women's Championship Qualification
The qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 was held between 21 August 1999 & 28 November 2000. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly. The second-placed and the third-placed teams played in two playoff matches for four other berths. CLASS A Group 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''France qualified for the final tournament.'' ---- ''Sweden and Spain advanced for the playoff A.'' ---- ''Netherlands advanced for the playoff A-B.'' ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Norway qualified for the final tournament.'' ---- ''England and Portugal advanced for the playoff A.'' ---- ''Switzerland advanced for the playoff A-B.'' ---- Group 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Germany qualified for the final tournament.'' ---- ''Italy and Ukraine advanced for the playoff A.'' ---- ''Iceland advanced for the playoff A-B.'' ---- Group 4 ...
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Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion. The WPS was the highest level in the United States soccer pyramid for the women's game. On January 30, 2012, the league announced suspension of the 2012 season, citing several internal organization struggles as the primary cause. Some of these issues included an ongoing legal battle with magicJack owner Dan Borislow and the lack of resources invested into the league. On May 18, 2012, WPS announced the league folded and would not return in 2013. After the WPS folded, the National Women's Soccer League formed in 2013 and took WPS's place as the top professional women's soccer league in the United States. History Planning After the folding of Women's United Soccer Association, which p ...
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UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA. The competition was first played in 2001–02 under the name ''UEFA Women's Cup'', and renamed the Champions League for the 2009–10 edition. The most significant changes in 2009 were the inclusion of runners-up from the top eight ranked nations, a one-off final as opposed to the two-legged finals in previous years, and – until 2018 – playing the final in the same city as the men's UEFA Champions League final. In the 2021–22 season, the competition proper included a group stage for the first time in the Women's Champions League era, which will evolve into a league phase from the 2025–26 season onward. Lyon is the most successful club in the competition's history, winning the title eight times, including five consecutive titles from ...
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Treble (association Football)
A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season. A continental treble involves winning the club's top-level domestic league competition, main domestic cup competition, and main continental trophy. Although winning a second-tier continental trophy (e.g. Europa League) has also been described as a continental treble, it is not as widely accepted. A domestic treble involves winning three national competitions—including the league title, the primary cup competition, and one secondary competition, such as a league cup. Competitions which consist of a single match or a two-leg match are not normally counted as part of a continental treble (e.g., the FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España, Supercoppa Italiana, Trophée des Champions, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, Recopa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup and others). Continental trebles This list includes clubs who have won their country's top-tie ...
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The Football Association
The Football Association (the FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory. The FA facilitates all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the county football associations. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the FA Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the England national football team, men's, England women's national football team, women's, and England national under-17 football team, youth national football teams. The FA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which is responsible for the Laws of the ...
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