News about Fara Williams

Fara Williams has sluggishness in England's women's setting, saying that the Lionesses are less representative now than they were before her time in office, and that white players' were 'pretty much made up of white players.' The 40-year-old, England's mostcapped footballer of either gender, made her Lionesses debut in 2001 and hung up her boots two trophy-laden decades later. Women's football has progressed into what the ex-midfielder's former England teammate Karen Carney said last year might become a billion-pound sport, but Williams is concerned that an increasingly glamorous game leaves less fortunate girls behind.

Exclusive BY MATT HUGHES: Wayne Rooney and Fara Williams are expected to be honoured by receiving the Legends of Football award this year. Following last year's winners Ian Wright and Emma Hayes, the former England stars, who earned 297 international caps between them, will be inducted into the Legends of Football Hall of Fame in October. Rooney and Williams have been selected as dual award winners to honor their dedication to representing their country.

Mary Earps has been named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year, marking the first goalkeeper to be honoured and caping a star-studded 2023 for the Lionesses goalkeeper. The 30-year-old has been honoured with a slew of accolades for her work for both her country and for Manchester United, who she helped finish second in last year's Women's Super League table. Before being named England Women's Player of the Year in September following Sarina Wiegman's promising but ultimately unsuccessful World Cup campaign, Earps was previously named Women's Goalkeeper at FIFA's The Best Awards in 2022.

During Saturday's BBC show at lunchtime, Alex Scott and Fara Williams dismissed concerns about Football Focus' viewing figures. The 49-year-old show has lost more than one third of its early-season viewers in the space of four years, as shown by Mail Sport this week.

The Lionesses will face Spain in their first-ever World Cup final, kicking off at 11 a.m. in Sydney, in less than 48 hours. Both ITV and BBC will be broadcasting coverage of the case, with commentators already dreaming of etching their own iconic quote into public consciousness for decades to come. There's barely a whisker between the broadcasters, both of whom have been following the competition so far, with both companies bringing top talent to the rafters.

As England defeated Australia 3-1 in a thrilling semi-final of the Women's World Cup, former Lioness Fara Williams (pictured) has been dubbed the 'new Mystic Meg' after she once more predicted the correct score today. She has a knack for making surprising bets; in last year's Euros, she predicted England would defeat Sweden 4-0, which they did. (Inset: Rachel Daly and Georgia Stanway after the game)

KIERAN GILL: No one knows what will be written in the upcoming Anglo-Colombian footballing story. On Saturday, England's Lionesses face Colombia in their latest World Cup quarterfinal match between the two countries. If Sarina Wiegman's team lines up against Colombia in Sydney, it will be so complicated, controversial, and frankly cuckoo has the past between these two countries.

Since losing their first round of the tournament, German media have slammed their women's team as a 'disgrace,' after they failed to qualify for the last 16. The Germans, who have never failed to advance to the quarter-finals, were disqualified from contention for Group H, and Bild has dubbed it a 'historic World Cup debacle.'

Past and present England Lionesses have collaborated with a leading lingerie company to encourage teenage girls not to drop out of sports. Legends Fara Williams, 39, 39, and Chelsea player Reanna Blades, 18, have joined up with Bluebella lingerie's #StrongIsBeautiful campaign as fans countdown to the Women's World Cup's start on Thursday. The campaign encourages girls to be proud of their bodies and keep playing team sports, as well as seeing the two sports stars sporting a stunning array of lingerie.

Gabby Logan, Alex Scott, and Reshmin Chowdhury have all been in the BBC's lineup for coverage of the Women's World Cup. Juliette Ferrington and Vicki Sparks will lead BBC Radio Five Live's coverage of the tournament. Ellen White, Steph Houghton, and Fara Williams will all be analyzing the games, as well as Rachel Brown-Finnis, Anita Asante, and Karen Bardsley.

Arsenal defeated PSV 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday, giving the Chelsea team another good showing before being pushed off late for another round of applause at the Emirates. Saka should'be the one (Gareth) Southgate turns to' at the World Cup, which is just one month away, according to Keown, a BT Sport analyst. Fara Williams, who was also a pundit for the game, echoed Keown's comments, describing the 21-year-old as 'unpredictable.'

Her autobiography is unexpectedly raw for someone who comes across with such confidence and tenacity. She discusses the three traumatic shadows cast across her life, lacking any self-pity. First, the Bradford City Football Club fire that claimed the lives of 56 people, including 11 children, which she saw firsthand as a 12-year-old (her father, former Leeds United and Wales international footballer Terry Yorath, was the club's assistant manager at the time) first. Then was killed, and she 19 years old, but it was tragically poor. Both events, she believes, caused the third - her father's depression and alcoholism. Her mother, she writes, is unwell decades after. 'My kids ask me, 'Hey, do you think Grandad will come for Christmas? "I just don't know," says the narrator, who has to admit, "I just don't know."

MARTIN SAMUEL CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The Premier League spent £2 billion in the transfer window. And there is a word for that. A huge success. Not offensive, not outrageous, not scandalous, not scandalous. It was a success. It makes our game more exciting. So if you like football, it makes your life more enjoyable. Everyone follows it around the world because it is so popular. Antony, Erling Haaland, Darwin Nunez, Brenden Aaronson, Alexander Isak, and others have been to our match. They make the competition tighter, more competitive, and harder. Yes, football is about community, civic pride, and being connected.