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Manager’s notes News Aston Villa match report Captain’s column News Meet the squad Everton Ladies Fara Williams interview Liverpool Ladies poster LFC Foundation Melwood visit Mighty Red Puzzle pages Top tweets Amanda Da Costa interview Facts and stats Today’s teams
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Club Contacts: Secretary Colin Charlton charltoncolin7@hotmail.co.uk
Marketing Pam Brown pam.brown@liverpoolfc.com
Programme editorial ProgrammeMaster liverpoolladies@programmemaster.com
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Centre of Excellence Kevin Quigley kevin.quigley@live.co.uk
Programme Design Andrew Dawson www.andrewdawson.tv
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MANAGER
MANAGER’S NOTES
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR FIRST HOME GAME OF THE 2013 SEASON AT HALTON STADIUM. We are fortunate to be playing at such a fine facility and I think the move here shows the intent the club is putting in to moving the ladies team forward and progressing the women’s game. We have had an active recruitment programme over the winter and have brought in 12 new faces and hope that the squad that we now have at our disposal will enable us to be competitive over the course of the next six months. Pre-season has gone well but while we all want to be challenging for trophies, we also need to have a degree of realism and accept that it will take time for the players to gel and bed down with our pattern of play. Having said that, I have been delighted with the spirit in the squad and just how quickly the new arrivals have settled in. Last Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Aston Villa was our first opportunity to test ourselves in a competitive environment and I was really pleased with the 5-0 win. Scoring so many goals was naturally pleasing but I also thought we were defensively strong. Villa are quite a direct side and always a danger from set plays but we were strong in standing up to them. The only downside was an injury to Amanda Da Costa. We will have assessed that during the week but hopefully it isn’t too serious and we have a strong enough squad to cope with it. The draw for the quarter-final has given us another tough trip, this time to Sunderland, next weekend. Sunderland defeated Manchester City 4-0 last weekend so it will be another difficult examination for us. Tonight’s fixture is one the team have all been looking forward to since the draw was made and a local derby always whets the appetite.
We extend a warm welcome to Andy Spence and all the Everton players, officials and supporters. Andy has moved up to the main coach’s role following Mo Marley’s decision to step down at the end of last season and he has a very talented squad with several world class players who will be keen to build on strong showings over the past few years. We know we will need to be at our best to come out on top but this is a game we really want to win to put ourselves into a good position going into the start of the Super League season at Lincoln on 14 April. The Continental Cup is one of two competitions we are playing in and we have a tough group with Doncaster Rovers Belles and Chelsea, as well as Everton. We will keep assessing how we are progressing after each game but we will be aiming to make home advantage count. My message to the players before they go out tonight will be to show commitment and discipline throughout the 90 minutes and to enjoy themselves. We are a new team trying to establish ourselves so there is no pressure on the girls but if we are at our best we will have an excellent chance of making a winning start here at Halton Stadium.
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COMMUNITY
Centre of Excellence News
THE LIVERPOOL Girls’ Centre of Excellence, one of only 31 such centres in the UK, have launched details of a regional trials event in June. The club is looking to recruit the most talented girls in the region to join the current COE players and represent them in the centre of excellence next season. The Centre of Excellence currently caters for over 80 talented footballers within the North West under the stewardship and guidance of Centre Technical Director Kevin Quigley, who is the current holder of a UEFA ‘A’ Licence, alongside his team of technical coaches, sports scientists and chartered physios. The purpose of FA Centres is to identify players of outstanding ability and place them in a technical and educational programme designed to produce excellence in conjunction with personal development.
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Budding female footballers, aged 7–17, are invited to take part in the trial for the centre of excellence, which offers structured and progressive coaching and education in areas such as sports leadership, sports psychology, injury management, fitness and nutrition. Kevin Quigley said: “This is a great opportunity for female footballers that want to get involved in the game to do so in a structured and progressive environment. We’re welcoming applications across all age groups and are looking forward to seeing the talent among the region’s girl footballers.” The club welcomes applications from any player of outstanding ability who could benefit from Centre of Excellence coaching. Trials begin on Thursday 13th June at St Edmund Arrowsmith Centre for Learning in Whiston. Sessions are free and will take place on Astroturf. For more details on the trials and how to apply email kevin.quigley@live.co.uk.
MATCH REPORT
FARA FIRES TREBLE Aston Villa Ladies 0 - Liverpool Ladies 5 FA Women’s Cup fifth round • Sunday 17 March 2013
FARA WILLIAMS hit a hat-trick as the new-look Liverpool Ladies kicked off the season by booking a place in the quarter-finals last Sunday. England midfielder Williams was one of three new signings on the scoresheet at Boldmere St Michael’s with Louise Fors and Natasha Dowie also on target. Indeed, Williams could have helped herself to a handful of goals as she also hit the woodwork twice as the Reds outplayed their hosts in difficult conditions. Matt Beard’s side went ahead inside eight minutes with Williams crashing in a spectacular 25-yarder. And the Reds doubled their advantage soon after the half-hour mark when lively winger Nicole Rolser was brought down and Swedish international Fors stepped up to convert from the spot. The Reds were cruising and they almost put the game to bed when Williams’ looping
shot rattled the crossbar and Amanda Da Costa was unfortunate not to turn the rebound home. Villa rallied in the early stages of the second half but Williams struck again with a clinical lob. The game was marred somewhat when Da Costa was carried from the field with a leg injury. But the Reds continued to show their ruthless streak with 16 minutes remaining when Dowie pounced on a defensive error to round the keeper and turn the ball home. Three minutes later Williams completed her hat-trick with a calm finish. She could have added to her tally with a late penalty after Rolser was again fouled in the area but saw her effort strike the post.
Liverpool: Quantrill; Easton, Bonner, Engen, Schroder (Evans 85); Omarsdottir, Williams, Da Costa (Holbrook 63), Rolser; Dowie, Fors (Billson 82).
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CApTAIN
CAPTAIN’S COLUMN
A WARM WELCOME TO EVERYBODY FOR OUR FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON - WHAT BETTER WAY TO START THAN WITH A DERBY? It has been a busy pre-season for everybody involved with Liverpool Ladies. We enjoyed a good build-up in the games we played and we were even lucky enough to have the privilege of meeting the men’s team and training with them at Melwood ahead of our first competitive match in the FA Cup at Aston Villa last Sunday. It was a great start for us with a 5-0 win. The pitch wasn’t the best so it could have been a tricky tie but we defended well as a team, scored five goals and put in a professional performance. Our reward is a quarter-final at Sunderland next weekend. That will be another tough tie, especially with it being another away game. Sunderland are top of the FA Women’s Premier League and had a good win against Manchester City last Sunday but we’ll prepare for it like we do every other game.
“All the girls have been looking forward to this match and I’m sure Everton are too.”
We have a lot of new faces in the squad but we’ve all got to know each other quickly as we’re training regularly. We’re still learning about each other but the more we train and play together it will improve week by week. Competition among the squad is high and it is important that we continue to work hard and build as a group. 8
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Tonight will be a huge test with Everton being an experienced and well-organised side who have the ability to hurt teams and we will need to be aware of that. It will be a good test for us as a group and will give an indication of how we have developed. Let’s hope that we can push on from last week’s victory and instill a winning mentality around the club to start the season with. Don’t forget you can keep up to date throughout the season by following us on Twitter @LFCladies. Thank you all for your support and enjoy the game.
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THE BIG KICK-OFF!
A PRESTIGIOUS Girls Football Tournament for Under-10 and Under-12 girls kicks off at Halton Stadium today. Teams from both age-groups will compete in a seven-a-side competition with squads of 10 players each. There will be 16 teams in each group, with rounds played prior to Liverpool Ladies home games (4 quarter-finals, 2 semis and a final). On each tournament day a league of 4 teams will play each other, each team having 3 matches of 15 minutes duration. Winners and runners-up will qualify for the next round. The winning side for each age-group will be mascots for the main Liverpool Ladies match. Each team will nominate four penalty takers to take part in a half-time penalty shoot-out and the winner will receive a football autographed by the Liverpool Ladies players.
Tonight’s games: 5.30pm-5.45pm:
U-10s: Eagle Juniors v Oxton Ladies Maghull v Davenham FC U-12s: Parkdale JFC v Halton Girls Blackbrook v The Manor Club 5.50pm-6.05pm:
U-10s: Eagle Juniors v Maghull Oxton Ladies v Davenham FC U-12s: Parkdale JFC v Blackbrook Halton Girls v The Manor Club 6.10pm-6.25pm:
U-10s: Eagle Juniors v Davenham FC Oxton Ladies v Maghull U-12s: Parkdale JFC v The Manor Club Halton Girls v Blackbrook The winners will qualify for the first semi-final on 8 June and the runners-up for the second semi-final on 17 August.
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FIRsT TIEAM sQUAD
MEET THE REDS
HERE’S OUR FIRST TEAM SQUAD FOR THE NEW SEASON... 1 Danielle Gibbons
24 Sarah Quantrill
GOALKEEPER • 31/07/91 CHORLEY
GOALKEEPER • 27/07/90 NORWICH
The former Preston North End keeper signed from Preston in 2011. Has played for England at U-19 level.
A new signing this year, Sarah has previously appeared for Norwich City, Arsenal and Chelsea. She was an FA Women’s Cup winner with the Gunners in 2009.
5 Gemma Bonner
17 Caroline Charlton
6 Lucy Bronze
22 Sophia Riccio
DEFENDER • 13/07/91 LEEDS
DEFENDER • 09/10/89 LIVERPOOL
DEFENDER • 28/10/91 BERWICK UPON TWEED
DEFENDER • 15/10/91 LIVERPOOL
Team captain and a commanding centre-back who played under Matt Beard at Chelsea after starting with hometown club Leeds United. She is also skipper of England U-23s.
A versatile defender who joined the club back in 2007 having previously played for Macclesfield Town. She lists scoring in front of the Kop as a career highlight.
A winter signing from Everton, Lucy is an England U-23 international who can play in either full-back role. Has also played for Sunderland and North Carolina Tar Heels.
A left-back or centre-back who has come through the club’s youth system. She was formerly reserve team captain before joining the senior squad last season.
3 Whitney Engen
2 Samantha Chappell
12 Becky Easton
19 Corina Schroder
DEFENDER • 28/11/87 TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA USA
DEFENDER • 24/03/92 WARRINGTON
DEFENDER • 16/06/74 BIRKENHEAD
DEFENDER • 15/08/86 DINGDEN, GERMANY
Rated by boss Matt Beard as one of the best defenders in the world, Whitney is a USA international. Has previously played for various US clubs and Swedish side Tyreso FF.
Right-back who joined the Reds from Everton. She has represented England at U-19 level.
An experienced defender who signed from Everton this winter. Has also played for Doncaster Rovers Belles. Becky has won 44 senior England caps.
A talented left-back who signed from SC 07 Bad Neuenahr. Her honours include winning the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the German League twice and the German Cup.
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13 Amanda Da Costa
16 Lizzie Ince
4 Fara Williams
15 Jess Holbrook
DEFENDER / MIDFIELD • 07/10/89 SOMERS, NEW YORK, USA
MIDFIELDER • 17/09/94 BURY
MIDFIELDER • 25/01/84 LONDON
MIDFIELDER • 01/08/92 ASHTON UNDER LYNE
Versatile player, known for her work-rate and technical skills, Amanda joined the Reds from Boston Breakers. She has also played for US teams Washington Freedom and MagicJack.
Lizzie is a former England youth international signed from Blackburn Rovers during the summer transfer window in 2012.
Vastly experienced midfielder who has won more than 100 caps for England. After starting at Chelsea and Charlton, she spent a decade at Everton before joining the Reds in the winter.
An exciting player who signed from Leeds in February. Has also played for Everton and appeared in UEFA Women’s Champions League games for the Blues.
7 Katie Brusell
14 Michelle Evans
10 Louise Fors
11 Nicole RoLSer
MIDFIELDER • 09/01/88 MANCHESTER
MIDFIELDER • 18/07/87 CHESTER
MIDFIELDER • 23/10/89 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
MIDFIELDER • 07/02/92 OCHSENHAUSEN, GERMANY
An attacking midfielder, Katie has also played for Stockport County, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City. She has represented England at U-19s and U-17s levels.
Signed from neighbours Everton in 2010. She is another member of the squad to have represented England at youth level. Has also appeared in the colours of Tranmere Rovers.
Swedish international Louise joined from Western Sydney Wanderers in February. Played in Spain with Espanyol as well as Swedish sides Hammarby IF, AIK and Linkoping.
An Under-23 German international, Nicole is a pacy winger who has previously played for VfL Sindelfingen and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.
8 Katrin Omarsdottir
11 Lillie Fenlon-Billson
20 Hannah Keryakoplis
9 Natasha Dowie
MIDFIELDER • 27/06/87 HAMBURG, GERMANY
Icelandic international, recruited this winter from Kristianstads DFF. She attended the University of California and has also played for US sides California Golden Bears and Orange County Waves.
MIDFIELD / FORWARD • 19/07/91 TOOTING, LONDON
FORWARD • 01/02/94 PENYFFORDD, WALES
Joined from Doncaster Rovers Belles during the summer 2012 transfer window having also played for Arsenal, Watford and Bristol Academy. Has played for Ireland at U-19s level.
A Welsh international who moved up from the reserve squad last season. Has also played for Tranmere Rovers.
FORWARD • 30/06/88 ABU DHABI, UAE
England striker who joined from Everton in November 2012. Has previously played with Watford, Fulham and Charlton.
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OPPOsITION
ALL ABOUT EVERTON GET THE LOWDOWN ON TODAY’S OPPOSITION… EVERTON LADIES
EVERTON LADIES have finished third in the last two FA WSL campaigns.
Home ground: Marine FC Nickname: The Blues, The Toffees Captain: Jill Scott Manager: Andy Spence Honours: FA Women’s Premier League National Division winners: 1997/98 runners-up: 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10 FA Women’s Cup winners: 2009/10 runners-up: 2004/05 FA Women’s Premier League Cup winners: 2007/08 runners-up: 1996/97, 1998/99 FA Women’s Community Shield runners-up: 2006/07, 2008/09 Liverpool County FA Cup winners: 2006, 2007, 2008
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This season they have a new manager and a slightly revamped squad. Former assistant boss Andy Spence took over from Mo Marley in November after she stepped down a month earlier to focus on her commitments with the England Under-19s team. Since then the club saw a number of high-profile players leave the club, although England goalkeeper Rachel Brown has maintained that the Blues’ squad are in superb spirits ahead of season three, boosted by captain Jill Scott’s decision to stay with the club.
“We have a very united team at Everton, a great team ethos and a really good atmosphere, so rather than dwell on any losses we’ve adapted as a squad and we’re looking forward to this season.” RACHEL BROWN And while several players have moved across the city to join Matt Beard’s Reds, twins Vicky Jones and Kelly Jones have moved in the opposite direction to bolster the Everton squad. The Blues have been in good form during pre-season, but were frustrated last weekend when their FA Cup fifth round tie at Oxford was postponed due to a frozen pitch!
ALEX GREENWOOD Full-back Alex was another winner at the inaugural FA England awards.
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The Everton regular was named England Women’s Youth Player of the Year, making 14 appearances for the Under-19s and helping the team progress to the 2012 European Finals in Turkey. Liverpool-born, she joined the Blues’ Centre of Excellence at the age of eight and made her senior debut for the club in the 2010/11 UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying tournament in August 2010. On receiving her England accolade, the left-sided defender said: “It’s nice to get recognition from the men’s team as well. It’ll help the name of women’s football to grow.” Alex has represented England at Under-15s, 17s and 19s levels, making her Under-19 debut against Maldova in September 2010.
Born and raised in Liverpool, Toni is one of the brightest young talents in women’s football.
She was named England Women’s Under-23s Player of the Year for 2012 at the inaugural FA England awards night at St George’s Park. Toni joined Everton’s Centre of Excellence at the age of 11 and made her debut for the Blues in Europe aged just 15. She earned her first full England caps last year and after being named Under 23s Player of the Year, she said: “I’m delighted. It’s a great achievement and the other two girls that were up for it have been excellent as well. Anyone would have deserved it but I’m delighted to walk away with the award. My mum will have it on the mantelpiece!”
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PLAYER FOCUs
A NEW DAWN FOR FARA FARA WILLIAMS IS ONE OF A BAND OF LIVERPOOL LADIES WHO WILL BE LINING UP AGAINST HER FORMER EMPLOYERS TONIGHT…
THE ENGLAND international spent a decade as part of the ladies set-up at Goodison but has joined her former Toffees teammates Natasha Dowie, Lucy Bronze and Becky Easton in moving to Matt Beard’s side this term. Fara says: “Leaving Everton was always going to be a tough decision. Over the years I have had other opportunities to leave and I was tempted to go and play in America but I felt I owed a lot to the manager Mo Marley. “When Mo decided to leave it made it easier for me to say, okay, this is my time to also move on.
But I didn’t particularly want to move out of the city and with the ambition Matt showed, there was no other team I would have rather signed for than Liverpool.” Fara, who has now won well over 100 caps for England, is looking forward to wearing the red shirt at the Halton Stadium and for the first time in 10 years will be hoping Everton end the game defeated. “I’ll never forget what Everton did for me as a player and in my personal life. I will always be grateful to Everton and what they did. It will be a tricky match but I want to win the game and hopefully we do.”
“I think we can definitely push Arsenal, Birmingham and Everton this year” With the Reds revamping their squad with 12 new signings, Fara feels it may take time for the team to gel whereas the bulk of the Everton squad are familiar with their pattern of play. “People will think that because Everton have lost a few players they could be easier to beat, but they’ve got core players that know their structure of play. It’s probably harder for Liverpool with all the new players to come into a new system than it is for Everton to keep the players
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that they’ve got in a system they already know. But that said, I think we can definitely push Arsenal, Birmingham and Everton this year.” Fara has been impressed with the quality of the group that Reds boss Matt Beard has pieced together during the winter, but she adds: “I think it is going to take time to get to where we want to be. People are going to think Liverpool are going to win trophies straightaway. “Hopefully we will do that and as players that’s what you dream of doing, but when you’re a new squad it takes time to gel. “Team spirit is massive and at the moment it’s really strong. The foreign players inject something different to what English players are used to. Especially in training, it’s a completely different culture, and seeing how they train it’s a case of: wow, maybe we need to give a little bit more. So that’s been really good. “Hopefully we will gel quicker than people expect and gain trophies this year. If not, we’ve certainly got a good group of girls who definitely can achieve things in years to come.”
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COMMUNITY
KITS FOR KIDS
THE SMILES on the young players’ faces were as bright as the floodlights when Reds midfielder Lucas and Warrior combined to boost the Liverpool FC Foundation’s Respect 4 All programme. Lucas was at the North Liverpool Academy as LFC’s kit supplier donated £50,000 worth of training gear to the scheme, with the Under-12, U-16 and adult participants the lucky recipients. The Respect 4 All programme is part of the Liverpool FC Foundation’s bid to support people of all ages and abilities by improving their life skills through team sport and activity. Afterwards Lucas said: “It is really important to have partners with the Foundation and Warrior is showing the very good partner they will be and already are. We’re glad to have the donation.
“They love Liverpool and to wear the Liverpool kit means a lot to them.”
“Respect 4 All is a very good project, helping a lot of kids. I’m really happy to be here and spend some time with these kids because you realise your life is very good. They work really hard to be able to play football.
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GIRLS GO TO MELWOOD IN THE BUILD-UP to their FA Cup tie at Aston Villa last weekend, Liverpool Ladies spent a day at Melwood joining the men’s team for a training session and rubbing shoulders with Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Luis Suarez and co. Here are a selection of images from the session...
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A MESSAGE FROM BRENDAN RODGERS “I would like to wish the Liverpool Ladies team huge luck and success for this season. “We had a great morning with the training session with the ladies team joining in the warm-up and then we had a chance to chat with the staff over lunch. “This is a new era for the women’s team with new ideas and dreams and many new players so I really hope that they can come together, be strong and look forward to having a really successful season. I’m really looking forward to keeping an eye on their progress. “We are one club and the women’s sector of the football club is very much a part of Liverpool and we wish them well.”.
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For more information and to get involved visit
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... HERE COMES
I’M MIGHTY RED, THE OFFICIAL MASCOT OF LFC. I’m a super sporty Liverbird, which is also the symbol of the City of Liverpool, who loves nothing more than a good game of footie with my mates. I’m a fun loving 8-year-old, a bit of a show-off and sometimes a little bit cheeky! Oh and I have a pet Iguana called Fred too. The club asked me if I would like this special role to help all young fans, like me, my sister Ruby and brother Little Liver, learn more about Liverpool FC. I’m so lucky as I have my very own section on the club’s official website at www.liverpoolfc.com/kopkids and a cool magazine just for junior Reds called Kop Kids, which is on sale at all club stores. When I’m not jumping around and singing - especially when Liverpool score - you’ll find me meeting fans in the Family Park at Anfield. YNWA!
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FUN TIME WITH T J U M A M E C S I L
O I Z A D L C C R L U
N L K T S T N C O I C
I L S T D E E C F V Y
D S E B E V P C E E B
U C U E R E S C S R R
G O L A W R Y C I P O
G T B R V T D C U O N
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< REDS & BLUES
Can you find the following 10 names in our derby day word search?
MATT BEARD LOUISE FORS LIVERPOOL LUCY BRONZE REDS ANDY SPENCE BLUES EVERTON JILL SCOTT TONI DUGGAN
Which one of our trio isn’t being completely honest?!
KATRIN “I joined the club this summer and am an Icelandic international” 24
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LOUISE “I was born in Stockholm and have played in Spain and Australia”
WHITNEY “I’m from Copenhagen and have won 25 caps for Denmark”
THE NUMBERS GAME
FARA WILLIAMS
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Fara’s LFC squad number games played for Great Britain’s ladies team
100 2 10
SHE completed a century of England caps in March 2012
FA Women’s Premier League Cups won years spent with Everton Ladies before joining the Reds
MIGHTY RED’S FIENDISH FIVE! 1 Which Scottish team did Liverpool Ladies score nine goals against in pre-season? 2 Can you name the Liverpool Ladies star who captains England’s Under-23s? 3 From which club did the Reds sign Corina Schroder this winter? 4 Which Red was born in the USA but has Portuguese parents? 5 Manager Matt Beard joined the Reds from which club?
HOW DID YOU DO?
RED HERRING Whitney Engen – she is American, not Danish. MIGHTY REDS FIENDISH FIVE 1 Forfar; 2 Gemma Bonner; 3 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr; 4 Amanda Da Costa; 5 Chelsea Liverpool Ladies
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The UEFA Women’s Champions League Final is coming to London. See the biggest event in European women’s club football with all the family when the top two clubs in Europe face each other at Stamford Bridge. Don’t miss out on your chance to see the best women’s football club in Europe be crowned winners of the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final 2013. Buy tickets now at: www.chelseafc.com/uefawomensfinal
Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge Stadium, London Thursday 23 May 2013 Kick Off 19.30h Tickets from £5 at www.chelseafc.com/uefawomensfinal Ticket Prices Adult......................................... £10.00 Children (under 18).................... £5.00 Seniors (over 65)........................ £5.00 Nearest Station:
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TOP TWEETS
What they’ve been saying in the Twittersphere!
FOLLOW US @LFCLadies CONTINENTAL TYRES @ContiUK
We can’t wait for 23rd March when the season kicks off with a Merseyside Derby Vs Everton
NATASHA DOWIE @tatsdowie
LFC LADIES @LFCladies
@LFCladies are proud to welcome all their senior internationals back today from the Cyprus and Algarve cup. Congratulations again to England
Really enjoyed today’s game. Good performance by team. Clean sheet. And i got a goal :) #FAcup #LLFC #TWAL
FARA WILLIAMS @fara_williams47
GEMMA BONNER @gembon23
LFC LADIES @LFCladies
AMANDA DACOSTA @ADacosta13
NATASHA DOWIE @tatsdowie
Good win today! Pleased to be in the next round of the #FAcup ... now for a chilled out evening!
Solid team win today in the pure mud! Thanks for all the positive words, I am doing just fine no worries ;) Feeling blessed to know #YNWA
WATCH YOUR 5TH GAME FOR FREE!
Good win in the Cyprus cup final 2day against Canada Great day training with the men today! Such a warm welcome from all the players and staff at Melwood! A lot of laughs! Excited to be training with the Liverpool men’s team this morning... Gonna be a pro for the morning :)
GEMMA BONNER @gembon23
Great opportunity to meet and train with the men today!
Liverpool Ladies are rewarding loyal supporters with the opportunity to see a free home game with the new loyalty card. If you see four Liverpool Ladies matches at the Halton Stadium you will get a fifth match free as long as you have your card stamped when you pay to enter. The offer is valid for matches at Halton Stadium until 30 September 2013 and the free match admits one person only. The cards will be distributed at the turnstiles.
Attend 4 home matche s
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PLAYER FOCUs
IN MY LIFE AMANDA DA COSTA Liverpool’s American midfielder on selling lemonade, watching Taylor Swift and cooking up a mean jambalaya...
FAVOURITE GAME In my Sophomore year at Florida State University, we played against the University of North Carolina. UNC were everyone’s big rivals as they were 26 times national champions. We played them in a ‘black-out’ game where everyone wore black uniforms and everyone in the stands wore black and we ended up winning 3-2 with 20 seconds left in extra-time. There were 5,000 people in the stands and it was one of those really amazing all-round experiences.
BEST GOAL A lot of my most memorable memories have been at University because there was such a close connection. In my freshman year we played a National Championships semi-final against Notre Dame and I slid on to a throughball and tucked it around the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper kicked me in the chest but the goal ended up putting us through to the National Championship game so that was pretty big for me. I’m more of a playmaker so I try to rack up the assists but don’t score too many goals.
MUSIC I like all kinds of music but I usually go back to a band from the states called Atmosphere. It’s a little bit of hip-hop but more poetic. I love listening to them – it calms me down! 28
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SHIRT NUMBER It’s funny that I am no.13 as I am so superstitious! I have the same routine and if anything is wrong I have to start all over again. At High School I was always no.5 but when I was playing with Varsity as an eighth grader, five was taken by the star player and so I became 13 as it was the only one left. I had a good season so I had to keep wearing 13 in line with my superstitions! I think I like it because everyone thinks it’s unlucky. It’s not that bad.
LAST CONCERT This is embarrassing but the honest answer is Taylor Swift in Florida! I went with a bunch of my team-mates at MagicJack. I love live music and I like going to restaurants or bars that have live bands.
TOP FILM These are the hardest questions! My go-to film is probably Wedding Crashers because it always makes me laugh. I like a lot of serious films too. The Boondock Saints is another good one.
OFF THE PITCH I love writing and painting. I also have a dog back home who is my pride and joy, so anything that involves her. She’s a black lab mix called Jazz and I rescued her in my second year at university. She’s the smartest dog ever and I really miss her.
ON NATASHA DOWIE W MIC CO R FO A BAKE-OFF ? OK CO U RELIEF. CAN YO I can. We sometimes have people over for dinner and I recently made something my mum always used to cook. It was a jambalaya with prawns, chorizo and rice and I made the broth from scratch. I hate to brag but it was pretty killer!
BE IF YOU WHAT WOULD YOU ER? LL WEREN’T A FOOTBA Based on what I do now, I’d probably be a personal trainer. I’m working on getting my certifications now so I can start my own business in personal health. If it was something I could wish for, I’d love to be a back-up dancer for someone really cool but that’s not realistic!
FIRST JOB When I was young my best friend and I were known for trying to build random things. We would try to build different types of lemonade stands and sit at the bottom of my driveway and sell drinks to people. My dad is an entrepreneur so I guess that’s where I got it from!
FAVOURITE PLACE I will say New York City as that is home. I don’t get to go home too often and the older I get, the more I appreciate it. When I was younger I thought it was boring but now I like going back and putting my headphones in when there’s millions of people around and not hearing them. The Museum Of Modern Art is my favourite place to go to.
FUNNIEST TEAM-MAT
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Lillie Billson because she says the most outlandish things which cracks me up. There is always shock value to her statements!
WOULD WHICH TEAM-MATE ? BE BEST ON X-FACTOR Katrin Omarsdottir. She got a guitar recently and she’s good. She writes her own songs and has a pretty good voice as well.
SMARTEST TEAM-M
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Book-smart or everday smart? In terms of book-smart I’d say Caroline Charlton because she’s in med school and works all day at the hospital or goes to school before coming to training which is admirable. I’ll go with Caroline. Liverpool Ladies
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SEASON STATS 2013 FA WSL FIXTURES 2013 (Home games at Halton Stadium in CAPS, cup fixtures denoted in brackets)
Date
Opponent
Result
Scorer/s
March 17
Aston Villa (FAC 5)
5-0
Williams 3, Fors (pen), Dowie
March 23
EVERTON (CC)
March 31
Sunderland (FAC 6)
April 14
Lincoln Ladies
April 20
ARSENAL LADIES
May 04
DONCASTER RB (CC)
May 12
Chelsea Ladies
May 15
Doncaster RB
May 19
Chelsea (CC)
May 29
LINCOLN LADIES
June 4
Everton Ladies
June 8
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Aug 4
Arsenal
Aug 10
Bristol Academy
Aug 17
CHELSEA LADIES
Aug 28
EVERTON LADIES
Sept 1
Birmingham City
Sept 4
DONCASTER RB
Sept 15
BRISTOL ACADEMY
GAMES & GOALS 2013 (substitute appearances in brackets) FA WSL App Goals
CONT CUP App Goals
FA CUP App Goals
FA WSL App Goals
CONT CUP App Goals
FA CUP App Goals
1
Danielle Gibbons
0
0
0
0
0
0
12 Becky Easton
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Samantha Chappell
0
0
0
0
0
0
13 Amanda Da Costa
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
Whitney Engen
0
0
0
0
1
0
14 Michelle Evans
0
0
0
0
0(1) 0
4
Fara Williams
0
0
0
0
1
3
15 Jess Holbrook
0
0
0
0
0(1) 0
5
Gemma Bonner
0
0
0
0
1
0
16 Lizzie Ince
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Lucy Bronze
0
0
0
0
0
0
17 Caroline Charlton
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Katie Brusell
0
0
0
0
0
0
18 Lillie Fenlon-Billson 0
0
0
0
0(1) 0
8
Katrin Omarsdottir
0
0
0
0
1
0
19 Corina Schroder
0
0
0
0
1
0
9
Natasha Dowie
0
0
0
0
1
1
20 Hannah Keryakoplis 0
0
0
0
0
0
10 Louise Fors
0
0
0
0
1
1
22 Sophia Riccio
0
0
0
0
0
0
11 Nicole Rolser
0
0
0
0
1
0
24 Sarah Quantrill
0
0
0
0
1
0
Correct up to and including 17.03.2013
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Manager:
Manager:
Matt Beard
Andy Spence
1
Danielle Gibbons
1
Rachel Brown
2
Samantha Chappell
2
Vicky Jones
3
Whitney Engen
4
Fara Williams
3
Paige Williams
5
Gemma Bonner
4
Kelly Jones
6
Lucy Bronze
5
Fern Whelan
7
Katie Brusell
6
Lindsay Johnson
8
Katrin Omarsdottir
7
Jody Handley (c)
9
Natasha Dowie
10
Louise Fors
8
Jill Scott
11
Nicole Rolser
10
Michelle Hinnigan
12
Becky Easton
11
Toni Duggan
13
Amanda Da Costa
12
Brooke Chaplen
14
Michelle Evans
13
Danielle Hill
15
Jess Holbrook
16
Lizzie Ince
16
Alex Greenwood
17
Caroline Charlton
17
Nikita Parris
18
Lillie Fenlon-Billson
18
Amy Kane
19
Corina Schroder
20
Hannah Keryakoplis
22
Sophia Riccio
24
Sarah Quantrill
MATCH OFFICIALS
MASCOTS
Referee: Assistant Referee: Assistant Referee: Fourth OďŹ&#x192;cial:
The Liverpool mascots will be the winners of the pre-match Under 10s tournament. The Everton mascots will be the winners of the Under 12s matches.
Sian Massey Paul Connett David Critchlow Elizabeth Simms