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Mia Fishel’s Chelsea Drawn Against Ajax

Mia Fishel’s Chelsea Drawn Against Ajax

Mia Fishel’s Chelsea Women have been pitted against Dutch side Ajax in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League. The quarter-final first leg in Amsterdam will take place on March 19/20, with the second leg a week later in London on March 26/27. Should Chelsea win, they will face the winner of the quarter-final tie between Barcelona and... Read more of this article

Kenni Thompson Scores For Bournemouth

Kenni Thompson Scores For Bournemouth

Kenni Thompson scored her third goal since joining AFC Bournemouth Women in their 1-1 draw at home to Exeter City Women in the FA Women’s National League Division One South West today [February 4]. The Bermuda national team winger netted the opener just before the interval. Thompson joined the Dorset outfit from Liga F side Eibar last month. She previously... Read more of this article

Football: Eagle FC Signs Nia Christopher

Football: Eagle FC Signs Nia Christopher

Eagle FC — which is based in Central Pennsylvania — announced that Bermudian footballer Nia Christopher has signed with them for the 2024 season. A spokesperson said, “The Eagle FC Women would like to welcome back current Bermuda Senior National Team and Towson University’s All-Time Leading Goal Scorer, Nia Christopher to the Eagle... Read more of this article

Video: Mia Fishel Scores In Champions League

Video: Mia Fishel Scores In Champions League

Mia Fishel scored for Chelsea Women in their 4-0 win away to Paris FC Féminines in the Women’s Champions League yesterday [January 30]. Fishel, whose father is Bermudian, headed home in the 37th minute to make it 2-0 to the visiting side. Chelsea had already qualified for the quarter-finals by winning group D but completed their unbeaten group stage... Read more of this article

Women’s Football, AFC Bournemouth & More

Women’s Football, AFC Bournemouth & More

[Written by Patrick Bean] More doors are opening for local female footballers, with the Bermuda Football Association [BFA] having developed relationships with overseas clubs, particularly those among the European professional leagues. Prime among these is AFC Bournemouth, which competes in the National League Division One South West and has Bermuda... Read more of this article

Eva Frazzoni Scores For Sudbury In The Cup

Eva Frazzoni Scores For Sudbury In The Cup

Eva Frazzoni scored in AFC Sudbury Women’s 5-0 win at home to Woodbridge Town Women in the Suffolk County Cup quarter-finals today [January 21]. The Bermuda women’s national team captain netted her team’s second goal in the seventeenth minute. The midfielder joined the Suffolk outfit from Hashtag United Women last summer. Related Stories Aaliyah... Read more of this article

Aaliyah Nolan Scores In Bradford Win

Aaliyah Nolan Scores In Bradford Win

Aaliyah Nolan continued her fine form in front of goal for Bradford City AFC Women, scoring in their 4-1 win at home to Hull United in the North East Regional Women’s Football League today [January 21]. The Bermuda national team forward netted her team’s third goal in the 39th minute, rifling a shot into the roof of the net. Related Stories Aaliyah... Read more of this article

Kenni Thompson Scores Again For Bournemouth

Kenni Thompson Scores Again For Bournemouth

Kenni Thompson scored her second goal for AFC Bournemouth Women in their 14-0 hammering away to Southampton Women in the Hampshire FA Women’s Senior Cup today [January 21]. Thompson, who scored on her debut in a 3-0 win over Swindon Town in the league last weekend, struck just before half-time. Erin Bloomfield, Gemma McGuinness, and Chloe Gilroy all... Read more of this article

Football: Berkeley Wins BSSF Knock-Out Final

Football: Berkeley Wins BSSF Knock-Out Final

The Berkeley Institute won the Bermuda School Sports Federation’s Senior School Girls Knock-Out Cup football final after defeating Warwick Academy 2 – 1. Evans Welch gave Berkeley the lead with a long range effort which caught the Warwick goalkeeper off her line. Ayshalay Simons equalized minutes before the half scoring directly from a corner.... Read more of this article

Coppermine Congratulates Leilanni Nesbeth

Coppermine Congratulates Leilanni Nesbeth

Coppermine United — part of the U.S. based United Women’s Soccer League — extended congratulations to Leilanni Nesbeth for being selected in the first round of the National Women’s Soccer League [NWSL] draft by the Chicago Red Stars. The Bermudian footballer previously played for the team, which said they are ”immensely... Read more of this article

LeiLanni Nesbeth On Move To Chicago & More

LeiLanni Nesbeth On Move To Chicago & More

[Written by Stephen Wright] LeiLanni Nesbeth admits she was “blown away” after being selected by the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women’s Soccer League [NWSL] Draft as she prepares to head to the “Windy City” to start pre-season training next week. Nesbeth, named the tenth pick in the first round, said she had no idea she was on Chicago’s... Read more of this article

Video: Mia Fishel Scores For Chelsea

Video: Mia Fishel Scores For Chelsea

[Written by Stephen Wright] Mia Fishel helped Chelsea Women avoid a scare after scoring the equaliser in their 3-1 win at home to West Ham United Women in the Women’s FA Cup fourth round yesterday [January 14]. Fishel, whose father is Bermudian, equalised in the 70th minute for the FA Cup holders to cancel out Viviane Asseyi’s opener for the visiting... Read more of this article

Kenni Thompson Scores On Bournemouth Debut

Kenni Thompson Scores On Bournemouth Debut

[Written by Stephen Wright] Kenni Thompson enjoyed a dream debut for AFC Bournemouth Women after scoring in their 3-0 win at home to Swindon Town in the FA Women’s National League Division One South West today [January 14]. Thompson, who joined Bournemouth from Spanish Liga F side Eibar last week, scored her side’s second goal in the first half... Read more of this article

Video: LeiLanni Nesbeth Drafted By Red Stars

Video: LeiLanni Nesbeth Drafted By Red Stars

[Written by Stephen Wright] LeiLanni Nesbeth has taken the first stride in her professional football career after being picked by the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women’s Soccer League [NWSL] Draft yesterday [January 12]. The Bermuda national team player was named the tenth pick in the first round of the draft, which was held at the Anaheim Convention... Read more of this article

Leilanni Nesbeth Selected In NWSL First Round

Leilanni Nesbeth Selected In NWSL First Round

Bermudian football player Leilanni Nesbeth has been drafted 10th in the National Women’s Soccer League [NWSL], selected by the Chicago Red Stars in the first round. CBS Sports reported, “FSU midfielder Leilanni Nesbeth is off to the Red Stars in a big rebuild year for the Chicago team under new ownership and a new coach Lorne Donaldson. She’s... Read more of this article

Kenni Thompson Joins AFC Bournemouth

Kenni Thompson Joins AFC Bournemouth

Bermuda football player Kenni Thompson has been signed by AFC Bournemouth Women. The AFCB website said, “Bermuda international, Kenni Thompson, has become the latest recruit to join AFC Bournemouth Women, signing from Spanish side Eibar. “The winger arrives to the UK having previously spent time in England with both Chelsea and London Bees. “As... Read more of this article