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Two huge derby matches and a meeting of English football giants are headlining Women's Football Weekend The event sees the women's club game become the focal point of the domestic football schedule in England during the international break in the men's game.  Birmingham City v Aston Villa Aston Villa and Birmingham City Women continue their league campaign as they face each other in the Second City derby. The match gives Villa an opportunity to open up a 10-point gap between themselves and 12th-placed Leicester City, a gap which would go a long way to seeing them secure Women's Super League status so early on in the season. 🎙️ @cwardy7 spoke to the media this morning to discuss Sunday's #SecondCityDerby ... pic.twitter.com/26dvfgOTkj — Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) November 12, 2021 Everton v Manchester United Manchester United Women make the short trip to Everton. They are unbeaten in their last three WSL games. In October, they beat Birmingham 2-0 at S

Barcelona have announced reached an agreement in principle to re-sign 38-year-old defender Dani Alves. Five years after he originally left the Nou Camp for Juventus. Alves has won nine top-flight titles with Barca, Juve and Paris St-Germain. He will arrive on a free transfer for the rest of the 2021-22 season. He spent eight years at Barcelona between 2008 and 2016 winning La Liga six times and also won three Champions League titles and the Copa del Rey on four occasions.  In a statement announcing the news on their official website. Barcelona described Alves as: "The greatest right-back in Barca history"  "The Brazilian will be joining training from next week but will not be able to play until January." Dani Alves first came to the club in the summer of 2008 after five brilliant seasons in Sevilla. In the Catalan capital, he made the right back slot his own across eight seasons, making 391 official appearances and scoring 23 goals. More Barcelona news can be fo

Let's have a look at all the reaction from a busy night of international football as England and Scotland both won Moldova 0 - 2 Scotland Scotland clinched a  play-off place with a match to spare thanks to a fairly comfortable win away in Moldova. Nathan Patterson calmed Scottish nerves with his first Scotland goal. He then teed up Che Adams to make it 2-0. Scotland head coach Steve Clarke told Sky Sports: "It was a good performance, aggressive going forward and trying to create chances. "A lot of shots but only two goals. The penalty could have made it nervy but when you need him, Craig [Gordon] is always there. All focus is Denmark now." England 5 - 0 Albania England now require only a point from their final match against minnows San Marino to confirm their place at the 2022 World Cup.  Harry Kane led the romp with a first-half hat-trick as England made light work of Albania. Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson scored the others. England's Kyle Walker tweeted:

 It's time to have a look at the history of Women's Football.  The original article was posted on GM Footy 0161 back in 2020. Women may have been playing football for as long as the game has existed. A similar game was played by women during the Han Dynasty.  The modern game of football or soccer (as it's also known) has documented the early involvement of women. It is believed that French women played a form of the sport around the 12th century. An annual competition in Mid-Lothian, Scotland during the 1790s is reported, too. In 1863, football governing bodies introduced standardised rules to prohibit violence on the pitch. This made it much more socially acceptable for women to play. Women's football became popular on a large scale at the time of WW1, when employment in heavy industry spurred the growth of the game, much as it had done for the men's game several decades earlier. Despite being more popular than some men's football events, women's footba

A quick preview of the upcoming international break. Who needs what to qualify for the Qatar World Cup? England are close England will be looking to confirm their World Cup place this month. They could qualify on Friday if they beat Albania, but they would also need second-placed Poland to fail to beat minnows Andorra. This is unlikely. More realistically, they need four points from the Albania game and then San Marino away three days later. It would be up there with the greatest shocks in England's history if they didn't qualify from this position. Arsenal's Emily Smith Rowe could potentially get first cap for the national side. He said to the media: "I'm always proud to wear the shirt, no matter what age group, and I'm happy to be here." "I'm always proud to wear the shirt, no matter what age group, and I'm happy to be here." 🦁 Love that, @emilesmithrowe 🙌 pic.twitter.com/XHWqfq5yq9 — England (@England) November 10, 2021 Cli

It has been reported that Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has returned to Norway to spend a few days with his family. United have given no indication they intend to dismiss Solskjaer in the wake of Saturday’s defeat by Manchester City. There continues to be huge debate externally about whether he should remain in his job after a horrible spell of results, which includes a record 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool. It is believed that Solskjaer has given his non-international players some time off and he has gone back to Norway. This is also what he did earlier in the season. Watch the video below to see and hear how the Norwegian responded to that awful defeat and performance against Manchester City. Responding to constant speculation about his future A quick search on any social media platform will see an insane amount of speculation regarding the future of the Norwegian. There has been no indication from United that they want to change their manager. Several media reports

The former Liverpool player won numerous trophies as a player in the Premier League so his return is bound to excite Villa fans. After a promising second season in the Premier League, Villa have struggled at times this campaign. They did however pick up a memorable win at Old Trafford, their highlight of a relatively disappointing season so far. Let's have a look at some the best reaction One Aston Villa spoke with the blog this morning and said: "This is a wonderful appointment for the club. The Liverpool and now Rangers connection with Gerrard is very interesting and could potentially be a selling point, as we try and attract some big signings to the club. If we can build on the success of the wonderful Dean Smith, I think good times will soon return to Villa Park." In a statement on the Aston Villa website, CEO Christian Purslow said: “The Board of Aston Villa are delighted to appoint Steven as our new Head Coach. “Since moving into coaching after his illustrious p

Here at European Super Football, we are going to start covering the women's game more.  Keep reading for the first article of many as Arsenal thrashed HB Koge in the Women's Champions League. Steph Catley opened the scoring in the first half after Nikita Parris had missed a penalty. Parris and Caitlin Foord added one each in the second half but sloppy defending allowed Køge to grab a first Champions League goal through Maddie Pokorny, Anna Patten then looped in to make it 4-1 and Jordan Nobbs added the fifth.  This comfortable win means Arsenal remain second in Group C, three points behind Barcelona. You can watch the highlights of this match in the video below. More reaction to a routine Arsenal win The Arsenal head coach said: “I’ve felt from the beginning like we have been doing this together with the fans. It reminds us all of what a privilege it is to represent Arsenal.” One fan replied to the tweet posted below and compared the Arsenal Women's head coach to the one

Bradford claimed a bonus point after beating Sunderland on penalties but the home side still progressed into the next round. Bradford created a couple of half-chances prior to the midway point of the first 45, but Hoffmann was equal to them and he comfortably stopped efforts from Charles Vernam and Fiacre Kelleher.  Sunderland saw plenty of the ball during the opening period at the Stadium of Light, but Theo Robinson’s close-range finish handed Bradford the advantage at the break. A fantastic effort from Nathan Broadhead levelled the match on 52 minutes, as the on-loan Everton striker took the ball down and fired an excellent finish into the bottom corner. Superb last-ditch defending denied Will Harris as Sunderland searched for a winner after Leon Dajaku’s saved effort looped into the air, with an Alex Pritchard free-kick shaking the crossbar in stoppage time.  Penalties were taken despite both sides knowing their fate heading into the shootout, and the visitors ran out winners as G

Salford City avoided an FA Cup upset as they narrowly beat side Dagenham and Redbridge Salford took a third-minute lead when Jordan Turnbull powerfully headed in from a left-wing corner. The scoreline remained at 1-0 and the League Two side are now just one game away from a potential match against the likes of Manchester United. Who will Gary Neville support if the team he co-owns faces the team he spent his entire career at? They have never made it into the third round of the FA Cup, also losing in the second round in 2015-16. So further progress would mean history from the club. More reaction  After the match, Salford's official Twitter account posted: "Thank you to Dagenham & Redbridge for your hospitality, and best wishes for the remainder of your season." Another Salford City fan told us: "It wasn't the best performance from us. However, we are through to the next round and this is the main thing." A special page dedicated to the FA Cup  The home si

St Albans City produced the shock of this season's FA Cup so far as they Forest Green Rovers 3-2 The National League South side stunned the League Two side with a wonderful and committed performance Matty Stevens put Forest Green in front from close range. Gave from Mitchell Weiss and Zane Banton in the space of less than four minutes saw the part-timers take a shock first half lead. The lead didn't last and Jack Aitchison levelled in first-half stoppage time. The part-timers impressed again after the break as Shaun Jeffers got a deserved winner. Click here for more news and history on the FA Cup St Albans City winning goalscorer Shaun Jeffers told the BBC after the match: "This is amazing, this is what dreams are made of. "We had Forest Green at home and they're top of the league and flying. But we always knew we had a chance, we were unbeaten in 14, now 15 games and we're on a good run so we always felt confident." One St Albans fan told us this mor

It has been announced that Newcastle United have appointed Eddie Howe as their new head coach Howe has signed a contract until the summer of 2024. He has not been in management since he left Bournemouth in August 2020 following their relegation from the Premier League. Official and confirmed. Eddie Howe has been appointed as new Newcastle manager. Contract until June 2024 and back-room staff issues resolved today. ⚪️⚫️🤝 #NUFC pic.twitter.com/WMUZ4I1yeM — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 8, 2021 Latest reaction Howe told the Newcastle United website :"It is a great honour to become head coach of a club with the stature and history of Newcastle United. It is a very proud day for me and my family. "This is a wonderful opportunity, but there is also a lot of work ahead of us and I am eager to get onto the training ground to start working with the players. "I would like to thank the club's owners for this opportunity and thank the club's supporters for t

Two goals from  Kieffer Moore earned Cardiff City a first win in 11 games against Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield took the lead after Daniel Sinani took advantage of poor defending by the Bluebirds to put them ahead early on. The game appeared to be slipping away again from Cardiff, but Kieffer Moore headed home Joe Ralls' corner and draw the Bluebirds level with just over 15 minutes to go.  In injury time, Moore stepped up again. This time the cross came from youngster Isaak Davies' cross to put an end to the Bluebirds' miserable form and give the caretaker manager Steve Morison win. After the match, Steve Morison told the media that he has "loved" his three games in charge of the Championship side.  More EFL news can be found here Reaction from the winning side Cardiff's Isaak Davies said after the match:"It's a privilege to play for Cardiff City. I have dreamt of it all my life. It's a special moment and I just want more." He also spoke

Manchester City cruised to victory with almost embarrassing ease at Old Trafford. This Manchester City win was not as emphatic as Liverpool's magnificent 5-0 victory here in United's last home league game but City were far too comfortable. The pressure has only increased on the Manchester United manager.  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spoke with the media after the game and said: "It’s very disappointing. Last week, it felt like we made a step forward, this is a big step backwards. It is a way of losing we don’t like. You want to see a better Man United than that. "When you concede the first goal in an unfortunate way as early as that it makes it difficult. They pressed us really well. We never got to the level we need to be at to beat good teams." United's Donny van de Beek tweeted:"A disappointing day. But your support means everything." View from the blues The reaction from everyone associated from Manchester City was obviously more positive. The Manch