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After 2 years of research, excited & proud to finally reveal that my first book will be released on June 22 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of what @GaryLineker called "the most famous football game ever played". More details & how to pre-order here xitter.cf/i/status/2050508546383…
🚨 NEW BOOK ON THE MOST NOTORIOUS WORLD CUP GAME EVER PLAYED
📍 England v Argentina, the Azteca Stadium, Mexico 86
🏴 We are super excited about this late addition to our catalogue, ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup and the 40th anniversary of the game.
🇦🇷 The Other Side of the Hand of God, by @AsifBurhan, is the definitive story of the most famous – and infamous – match in World Cup history.
👇 Scroll down the thread for more on this fascinating new book and how to order your copy ahead of 22 June 2026.
If like Sir Geoff Hurst, you would like to own a copy of my book 'The Other Side of the Hand of God', for a limited time only, Amazon is running a voucher code promotion. The offer ends on 22 November. Make an additional saving at checkout using this link
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After 2 years of research, excited & proud to finally reveal that my first book will be released on June 22 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of what @GaryLineker called "the most famous football game ever played". More details & how to pre-order here xitter.cf/i/status/2050508546383…
Khadija Shaw scores her 91st goal in the @BarclaysWSL on her 100th appearance, 13 more than any other player during that time in the competition. She has become the first woman to score in her first six starts of a @BarclaysWSL season #MCIMUN
"I'm not sure I would have wanted Maradona's". 40 years ago today, @GlennHoddle was pictured in Shoot! with the shirt he swapped after the 'Hand of God' match. Find out what else went on after the most notorious match in World Cup history in my book released by @PitchPublishing
After 2 years of research, excited & proud to finally reveal that my first book will be released on June 22 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of what @GaryLineker called "the most famous football game ever played". More details & how to pre-order here xitter.cf/i/status/2050508546383…
Tottenham Hotspur win away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge for only the second time in 42 visits since 1990 #CHETOT
Drew Spence captains Tottenham Hotspur Women in the North London Derby to make her 216th appearance in the @BarclaysWSL equalling the all-time record held by Millie Bright. #TOTARS
The great Barry Davies turns 89 today. Speaking to me for my book, he was honest enough to admit he missed the "Hand of God'. "I got taken to task by one or two people for the “offside” comments, which they were perfectly entitled to do, because it was a huge mistake on my part".
After 2 years of research, excited & proud to finally reveal that my first book will be released on June 22 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of what @GaryLineker called "the most famous football game ever played". More details & how to pre-order here xitter.cf/i/status/2050508546383…
"It was so nice to catch up with Keely again & show her what a day in a life looks like for me" @ellatoone99 showing @keelyhodgkinson around Carrington on Minus 1, a new Sky Sports social series pairing WSL players with personalities. Watch on Sky Sports TikTok channel #MUWomen
Read my exclusive interview with @GraceGeyoro, the most expensive female footballer in the world, which forms part of a feature on @LC_Lionesses in the latest edition of @WorldSoccerMag which is available to buy in shops from today and online here
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The United States has been appointed as the host nation for the inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, which will be staged from 5 to 30 January 2028. The FIFA Council also approved an amendment to the schedule to next year's FIFA Women's Champions Cup to be held in Miami.
Themes include identity, self-expression, belonging, managing pressure and overcoming setbacks. Participants will be in years 8 & 9 & will reach approximately 1,600 young people through 46 schools in London, 13 in the Northwest & 10 in the West Midlands.
Bunny Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Fran Kirby, Kosovare Asllani, Mariona Caldentey, Wieke Kaptein & Lenna Gunning-Williams will encourage young people to reflect on their own lives in a @FBeyondBorders in-school programme 'Breaking Lines' launched by WSL Football & Nike.
Bunny Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Fran Kirby, Kosovare Asllani, Mariona Caldentey, Wieke Kaptein & Lenna Gunning-Williams will encourage young people to reflect on their own lives in a @FBeyondBorders in-school programme 'Breaking Lines' launched by WSL Football & Nike.
The U23 Lioneses will play Belgium at Kingsmeadow, the former home of Chelsea Women, on Monday 30 November (KO 1900). Tickets are priced at £5 for adults, £3 for concessions and £1 for under-16s and can be purchased directly from the Chelsea ticketing website. #YoungLionesses
World champions Spain have widened their gap at the top of the FIFA Women's World Rankings after defeating the second place United States during the recent international break. Double European champions England remain in fourth position. Denmark enter the top ten after 16 years.
"I am so happy to be able to carry on with this squad and cannot think of a better job in football" Sarina Wiegman has signed a contract extension to remain as head coach of the #Lionesses through until the end of UEFA Women's Euro 2029 (Photo: Getty Images via The FA)
Khadija Shaw's two goals this afternoon are the 23rd match in which she has scored multiple goals in the @BarclaysWSL (15 braces, 8 hat-tricks) breaking the league record of Vivianne Miedema (17 braces, 5 hat-tricks). Shaw has now scored 90 league goals in 99 appearances. #MCIBHA
For the first time ever in the history of the @BarclaysWSL, Arsenal Women have gone five league games without a win. #ARSBIR
Alanna Kennedy of London City Lionesses, Caitlin Foord of Arsenal and, for the third time in a row, Yui Hasegawa of Manchester City have been shortlisted for the AFC Asian Women’s International Player of the Year award. The winner will be announced on 19 November
England's decisive @FIFAWWC play-off second leg against Ukraine will be played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 5 December with a 1730 kick-off. Tickets will be available exclusively to England+ members from 16-21 October. A general sale begins the next day #ENGUKR #Lionesses
"To be honest, I had a bit of a dry mouth. I was searching for a drink". Eleven months after her first senior call-up, @freyagodfreyyy finally made her #Lionesses debut last night. We both grew up in Billericay & last year I spoke to her about her career for @ForbesSports #ENGGRC
"I actually didn't pick it up and then she text me and I was like 'oh gosh, I better ring her back!'" In an exclusive interview for @ForbesSports, @freyagodfreyyy tells me about not answering Sarina Wiegman's call, leaving Arsenal & playing with confidence
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Lexi Potter becomes the 244th woman to play for the #Lionesses starting tonight against Greece #ENGGRC
Tonight's #Lionesses XI in Leicester! 💪🏴
ALT England XI: 1 Hampton, 2 Le Tissier, 3 Williamson, 4 Carter, 5 Greenwood, 6 Walsh, 7 Stanway, 8 Potter, 9 Russo, 10 James, 11 Hemp Subs: 12 Charles, 13 Keating, 14 Blindkilde Brown, 15 Morgan, 16 Fisk, 17 Park, 18 Clinton, 19 Mead, 20 Parkinson, 21 Moorhouse, 22 Godfrey, 23 Toone