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Jess Fishlock: Euro 2025 qualification will not decide her future

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“If I could just fly in for camps and have holidays in between things might be different.

“It’s not just about ‘can you go for another campaign’, it’s everything in between that, that’s difficult.

“Another campaign is another two years of everything in between that and do I want to do that is the question.

“Right now, it’s like I’m leaning towards I don’t want to do that, but like I said, things can change in a heartbeat in football.

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“We could go through all this, it could be major heartbreak and I could be stubborn, I know that about myself.

“We could go through this, and it could be everything I’ve always wanted and I could be like, ‘I’m not going to beat this’.

“And so we’ve got to take each day and each game and each emotion and give it the respect that it needs and go from there really.”

Fishlock started her career at Cardiff City, making her debut at the age of 16.

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She made her Wales debut in 2006 and has since gone on to play for clubs in the Netherlands, Australia, Scotland, Germany, France and in the US at her current side Seattle Reign.

A mural of her was painted in July in the Llanrumney area of Cardiff where she grew up and Fishlock says her achievements so far in football have still not sunk in.

“Yeah, I would have laughed at you [if you had said I would have a mural].

“There’s no way, there’s no chance, we’re not going to have that much pedigree.

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“People who have lived in Llanrumney for years, people who know our family, people who take their kids down there.

“You don’t realise really and I never thought that would be the reach of my career.

“It was never a thought process that this is what it could be or this is what the end might look like, it was just always about me doing something that I loved and then whilst doing something that I love, fighting for better environments and better treatment and more respect.

“It’s a little bit surreal really.”

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The final episode of Iconic: The Rise of the Women in Red will be broadcast on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Sounds at 18:30 on Monday 21 October.

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Arsenal fans rage ‘it’s laughable’ as Chelsea star Tosin escapes red card against Liverpool for ‘same foul’ as Saliba

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Arsenal fans rage 'it's laughable' as Chelsea star Tosin escapes red card against Liverpool for 'same foul' as Saliba

ANGRY Arsenal fans claim Chelsea’s Tosin Adarabioyo escaped a red card for an identical foul to William Saliba’s sending-off 24 hours earlier.

Adarabioyo ended Diogo Jota’s surge through at Liverpool – just like Gunners’ defender Saliba did when halting Evanilson at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Tosin Adebayo was only booked for this challenge on Diogo Jota

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Tosin Adebayo was only booked for this challenge on Diogo JotaCredit: X
Many Gunners' fans reckon Adarabioyo was lucky to stay on

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Many Gunners’ fans reckon Adarabioyo was lucky to stay onCredit: AFP
Adarabioyo fouled Jota but could Levil Colwill have intervened?

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Adarabioyo fouled Jota but could Levil Colwill have intervened?Credit: X

But referee John Brooks only dished out a yellow card to the Blues‘ defender – a decision blasted as “laughable” by many Arsenal supporters.

One fan claimed: “No different to Saliba‘s red card yesterday, but no VAR intervention. Why? Jota was away on goal.”

Another posted: “Saliba got a red for the exact same thing yesterday?”

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A third argued: “If Tosin isn’t worried that Jota is in, he wouldn’t foul him. It’s a stonewall red.”

And a fourth added: “The refs in this country are a joke.”

But supporters of other clubs hit back – insisting there was a CLEAR difference between the two incidents in the middle of the pitch.

They reckon Saliba was definitely the last man – whereas Adarabioyo’s team-mate Levi Colwill might have been able to catch Jota.

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One fan wrote: “Saliba was the last man, Tosin would get a red if Colwill wasn’t in close proximity. He got bailed out by Colwill.”

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Another said: “Colwill close enough, Saliba was on his own.”

And a third was even more blunt: “Teammate proximity, Never a red.”

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It was Colwill who soon brought down Curtis Jones, enabling Mo Salah to slot Liverpool in front against the tide of play with a 29th-minute penalty.

That sparked the Reds’ best spell, with Cody Gakpo having a tap-in goal ruled out as his supplier Salah was ruled offside.

And in first-half stoppage time Liverpool had a second spot-kick award scrubbed out.

Brooks looked at a pitchside monitor and reversed his verdict that keeper Robert Sanchez  had tripped Jones.

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Saliba saw red for this challenge on Evanilson the day before

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Saliba saw red for this challenge on Evanilson the day beforeCredit: Rex

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Women footballers urge Fifa to end Saudi sponsorship deal with Aramco

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The players uniting against the sponsorship have more than 2,300 international caps between them and include England defender Niamh Charles, as well as the captains of Canada and Italy’s national teams.

They have been supported in their campaign by the organisation Athletes of the World, external, which brings together sportspeople to advocate on issues such as climate change and poverty.

Danish international Sofie Junge Pedersen was one of the architects of the letter, external which describes the sponsorship as “worse than an own goal” adding that women’s football “deserves better” from its governing body.

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“We would like Fifa to replace Saudi Aramco with other sponsors whose values align more with with gender equality, human rights and a safe planet for everyone,” Pedersen added.

“Then we also suggest that they create a committee with player representation who can be part of deciding which sponsors should be chosen [in the future].”

Both Pedersen and Miedema agree that different sponsors should be sought even if it means the deals are less lucrative for women’s football.

Miedema says that if Aramco remains as a sponsor for the 2027 Women’s World Cup it could lead to further action from players.

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“I think you’ve seen over the past couple of years that women’s teams are not scared to stand up for what they believe in.

“You’ve seen boycotts from numerous teams, obviously recently, like with the America team, with the Canadian team, everyone is very open and willing to share their opinions.

“That shows you that going forward, there will be a lot of attention and there will definitely be things happening around the World Cup.”



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Carlos Alcaraz said in September the tennis schedule will “kill us in some way” – but can anything be done in a calendar packed with big-money tournaments?

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Mason Greenwood ends goalscoring drought in style as ex-Man Utd star fires timely reminder to new England boss Tuchel

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MASON GREENWOOD ended his goalscoring drought in a timely reminder to new England boss Thomas Tuchel.

The forward made a fast start to life in Ligue 1 after joining Marseille, scoring five goals in his first three games.

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Mason Greenwood has been in fine form in Ligue 1Credit: AFP

But Greenwood then went on a barren run of four games without a goal.

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However it appears the international break did him good as he returned to form with a goal and an assist in Marseille’s 5-0 demolition of Montpellier.

Greenwood showed devastating pace and trickery to beat his man before firing low past the goalkeeper on his weaker foot to score Marseille’s fourth.

The former Manchester United star has proved himself to be a key player already for Roberto De Zerbi‘s side.

And Greenwood wants to know if his form could lead to an England recall following the appointment of Tuchel, SunSport revealed.

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If not, Greenwood will accept Steve McClaren’s invitation to switch allegiance and play for Jamaica.

Greenwood’s international future has been in limbo since he spent 18 months out of the game after being charged with attempted rape, assault and coercive behaviour in January 2022. The charges were later dropped.

A source told SunSport: “Mason knows his chances of playing for England again are very slim. But he wants to check with the FA and Tuchel now he has been appointed, to see what they think.

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“He is determined to play at the highest level and that means the World Cup.

“So if England don’t want him, he’ll switch to Jamaica and try and get to the 2026 World Cup that way.”

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