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Hosts China edge Korea Republic
Monday 18 February 2008Han Duan scored twice as China struggled past Korea Republic with a 3-2 comeback win on the first day of the East Asian Women's Championship.

England gunning for glory
Friday 15 February 2008England's women's team enjoyed a fine 2-1 victory in Norway recently, with no fewer than eight of their starting line up all products of Arsenal.

First step to a brighter future
Thursday 17 January 2008The first edition of the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino has already gone some way boosting the women's game in the football-crazy nation.

Stadiums split as Marta reigns
Saturday 24 November 2007Asked to pick the greatest stadium in the world and the best-ever female footballer, FIFA.com users responded in typically impressive fashion.

Who is the greatest female player?
Wednesday 21 November 2007In the first of this week's topics for debate, we focus on women's football and ask our users to decide on the finest female player of all time.

Asia not enough for Ri
Tuesday 13 November 2007Korea DPR star Ri Kum Suk was named Asia's top female player for 2007, and she is hoping for more from her talented continental champions.
Germany set to make friends again
Wednesday 7 November 2007Ri wins Asian women's award
Tuesday 6 November 20072011 decision sparks German joy
Tuesday 30 October 2007Trio aim to build on China success
Friday 26 October 2007Ryan out as US boss
Monday 22 October 2007An inspiration to generations
Tuesday 16 October 2007Australia withdraws from FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 bidding process
Friday 12 October 2007Staab relishing development role
Friday 31 August 2007Safe hands Ferro swaps court for pitch
Thursday 10 May 2007Akers’ Arsenal come to the four
Tuesday 8 May 2007Germany plagued by loss of form
Wednesday 28 March 2007Henk Kesler: We have ground to make up
Wednesday 21 March 2007Dutch set for new women's league
Wednesday 21 March 2007Japan in the ascendancy
Saturday 10 March 2007Krautzen quits as advisor to Chinese women's squad
Thursday 8 March 2007Algarve Cup offers China 2007 pointers
Wednesday 7 March 2007Six countries bidding to stage women’s football’s flagship international event
Friday 2 March 2007Hamm, Foudy voted into US Soccer Hall of Fame
Wednesday 28 February 2007US set for new women's football league
Tuesday 27 February 2007Ma Xiaoxu set for Umea move
Friday 9 February 2007China hold Germany as USA struggle
Sunday 28 January 2007Rachel Yankey: Playing to win
Wednesday 17 January 2007Uruguay celebrates a decade of growth
Monday 15 January 2007Outlook good for new US league
Wednesday 10 January 2007My 2006: Kristine Lilly
Saturday 23 December 2006My 2006: Ma Xiaoxu
Friday 22 December 2006Hope happy with England draw
Wednesday 13 December 2006Arsenal aim to unseat Umea
Friday 1 December 2006NTV Beleza take Nadeshiko laurels
Wednesday 15 November 2006All Whites chase Chinese dream
Thursday 9 November 2006USA take the honours
Monday 6 November 2006The Indomitable Lionesses
Tuesday 12 September 2006New home for Germany's stars of the future
Tuesday 25 July 2006Ryan's US limber up for qualifying
Monday 17 July 2006US still the team to beat, says Hamm
Thursday 18 May 2006Adriana, Spain's teenage matador
Wednesday 3 May 2006European contenders warm up in the Canary Isles
Wednesday 15 March 2006Leading nations out to top hierarchy
Wednesday 8 March 2006Sissi: "My dream is to coach Brazil"
Wednesday 1 March 2006Change of mindset is the key to further progress
Friday 17 February 2006Sun Wen: I couldn't resist
Monday 13 February 2006Lilly spikes Roses as USA grab fourth crown
Monday 23 January 20061. FFC Frankfurt rise above the competition
Monday 23 January 2006Brazil and Argentina set the pace in Chile
Monday 16 January 2006Kristine Lilly: 299 not out
Friday 13 January 2006Kristine Lilly: The USA's Iron Woman
Friday 13 January 2006Quartet in Chinese reunion
Friday 13 January 2006Women's football on the up in South America
Wednesday 21 December 2005Brazil's women still need backing
Wednesday 21 December 2005Three Brazilians taking on Europe
Wednesday 21 December 2005Peruvian women making giant strides
Wednesday 21 December 2005Argentina's women breaking ground
Wednesday 21 December 2005Driving development forward with strategic objectives
Wednesday 21 December 2005Akers still the best, says Hamm
Monday 19 December 2005East meets West in all-German Final
Monday 28 November 2005Djurgården out to spoil an all-German final
Friday 18 November 2005Netherlands set sights on Euro 2009
Wednesday 16 November 2005Women's football: FIFA ambassadors start work
Tuesday 8 November 2005Women's futsal breaks down barriers in Iran
Thursday 27 October 2005African women dreaming of their own Champions League
Wednesday 26 October 2005Pia Sundhage: I'll go wherever there's football
Monday 12 September 2005Corinne Diacre: A carefully considered decision
Monday 29 August 2005Taeguk Ladies emerge as a continental power
Wednesday 10 August 2005Pei Encai: Attack is the best form of defence
Monday 11 July 2005Germany seal fourth consecutive European crown
Monday 20 June 2005Titanic battles in store at Euro showdown
Friday 3 June 2005Women, Football and Europe
Thursday 2 June 2005Historic triumph for Turbine Potsdam
Monday 23 May 2005Swedish hopes rest on Svensson's shoulders
Friday 20 May 2005Potsdam claim pole position against injury-hit rivals
Monday 16 May 2005In the hunt for a trophy
Friday 13 May 2005Fighting discrimination and the Aids epidemic
Friday 29 April 2005New man Ryan relishes changing of the guard
Monday 25 April 2005Europe turns into the new Eldorado
Wednesday 6 April 2005Champions and runners-up handed manageable tasks
Thursday 24 March 2005Committee for Women's Football proposes dates for first coordinated women's international match calendar
Friday 18 March 2005USA claim third consecutive crown
Wednesday 16 March 2005High-flying Europeans set to test new-look United States
Tuesday 8 March 2005April Heinrichs: "Everyone is replaceable"
Friday 4 March 2005New Steel Roses clinch first success despite final loss
Wednesday 2 February 2005Steel Roses eye revenge against Germany
Thursday 27 January 2005Euro 2005 draw opens an exciting year
Friday 21 January 2005Women's football finding its feet in Spain
Monday 10 January 2005The stars of tomorrow
Monday 10 January 2005The pride and the passion behind Spanish women's football
Monday 10 January 2005Smitten by the girls
Monday 10 January 2005Mamma Mia, you will be missed
Sunday 12 December 20042003: Magical Marta ups the tempo in the States
Friday 15 October 2004Nigeria's Super Falcons soar once more in Africa
Tuesday 5 October 2004Godwin Izilein: We'll teach Cameroon how to play good football
Friday 1 October 2004Carolina Morace: "Clubs should be obliged to have a women's team"
Tuesday 28 September 2004One more tour of duty for the fabled 91-ers
Thursday 16 September 2004Rusty Steel Roses leave the past behind
Wednesday 8 September 2004Prisca Steinegger: "I'll remember it until the day I die"
Tuesday 25 May 2004Hanna and Vickan get their stamp of approval
Friday 2 April 2004Resurgent USA lead the way in Algarve
Monday 22 March 2004WUSA football festival venues unveiled
Tuesday 16 March 2004Algarve gears up for festival of football
Friday 12 March 2004FIFA Women’s World Cup takes pride of place at the top of the podium
Monday 8 March 2004Fortune smiles on Prinz & Co. as boom rolls on
Monday 8 March 2004Lightning strikes as Korea DPR take Aussie Cup
Thursday 26 February 2004A new wave set to rise
Friday 13 February 2004Princess champions game for Arab women
Wednesday 11 February 2004USA strike gold as China, Sweden share a point
Tuesday 3 February 2004Sweden fire, China, USA draw blanks
Monday 2 February 2004Favourites China, USA spank pretenders
Friday 30 January 2004New look to help USA, China reassert old guard
Wednesday 28 January 2004Haitao set to bend Steel Roses into shape
Monday 19 January 2004Mahdavikia scoops Asian best player award
Thursday 11 December 2003Sheikh Maktoum honours Joseph S Blatter
Friday 28 November 2003Four-star German women earn one of their own
Tuesday 28 October 2003Germany triumph in memorable Final
Monday 13 October 2003FIFAworldcup.com users vote Germany Most Entertaining Team
Monday 13 October 2003Waves of good-bye
Sunday 12 October 2003The queens are dead, long live the queens
Monday 6 October 2003Only four remain after a cruel quarter-final night
Friday 3 October 2003Twin Towers and Diminutive Duo lead the way
Thursday 2 October 2003A fair game
Wednesday 1 October 2003Trio of two-goal heroines thrill on eventful day
Monday 29 September 2003Strength, experience rule the day as debutants bow out
Sunday 28 September 2003Rusty Roses draw, USA, Russia march on
Friday 26 September 2003Brazil take wing, Argentina book flight
Thursday 25 September 2003Hamm, Wen deliver as Americans charge
Monday 22 September 2003Asia, Europe bow in with grace and glory
Sunday 21 September 2003U.S. drawn into 'Group of Death,' open against Sweden
Thursday 17 July 2003FIFA and Yahoo! expand their global relationship to the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003 and beyond
Wednesday 16 July 2003Japan settle FIFA Women’s World Cup line-up
Monday 14 July 2003Final Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup USA 2003 set for 17 July
Tuesday 8 July 2003Mexico battle back for 2-2 draw against Japan
Monday 7 July 2003Akers: Standards have risen tremendously
Friday 4 July 2003China’s women fall in final, both Koreas through
Sunday 22 June 2003Salisbury leads Matildas from the back
Friday 6 June 2003Corinne Diacre: Queen of French football
Monday 2 June 2003SARS: Sports Medical Committee to pass on recommendation to FIFA Executive
Wednesday 30 April 2003Ghana ace hopes to trump opposition in China
Wednesday 30 April 2003Heinrichs: It’s easier to be the hunter than the hunted
Friday 25 April 2003Peru hosts South American qualifiers
Wednesday 23 April 2003Matildas make it to China
Monday 14 April 2003SARS delays AFC qualifiers
Monday 7 April 2003FIFA Women’s World Cup tests WUSA
Friday 4 April 2003A new female order set to emerge in China
Thursday 27 March 2003Focused USA lift Algarve Cup
Friday 21 March 2003Nuno Cristovao: The cream of women's football is here
Thursday 20 March 2003Old friends meet again in Final
Wednesday 19 March 2003Canadian women driven by rivalry
Monday 17 March 2003Algarve Cup brings out the best
Wednesday 12 March 2003Germany look the part against China
Friday 7 March 2003Zhang Jilong: It will be the most successful women's football event
Thursday 6 March 2003Nuno Cristovao: The cream of women's football is here
Thursday 20 February 2003Female fans find the perfect pitch
Monday 10 February 2003Ma Liangxing: Football is all about the right balance
Thursday 30 January 2003USA victorious as Norway hold China
Wednesday 29 January 2003China, Norway battle to draw
Wednesday 29 January 2003A fight between tiger and dragon
Monday 27 January 2003China defeat USA to top table
Sunday 26 January 2003Norway and Germany share four-goal thriller
Sunday 26 January 2003USA make early break in China
Friday 24 January 2003USA defeat Norway in opener
Thursday 23 January 2003FIFA launches Women's World Ranking
Wednesday 15 January 2003Parminder Nagra: They chalked the side of my foot
Monday 13 January 2003Mia Hamm: I express myself through football
Thursday 9 January 2003Nigeria, Ghana make it to China
Saturday 21 December 2002Football and the Emir’s daughter
Saturday 14 December 2002Participants to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003
Monday 2 December 2002USA, Canada qualify for FIFA Women's World Cup
Thursday 7 November 2002Committee for Women’s Football considers adapting match schedule for Women’s World Cup China PR 2003
Friday 1 November 200213 children, 36 grandchildren and a heart devoted to Rayo
Thursday 31 October 2002Young ladies to make their debut on the world stage
Thursday 31 October 2002Panama rides deMera hat-trick to win against 10-player T&T
Monday 28 October 2002France close in on first finals as England falter
Friday 18 October 2002United States and Mexico open the tournament on 27 Oct.
Friday 4 October 2002North Korea women win opener
Thursday 3 October 2002USA women dominate Scotland 8-2 in Columbus
Monday 9 September 2002U.S. Under-21 Women win Nordic Cup 2002
Monday 29 July 2002U.S. Snaps Four-Game Losing Streak to Norwegians
Monday 22 July 2002Greece prepare for Nordic Cup U-21 and 2004 Olympics
Friday 19 July 2002Canada's Women's World Cup team draws Norway 2-2
Thursday 18 July 2002European elite swells from 16 to 20
Tuesday 16 July 2002Germany first team to secure ticket for the FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 2003
Wednesday 24 April 2002China and Norway earn trip to the championship match
Tuesday 5 March 2002Canada Defeats Wales 4-0
Monday 4 March 2002Neil scores three goals to earn Canada a win
Friday 1 March 2002Women's football moving into the 21th century
Friday 1 March 2002USA, Canada name women's squads for Algarve Cup
Wednesday 20 February 2002World Champions finally win; Players head to WUSA
Wednesday 20 February 2002Santrac wins first three games with Matildas
Wednesday 20 February 2002Sweden starts New Year with draw, win
Wednesday 20 February 2002Norway wins Four Nations Cup
Wednesday 20 February 2002England to face defending champs Sweden, Norway and USA
Monday 18 February 2002Canada's U-19 women look for quick growth
Friday 15 February 2002DPR Korea are new Asian women's champions
Monday 17 December 2001Turning pro – a Moroccan dream
Wednesday 5 December 2001Women's competitions in 2002 and 2003 take shape
Wednesday 31 October 2001Kanga Cup 2001 takes a huge leap
Monday 27 August 2001