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BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Everton sell women's team to parent company
Everton have sold their women's team to the parent company which owns the club - a move that will improve their compliance with the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).The team has been purchased by Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is owned and controlled by American businessman Dan Friedkin Group completed its takeover of Everton in December move allows the women's team to act as a standalone entity and attract minority investment. The men's team, meanwhile, benefits from the sale being recorded as revenue in the club's accounts, which positively impacts their PSR position. Under PSR, clubs cannot exceed £105m losses over a three-year period. Everton were deducted points in 2021-22 and again in 2022-23 for breaching the rules. No figures have been released regarding the value of the sale. Everton are the third Premier League club to sell their women's team to navigate the Premier League's financial sold their women's team to parent company BlueCo for nearly £200m in June 2024. Subsequently, the team attracted the attention of Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, who purchased an 8-10% minority stake in Villa sold its women's team to holding company V Sports in 2024-25, Everton finished eighth in the Women's Super League, reached the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup, and exited in the group stage of the Women's League Cup. 'An opportunity for more money to come into the women's team' Everton have transferred ownership of the women's team to a separate part of the Friedkin Group empire, which is still under the broad control of Everton. It's a sideways an investment opportunity. We've seen the fantastic success of the Lionesses. We're seeing, especially in the United States, a huge interest in the women's game. Therefore, you can now sell part of the women's team and keep control of the men's. It's setting up the business to perhaps be more profitable going within the rules. We saw similar take place with Chelsea and Aston Villa. The women's team at Everton has control of Goodison Park, so that would make it an attractive all-in is positive news because it means there is the opportunity for more money to come into the women's team from a minority investor. There wasn't enough attention given to the women's team under the old ownership you get the surroundings right, if you get the pricing right, you can attract a new type of fanbase and a different demographic. You can go to sponsors and partners and say, "we are the women's team, we are different from the men's team, and you can benefit from that."There are huge opportunities here and there's a feel-good factor following the Euros final on Sunday and I think it's the right time to capitalise on that.
West Australian
17-07-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
La Fiamma women break through into quarter finals of the Women's League Cup in Perth
La Fiamma women break through into quarter finals of the Women's League Cup in Perth
BBC News
29-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Reds fight back to beat Glens and retain League Cup
Cliftonville fought back from two goals down to beat Glentoran 4-2 as they clinched a record-breaking third successive Women's League Wilson netted early in the first half before finding the net once again on 33 minutes to give Glentoran a comfortable 2-0 lead at the Cliftonville responded in the second half with Caitlin McGuinness scoring two goals in quick succession with Marissa Callaghan putting the Reds in-front and Carla Devine netting deep into stoppage victory means that Cliftonville become the first team to lift the League Cup trophy in three consecutive seasons. Glens dominate first half Glentoran took an early lead after just four minutes when Wilson capitalised of a mix-up between Orleigha McGuinness and Fi Morgan and travelled into the box before sending a low effort into the bottom right-hand struggled to create many goalscoring chances with Orleigha McGuinness' header from a Kirsty McGuinness free-kick denied by Ashleigh McKinnon and Aimee Kerr on hand to clear Marissa Callaghan's Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby watching on, striker Wilson grabbed her second of the afternoon and doubled the Glens' advantage just after the forward controlled Demi Vance's through ball and fired a strong effort past Rachael Norney. Cliftonville complete impressive comeback The Reds started the second half with intent and were denied by the woodwork in the opening two minutes when Teegan Lynch's effort struck the crossbar after Glentoran's defence failed to clear Kirsty McGuinness' early pressure would pay off though as Caitlin McGuinness' first time strike from Naomi McLaughlin's cross found the bottom corner in the 48th stand-in captain then levelled the game on 62 minutes when she linked up with McLaughlin once again, this time to nod home her in-swinging corner at the near a tale of two halves, Cliftonville then looked the more dangerous with Glentoran struggling to break into the final Reds would complete the comeback with McLaughlin's free-kick nodded on by Morgan into the path of Callaghan at the back post and she headed went from bad to worse for the Glens with Kascie Weir shown a straight red card for a foul on Morgan in additional Reds weren't done there and sealed the win on 94 minutes when McLaughlin bursts into the box and squared the ball for the unmarked substitute Devine to steer home.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
All you need to know about the Women's League Cup final
The first piece of silverware in the women's season is up for grabs on Sunday as Cliftonville face Glentoran in the Women's League Cup two sides have dominated the Women's Premiership in recent seasons, sharing the last five year, goals from Kirsty McGuinness and Vicky Carleton helped Cliftonville beat Lisburn Rangers 2-0 at Blanchflower Stadium as they clinched the first trophy of a historic treble they would go on to Sport NI takes a look at all you need to know ahead of the much-anticipated decider, which will be the first meeting of the two sides this season. When is the Women's League Cup final? The eighth edition of the Women's League Cup final takes place on Sunday, 29 June at Seaview with kick-off at 15:00 BST. You can follow live text commentary of the decider on the BBC Sport website and app. How did the two teams get here? Holders Cliftonville are looking to win the League Cup for a third successive season having reached their fourth consecutive Reds topped Group A of the newly revamped League Cup, beginning their campaign with a 6-0 home win over Derry City in McGuinness scored a hat-trick while Marissa Callaghan netted twice and Katie Markey also got on the Carla Devine then scored a late winner against Linfield as John McGrady's side claimed a 3-2 victory at Midgley made it three wins from three with a routine 3-0 victory against Lisburn Ladies at will be desperate to win the League Cup, having failed to win this competition since their sole triumph in finished top of Group B and like Cliftonville, enjoyed three victories from their three Glens thrashed Larne 9-2 in their opening game at Inver Wilson scored a hat-trick, Mia Moore marked her debut with a double, Rachel Rogan also netted twice whilst Demi Vance and Sophie McKnight Turner's side then beat Lisburn Rangers 2-0 at Crewe Park before a resounding 6-1 win against Crusaders at Blanchflower, a game in which they had six different goalscorers. What has their league form been like? It is early days in the Women's Premiership, but Glentoran and current champions Cliftonville already lead the Glens top the table with maximum points from their first five games. In an ominous development for the rest of the division, they have scored at least four goals in each standout result was a 6-2 win against rivals Linfield last week, which cemented Turner's side's strong start in their quest to retain the title they lost last won all 16 league games last season on their way to claiming a second title in three years but dropped points on the first day of the new were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Linfield at Solitude but bounced back by winning their next three games against Derry City, Lisburn Ladies and Reds are five points behind the Glens with a game in hand, a north Belfast derby against Crusaders at top two face off at the Blanchflower at the end of July in their first league meeting, with the Reds winning the two league games last season which proved crucial in them claiming the title. Who are the players to look out for? Mia Moore has made a fantastic start to the season and life back at Glentoran after making the switch from made her first-team debut for the Glens aged 15, before moving to Linfield, where she scored 10 goals in her debut season for the 17-year-old then joined Crusaders last year but suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which ruled her out for the entirety of the under-19 Northern Ireland international recovered from that long-term injury and has hit the ground running at a youthful Glens side that is spearheaded by Kascie 19-year-old striker is another one to watch having scored on her senior debut for NI and she already has seven goals for the Glens so far this have lost three key players from last year's treble winning side in Danielle Maxwell, Louise McDaniel and Toni-Leigh Finnegan, whilst captain Kelsie Burrows has missed the start of the campaign through the absence of so many key players, Caitlin McGuinness has stepped up as skipper and once again shouldered the Reds' goal scoring has reached double digits in the past four seasons and already has three in the league as well as six in cup well as being a prolific goal scorer, the 23-year-old holds the ball up well and brings others into play and is the fulcrum of a young Cliftonville attack.
The Irish Sun
24-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘We suffered together' – Katie McCabe emotionally reflects on her football journey as Arsenal win Champions League
IRELAND Skipper Katie McCabe was visibly emotional after the Gunners won the UEFE Women's Champions League. 2 Katie McCabe of Arsenal celebrates with the UEFA Women's Champions League trophy as the Gunners shocked Barcelona 2 The Ireland skipper accidentally dropped an expletive before emotionally reflecting on her Arsenal career The The And speaking after the game, the Tallaght star accidentally dropped a f-bomb before hailing the read more on football "Barcelona threw absolutely everything at us, and we f*cking - sorry!" "When I first came to the club I was a young naive kid that came over from Dublin and Fara (Williams), (Emma Mitchell) and Emma Byrne took me under their wing right from the very start. "They taught me what it meant to be a professional footballer and play for Arsenal and wear the here I am. "It's just an unbelievable feeling. I'm a Champions League winner, we all are. Most read in Football "To give that to our fans today, they've been unbelievable and with us for every kick of the game." The Dubliner has been with the club since 2015, and has now claimed six major honours. In the game itself, She entered the fray along The duo did not disappoint with Blackstenius pouncing on Mead's classy reverse pass to drill low a shot beyond keeper Cata Coll six minutes later. The striker, who bagged Arsenal's winner in the Women's League Cup, was mobbed by her team-mates with Barca's players looking stunned to go behind. The Gunners also had a goal chalked off in a tense encounter which they were jeered by a largely partisan crowd of 38,356 onlookers. Despite the jeers of Barca's fans, with just 5,000 Gunners supporters present, Slegers capped Arsenal's renaissance by guiding the team to football's top club prize.
