Sophie Lawson

Dear footballers, stop going to Dubai

Dear everyone, just stop going to Dubai. Maybe it’s because I’m old and boring but the idea of the United…

5 years ago

A privileged view of matches without fans

“Football is nothing without the fans,” the statement that has been repeated ad infinitum since the United Kingdom went into…

5 years ago

Leeds United vs Karen Carney: Not quite an 18-second story

Today, Twitter has been overly full of commenters suggesting that there was nothing wrong with the official Leeds United FC…

5 years ago

Remember, remember the seventh of November: Gunpowder, Alex Morgan and WSL

Was it good for you? Did you feel the Earth shake? You undoubtedly saw fireworks but don’t let anyone convince…

5 years ago

The proposed scale of the 2023 World Cup asks the planet to take another hit

As the crow flies, there are over 3,000 miles (or 4,880km-ish) separating Dunedin, New Zealand and Perth, Australia. Which, as…

5 years ago

Be it selfie culture or faux normalcy, I don’t need to see fans during matches

I don’t care about football fans. Wait! Let me elaborate before you crack out the flaming torches and head for…

5 years ago

US internationals heading for Europe and the non-seismic shift

It’s easy enough to get excited when you hear the whispers of US international players potentially making European moves this…

5 years ago

The NWSL takes a knee

Sophie Lawson offers her insight with her weekly column.

5 years ago

A moment of silence for those women’s clubs who are no more

Sophie Lawson takes a look at clubs which haven't survived the world pandemic

5 years ago

Is concluding the UWCL season a necessity?

When I was last on my soapbox, I was bemoaning the proposed plans to finish the current UEFA Women’s Champions…

5 years ago

The UEFA Women’s Champions League and fairness

We talk about fairness in football a lot – as we do luck – we talk about results that don’t…

5 years ago

Let’s just decide WSL with a Battle Royale

The FA have released another statement about the top two tiers of women’s football in England this afternoon and, in…

5 years ago

The Women’s Championship is calling Liverpool’s name

Liverpool have not had a good season. The team, with their flaws laid bare, have toiled both publicly and privately.…

5 years ago

News on the WSL? Surely tomorrow

Reload Twitter, check for emails from The FA, talk to players, read articles about the possible restart of the WSL.…

5 years ago

Maybe the most surprising thing about Judge Klausner’s ruling was how predictable it was

The depths and/or limits of the American judicial system may escape me but the ruling from federal judge Gary Klausner,…

5 years ago

Assessing Phil Neville’s time with the Lionesses

“A failed experiment,” and, “no better, no worse.” Two clichés you’ll likely be seeing a lot of as commentators attempt…

5 years ago

Lionesses make charitable donation and still get moaned at

Sophie Lawson gives her views on the Lionesses' donation to the COVID-19 fund in her weekly column.

5 years ago

Football? People are dying, Kim

Throwback football is growing tired but if you're expecting match days to return any time soon, you need to come…

5 years ago

Like an addict needing a fix, I miss football but COVID-19 is bigger than football

Sophie Lawson provides her latest weekly column as COVID-19 continues to halt the football season.

5 years ago

As the W-League prepares for a grand final without fans, questions over its future hang heavy

Sophie Lawson analyses the decision to continue the Australia's W-League season amongst the coronavirus outbreak and the issues that face…

5 years ago

England vs USA and the rivalry that isn’t

Sophie is a London-based women’s football writer who covered last year's World Cup finals as well as domestic WSL games…

5 years ago

Arsenal and Chelsea breathe life back into tired league cup

New Women's Football editor, Sophie Lawson, makes her Prost International debut and asks if the 2020 Conti Cup final has…

5 years ago