Megan Feringa
@meganferinga.bsky.social
says y’all a lot | women’s football/soccer writer at The Athletic UK
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Celine Haidar, the Lebanon player struck by shrapnel, has loved ones ‘waiting for her to come back to life’
The 19-year-old's family and friends tell the story of the promising player who cannot move or speak after being caught up in the war
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'We paid a blood tax for our daughters. What now?'
In Nov, Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar was hit by shrapnel during Israel’s bombing of Beirut. 44 days later, family ‘wait for her to awake’. Piece w/ Celine's family on the dreams 'killed' by a 'zero-sum war'.
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In Nov, Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar was hit by shrapnel during Israel’s bombing of Beirut. 44 days later, family ‘wait for her to awake’. Piece w/ Celine's family on the dreams 'killed' by a 'zero-sum war'.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
"It's not about the money." Only it is. Specifically Michele Kang's money. But also the lack of it elsewhere + how women's football wants more of it.
But it’s far easier to have a self-evident villain than reckon w/ a complicated system. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
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But it’s far easier to have a self-evident villain than reckon w/ a complicated system. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...
It’s about the money: Michele Kang, Alexia Putellas and multi-club ownership’s hypocritical paradox (Gift Article)
European women’s football still relies predominantly on the beneficence of men’s football. Kang puts her money where her mouth is
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May 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"It's not about the money." Only it is. Specifically Michele Kang's money. But also the lack of it elsewhere + how women's football wants more of it.
But it’s far easier to have a self-evident villain than reckon w/ a complicated system. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...
But it’s far easier to have a self-evident villain than reckon w/ a complicated system. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...
Man City finished 4th in the WSL last season. They had no manager, no silverware, seemingly no plan.
One year later they are WSL champs for the first time in a decade.
This was their plan. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
One year later they are WSL champs for the first time in a decade.
This was their plan. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
How these three leaders turned Manchester City into Women’s Super League champions (Gift Article)
Managing director Charlotte O’Neill, sporting director Therese Sjogran and manager Andree Jeglertz have been crucial to City's title triumph
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May 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Man City finished 4th in the WSL last season. They had no manager, no silverware, seemingly no plan.
One year later they are WSL champs for the first time in a decade.
This was their plan. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
One year later they are WSL champs for the first time in a decade.
This was their plan. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/725...
Manchester City strongly pursuing Katie McCabe + Beth Mead ahead of contract expirations w/ Arsenal this summer.
No deals agreed + nothing guaranteed. City confident in pursuit.
Chelsea also interested in McCabe.
@charpur.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...
No deals agreed + nothing guaranteed. City confident in pursuit.
Chelsea also interested in McCabe.
@charpur.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...
Manchester City pursuing deals for Arsenal’s Katie McCabe, Beth Mead
McCabe has also attracted interest from Chelsea, with both players' on contracts which expire this summer.
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April 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Manchester City strongly pursuing Katie McCabe + Beth Mead ahead of contract expirations w/ Arsenal this summer.
No deals agreed + nothing guaranteed. City confident in pursuit.
Chelsea also interested in McCabe.
@charpur.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...
No deals agreed + nothing guaranteed. City confident in pursuit.
Chelsea also interested in McCabe.
@charpur.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...
Piece on Man Utd Women
▪️"Defy the odds" slogan for 2026
▪️Suggestion of external investment shot down at March meeting
▪️Screenshot of depleted bench vs WSL rival sent to higher up
▪️Coaching criticisms
▪️"The players deserve better"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
▪️"Defy the odds" slogan for 2026
▪️Suggestion of external investment shot down at March meeting
▪️Screenshot of depleted bench vs WSL rival sent to higher up
▪️Coaching criticisms
▪️"The players deserve better"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
Where do Man United Women go from here? There are financial and footballing issues to address
Investment is one topic of internal discussion, while The Athletic has been told of concerns around some elements of coaching
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April 7, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Piece on Man Utd Women
▪️"Defy the odds" slogan for 2026
▪️Suggestion of external investment shot down at March meeting
▪️Screenshot of depleted bench vs WSL rival sent to higher up
▪️Coaching criticisms
▪️"The players deserve better"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
▪️"Defy the odds" slogan for 2026
▪️Suggestion of external investment shot down at March meeting
▪️Screenshot of depleted bench vs WSL rival sent to higher up
▪️Coaching criticisms
▪️"The players deserve better"
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/716...
"Three times a week I was calling my psychologist. He’d be like, ‘Are we down in the bottom?’. I’d say, ‘Yeah… we’re down in the bottom’.”
Beata Olsson on journey to Liverpool, being LFC's early season lifeline, losing her starting spot under Taylor + regaining it.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...
Beata Olsson on journey to Liverpool, being LFC's early season lifeline, losing her starting spot under Taylor + regaining it.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...
Liverpool top scorer Beata Olsson on calls to her psychologist and whirlwind WSL season
The Sweden international's early impact was disrupted by injury. She talks to Megan Feringa about that setback and her career so far
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April 1, 2026 at 8:15 AM
"Three times a week I was calling my psychologist. He’d be like, ‘Are we down in the bottom?’. I’d say, ‘Yeah… we’re down in the bottom’.”
Beata Olsson on journey to Liverpool, being LFC's early season lifeline, losing her starting spot under Taylor + regaining it.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...
Beata Olsson on journey to Liverpool, being LFC's early season lifeline, losing her starting spot under Taylor + regaining it.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...
“Yesterday I had a water bottle w/ the PKs for Chelsea [on it]. Today I had a water bottle full of blood + muntjac deer. That's a sick transition in, like, 24 hours.”
A day at the zoo with Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
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A day at the zoo with Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
Twenty-four hours in the life of Phallon Tullis-Joyce: From League Cup final to feeding Komodo dragons
Man Utd's USWNT goalkeeper discusses her love of conservation and how it intersects with football - all while it's dinner time at the zoo
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March 18, 2026 at 8:41 AM
“Yesterday I had a water bottle w/ the PKs for Chelsea [on it]. Today I had a water bottle full of blood + muntjac deer. That's a sick transition in, like, 24 hours.”
A day at the zoo with Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
A day at the zoo with Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
Admission is the first step to recovery. Which is good news for Marc Skinner and Man Utd’s 1/19 record against Chelsea. Of course, words are only so powerful, like an 80th minute goalkeeper timeout when you're already 2-0 down. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
For Manchester United, the riddle remains: how do you beat Chelsea in a cup final?
Marc Skinner's side succumbed to familiar failings in the League Cup final as Chelsea, inspired by Lauren James, lifted the trophy yet again
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March 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Admission is the first step to recovery. Which is good news for Marc Skinner and Man Utd’s 1/19 record against Chelsea. Of course, words are only so powerful, like an 80th minute goalkeeper timeout when you're already 2-0 down. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...
WSL clubs are increasingly investing in young talent from abroad. Sources say WSL academy players are not ready. But why?
“It’s easy to say, they aren’t ready, but no one has come down from the top of the club to check on them.”
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
“It’s easy to say, they aren’t ready, but no one has come down from the top of the club to check on them.”
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
As the Women’s Super League continues to grow, academy players risk being left behind
Until recently, WSL clubs' academies were lower priorities as teams raced to capitalise on increased attention after the 2022 Euros
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March 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM
WSL clubs are increasingly investing in young talent from abroad. Sources say WSL academy players are not ready. But why?
“It’s easy to say, they aren’t ready, but no one has come down from the top of the club to check on them.”
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
“It’s easy to say, they aren’t ready, but no one has come down from the top of the club to check on them.”
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Man Utd to wear third black kit, not red, for UWCL tie vs Atletico Madrid tonight due to colour clash. MU say AM brought only their orange GK kit, not pre-approved yellow one. However AM say MU approved the orange kit + confirmed w Uefa. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Man Utd, Atletico and a kit mix-up that means the WSL side have to wear their third strip at home
Match officials decided hours before kick-off that the orange goalkeeper kit the Spanish side brought would clash with United's red shirt.
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February 19, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Man Utd to wear third black kit, not red, for UWCL tie vs Atletico Madrid tonight due to colour clash. MU say AM brought only their orange GK kit, not pre-approved yellow one. However AM say MU approved the orange kit + confirmed w Uefa. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Family-friendly isn’t an identity. Being too afraid to alienate anyone that you fail to connect meaningfully w anyone won’t grow attendances. Piece w Aston Villa’s Maggie Murphy on growing attendances + club identity in age of impatience. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
Women’s football clubs must go beyond ‘family friendly’ – ‘Figuring out our identity is crucial’
The challenges of growing regular matchgoers are common across the WSL — but Villa's managing director has a distinct plan for the club
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February 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Family-friendly isn’t an identity. Being too afraid to alienate anyone that you fail to connect meaningfully w anyone won’t grow attendances. Piece w Aston Villa’s Maggie Murphy on growing attendances + club identity in age of impatience. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
Apparently there is a lack of women in important positions in football. Thank goodness we have the unimpeachable feminist icon that is Gianni Infantino to enlighten us on a system he has definitely not abetted. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s call for more women in power is ironic and disappointing
When you have the power like Gianni Infantino, perhaps a finger should be pointed at oneself.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Apparently there is a lack of women in important positions in football. Thank goodness we have the unimpeachable feminist icon that is Gianni Infantino to enlighten us on a system he has definitely not abetted. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
"A masterpiece torn apart.”
Inside CFCW crisis: Green's exit, club's “disgraceful” email to staff + ops, leadership interference from men's side, recruitment failings, staff division + more
@reallycerys.bsky.social @charpur.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Inside CFCW crisis: Green's exit, club's “disgraceful” email to staff + ops, leadership interference from men's side, recruitment failings, staff division + more
@reallycerys.bsky.social @charpur.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Chelsea Women in crisis: A critical exit, player confusion and the role of the men’s sporting directors
The departure of Paul Green as head of women's football is a major moment for the club, who have endured an unusually difficult season
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February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
"A masterpiece torn apart.”
Inside CFCW crisis: Green's exit, club's “disgraceful” email to staff + ops, leadership interference from men's side, recruitment failings, staff division + more
@reallycerys.bsky.social @charpur.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Inside CFCW crisis: Green's exit, club's “disgraceful” email to staff + ops, leadership interference from men's side, recruitment failings, staff division + more
@reallycerys.bsky.social @charpur.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Wrote a piece on the window. Specifically its "quiet" + how people seem upset by this, despite multiple club records broken, the WSL's increasingly disproportionate financial heft + another USWNT player discovering what a Tesco club card is. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
Who won the WSL transfer deadline day? A better question: Does it matter?
The league's winter transfer window was quiet this year. That's not necessarily a bad thing
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February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Wrote a piece on the window. Specifically its "quiet" + how people seem upset by this, despite multiple club records broken, the WSL's increasingly disproportionate financial heft + another USWNT player discovering what a Tesco club card is. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
Excl: Everton have parted ways with head coach Brian Sorensen and assistant coach Stephen Nilgen. Comes after Everton's 2-1 win over Aston Villa with Everton 4pts off bottom.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Excl: Everton have parted ways with head coach Brian Sorensen and assistant coach Stephen Nilgen. Comes after Everton's 2-1 win over Aston Villa with Everton 4pts off bottom.
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
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Reposted by Megan Feringa
I wrote a column about the age of theft www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Copyrighted art, mobile phones, Greenland: welcome to our age of shameless theft | Jonathan Liew
The human impulse to steal has been accelerated by AI, inequality and our political leaders – with profound consequences, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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January 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Kerolin is very good. But head coach Andrée Jeglertz (after agreeing she is very good) focused on where she can be even better. Which is the key (+ for rivals, the fear) of this Man City side: an insatiable appetite + a demand to quench it. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
This Manchester City side is a beast – Chelsea were just its latest prey
Kerolin tore Chelsea apart at the Etihad on Sunday, and made it look easy. The WSL title race is looking more like a procession...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Kerolin is very good. But head coach Andrée Jeglertz (after agreeing she is very good) focused on where she can be even better. Which is the key (+ for rivals, the fear) of this Man City side: an insatiable appetite + a demand to quench it. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
Great interview by @adamleventhal.bsky.social w/ Helena Costa on a life spent breaking thru glass ceilings, now as men's football's only female sporting director.
"For me, it's natural. But it’s also a responsibility. It has to work. Otherwise, it won’t open doors.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
"For me, it's natural. But it’s also a responsibility. It has to work. Otherwise, it won’t open doors.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
Meet Helena Costa, the only female sporting director in the men’s game
She made headlines around the world when appointed to manage Clermont Foot in France but now she is leading the way in a different role
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Great interview by @adamleventhal.bsky.social w/ Helena Costa on a life spent breaking thru glass ceilings, now as men's football's only female sporting director.
"For me, it's natural. But it’s also a responsibility. It has to work. Otherwise, it won’t open doors.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
"For me, it's natural. But it’s also a responsibility. It has to work. Otherwise, it won’t open doors.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
Reposted by Megan Feringa
Manchester City lead Chelsea in the WSL by six points. They have won all 11 games since defeat on the opening day to their title rivals.
The perennial champions are their only rivals.
@meganferinga.bsky.social on a top-four race split in two.
bit.ly/4aVF4W3
The perennial champions are their only rivals.
@meganferinga.bsky.social on a top-four race split in two.
bit.ly/4aVF4W3
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Manchester City lead Chelsea in the WSL by six points. They have won all 11 games since defeat on the opening day to their title rivals.
The perennial champions are their only rivals.
@meganferinga.bsky.social on a top-four race split in two.
bit.ly/4aVF4W3
The perennial champions are their only rivals.
@meganferinga.bsky.social on a top-four race split in two.
bit.ly/4aVF4W3
“When we’re in the Champions League.”
An ambition that’d be filed under delusional if Wrexham weren’t so deft at these kinds of grand plans. Next up: Wrexham Women in Europe. The first big step - owning their own ground - has been taken. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
An ambition that’d be filed under delusional if Wrexham weren’t so deft at these kinds of grand plans. Next up: Wrexham Women in Europe. The first big step - owning their own ground - has been taken. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Wrexham Women have Champions League ambitions. Owning their own stadium is the first step
Wrexham Women played their first match at their new home on Sunday. A first step in an ambitious project
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“When we’re in the Champions League.”
An ambition that’d be filed under delusional if Wrexham weren’t so deft at these kinds of grand plans. Next up: Wrexham Women in Europe. The first big step - owning their own ground - has been taken. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
An ambition that’d be filed under delusional if Wrexham weren’t so deft at these kinds of grand plans. Next up: Wrexham Women in Europe. The first big step - owning their own ground - has been taken. @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
A farcical League Cup draw: the latest example of why a blind obsession for women’s sports’ growth at all costs is abandoning the very audience and soul that built it.
But hey, at least we can all eat footlongs. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
But hey, at least we can all eat footlongs. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A farcical League Cup draw: the latest example of why a blind obsession for women’s sports’ growth at all costs is abandoning the very audience and soul that built it.
But hey, at least we can all eat footlongs. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
But hey, at least we can all eat footlongs. @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Excl: Hannah Forshaw to step down as Everton Women CEO at end of 2025/26 season, despite starting in Sept. Exit is mutual + amicable. Review ongoing on what leadership will look like for future.
Details below @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Details below @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Everton Women CEO Hannah Forshaw to step down at end of season
Hannah Forshaw only officially began work at the club in September but will exit at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Excl: Hannah Forshaw to step down as Everton Women CEO at end of 2025/26 season, despite starting in Sept. Exit is mutual + amicable. Review ongoing on what leadership will look like for future.
Details below @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Details below @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
Reposted by Megan Feringa
Tottenham Hotspur Women have completed the signing of Norway international Signe Gaupset for a club-record fee of £378,000.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Tottenham Hotspur Women have completed the signing of Norway international Signe Gaupset for a club-record fee of £378,000.
More from @meganferinga.bsky.social ⤵️
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
More from @meganferinga.bsky.social ⤵️
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Reposted by Megan Feringa
Fantastic piece. Full of background detail. By @meganferinga.bsky.social who is always excellent on Spurs Women.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
After last season's tears, Tottenham are enjoying a WSL revival
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November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Fantastic piece. Full of background detail. By @meganferinga.bsky.social who is always excellent on Spurs Women.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
5th in WSL. Level on pts w Arsenal. 2nd from bottom last season.
Inside Tottenham's revival:
▪️Last season's toil
▪️Ex-Arsenal chief Venkatesham appt
▪️Martin Ho's 4-day recruitment
▪️Casey Stoney’s phone call
▪️Koga Hail Mary
▪️Ho's reset
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Inside Tottenham's revival:
▪️Last season's toil
▪️Ex-Arsenal chief Venkatesham appt
▪️Martin Ho's 4-day recruitment
▪️Casey Stoney’s phone call
▪️Koga Hail Mary
▪️Ho's reset
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Tottenham vs Arsenal: How last season’s tears were followed by Spurs’ WSL revival
In what has historically been a lopsided rivalry, Arsenal face a very different Spurs side in Sunday's WSL north London derby
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
5th in WSL. Level on pts w Arsenal. 2nd from bottom last season.
Inside Tottenham's revival:
▪️Last season's toil
▪️Ex-Arsenal chief Venkatesham appt
▪️Martin Ho's 4-day recruitment
▪️Casey Stoney’s phone call
▪️Koga Hail Mary
▪️Ho's reset
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Inside Tottenham's revival:
▪️Last season's toil
▪️Ex-Arsenal chief Venkatesham appt
▪️Martin Ho's 4-day recruitment
▪️Casey Stoney’s phone call
▪️Koga Hail Mary
▪️Ho's reset
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...