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England Lionesses to face USA, Germany and France in new SheBelieves Cup

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ENGLAND WOMEN are set to test themselves against the best in the world.</div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/England%20Women's%20Team" target="_blank">The Lionesses</a> will face USA, Germany and France - the top three ranked teams - in the new SheBelieves Cup in America in March.</div>
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Scheduling means England will not compete in this year's Cyprus Cup but head coach <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Mark%20Sampson" target="_blank">Mark Sampson</a> insists the quality of opposition available in the new tournament will benefit his side.</div>
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“We have been working hard now for a number of months to add more matches against top-tier nations so I am very pleased we are taking part in this tournament," Sampson said.</div>
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“The opportunity to compete against the three best teams in the world is a crucial step in providing more opportunities for the team to develop.</div>
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"Women’s soccer in the USA is on a real high since their World Cup success and we are excited to feel that sense of enthusiasm for the game in some wonderful football stadiums.</div>
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“We are thankful to the USA for their work in setting up the event which I am sure in years to come will grow into a stand-out tournament in the women’s football calendar.”</div>
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The tournament runs from 3-9 March and England will face hosts USA in their opening game on Thursday 3 March at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.</div>
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They will then travel to Nashville where they take on Germany on Sunday 6 March at the Nissan Stadium.</div>
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England’s final game is against France on Wednesday 9 March at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.</div>
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England will continue their UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 qualifying campaign in April when they play Belgium at home (8 April) and Bosnia & Herzegovina away (12 April). </div>
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England Lionesses to face USA, Germany and France in new SheBelieves Cup

ENGLAND WOMEN are set to test themselves against the best in the world. Mark Sampson is taking England to the US in March The...

Arsenal Ladies snap up England midfielder Fara Williams from rivals Liverpool

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ARSENAL have snapped up England midfielder Fara Williams from rivals Liverpool on a two-year deal.</div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Fara%20Williams" target="_blank">Williams</a>, the most capped England player in history, joins Pedro Losa's side after three years on Merseyside.</div>
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Williams helped Liverpool to back-to-back league titles in 2013 and 2014.</div>
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She was <a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=451019" target="_blank">awarded an MBE last week</a> after helping <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/England%20women's%20Team" target="_blank">England women</a> to the bronze medal at last summer's World Cup for her services to football and for her work in the homeless community.</div>
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She said: "Firstly I would like to place on record my thanks to all the Liverpool Ladies staff, players and fans for my stay.</div>
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"Since 2012 it has been a great journey and one I will never forget. I’m very proud of what we have all achieved together.</div>
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"It is now time for a new chapter and I am delighted to join Arsenal Ladies for the next 2 years."</div>
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 </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">3 - It is now time for a new chapter and I am delighted to join <a href="https://twitter.com/ArsenalLadies">@ArsenalLadies</a> for the next 2 years!! <a href="https://t.co/RrDA8aYE4j">pic.twitter.com/RrDA8aYE4j</a></p>— fara williams (@fara_williams47) <a href="https://twitter.com/fara_williams47/status/684349091380240384">January 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Arsenal boss Pedro Martinez Losa said: “We are delighted to welcome Fara to the club.</div>
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“She is a great competitor and a fantastic character too.</div>
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“She is a player with huge experience at club and international level, and her reading and understanding of games is fantastic.</div>
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“She is an exciting addition to the squad and I look forward to working with her as we begin preparations for the 2016 season."</div>
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Lianne Sanderson interview: World Cup glory tinged with regret over supporting role

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LIANNE SANDERSON has revealed the mixture of emotions that comes with playing a bit-part role in a successful World Cup team.</div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lianne%20Sanderson" target="_blank">Sanderson</a> played just twice in Canada as <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/England%20Women's%20Football%20Team" target="_blank">England</a> came home with the <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Women's%20World%20Cup" target="_blank">bronze medal after beating Germany</a> in the third place play-off.</div>
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She came on against Colombia when England were 2-0 up with half an hour to go in the group and then with ten minutes to go of the Germany game.</div>
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She won the penalty which Fara Williams converted in extra time to secure <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Mark%20Sampson" target="_blank">Mark Sampson</a>'s side the medal but admits to feeling under-used.</div>
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Sampson rotated his side throughout depending on their opponents and received criticism during the early stages for playing boring and back-foot football.</div>
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But England rallied after a slow start to go further than they'd ever been before.</div>
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They came home as national heroes and Sanderson believes the hype has turned them into "a movement".</div>
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But she admits, that while it was amazing to be part of, playing a support role was a tough personal experience to go through.</div>
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"I'm not going to sit here and say it was the best time in my life for me personally," Sanderson said.</div>
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"But the most important thing was that the team won, and we did as well as we could getting the bronze medal. </div>
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"I'm a team player so I care a lot about us being successful but it was a bit of a tough time for me, playing such a big part leading up to it, and it's every player's dream to play in the big games and I felt like it was going to be my time to finally be on the big stage.</div>
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"I've played in two World Cups now, but unfortunately haven't played as much as I'd have liked. Any player that says they're happy on the bench is lying. </div>
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"When people say to me 'you played an integral role in the bronze medal team' I kind of felt like I didn't do anything for the team because I thought my role was going to be bigger than that - coming off the bench to the win the penalty - but at the same time it enabled us to win the bronze medal and that was the best feeling in the world really, to be a part of that." </div>
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Sanderson, who didn't play for England between 2010 and 2014 because of a fallout with former manager Hope Powell, is with the team, in China for the CFA International Tournament.</div>
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Sampson's side lost 2-1 to China this morning and take on Australia on Tuesday at 8am with a new-look squad as they look to build on the progress from Canada.</div>
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Only 11 of the 23 players from the World Cup squad made the trip to Yongchuan, a small town two hour's drive from Hong Kong in the centre of China, due to injuries and the Continental Cup final between Arsenal and Notts County in November.</div>
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And Sanderson believes, off the back of the World Cup, the side have taken on another dimension in the public's eye.</div>
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Four players - Beth Mead, Drew Spence, Laura Coombs and Hannah Blundell - are in the squad for the first time while three others were still uncapped before this morning's game.</div>
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And the 27-year-old thinks the new additions will help push the team on even further.</div>
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"Everyone here is excited and buzzing to play these games," Sanderson said.</div>
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"There's a lot of new players getting their first opportunity with the first team so it's a nice combination of youth and experience.</div>
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"A lot of the girls that are here deserve their call up. Mark's been watching them closely. </div>
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 </div><blockquoteclass="twitter-video" lang="en"><plang="en" dir="ltr">CHINA: Our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lionesses?src=hash">#Lionesses</a> enjoyed their first training session ahead of their first game in the Far East on Friday
<a href="https://t.co/tz3fXkbqLc">https://t.co/tz3fXkbqLc</a></p>— England (@england) <a href="https://twitter.com/england/status/657206669252800512">October 22, 2015</a></blockquote> <script asyncsrc="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
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"It's good to have youth in the team and new faces. It keeps everyone on their toes - there's a larger pool of players now and everyone knows they're competing for places.</div>
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"After our success at the World Cup this gives the players coming here a taste of what they really want - no one wants to be sitting at home watching, they want to be out with the team and involved and part of it, and the fact that some more have been given a chance it makes it more realistic for them to think they can make an impact with the side.</div>
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"And they see now the recognition you can get for playing for England - before, I feel like it was always a honour individually to play for your country, but now there's more recognition with the team, players as individuals within the team and as a whole, we've been getting a lot of coverage in the media and now people are even more excited for our team - it's kind of like a movement really and everyone knows about us." </div>
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Sanderson joined Portland Thorns after the World Cup having spent half of the Women's Super League season with Arsenal.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanderson returned to Arsenal at the beginning of the season but left after a difficult six months</td></tr>
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<section class="text-description">She admits her return to England, after six years in America, didn't work out and can't see her coming back again.</section><section class="text-description">"It was difficult being back in England and a lot harder to adjust," she said.</section><section class="text-description">"It felt like I was playing overseas, I didn't really feel like I was playing at home it was a struggle on a daily basis to adapt to things like training in the evenings, whereas in America I feel like I can get on with my football. </section><section class="text-description">"Everything is just there for me. The facilities are unbelievable. We get 22,000 fans at our games, fanatical fans, and I play with some world class players every single day - Alex Morgan, Christine Sinclair - there's great players in my team and playing with them every day can only make you better and you can enjoy being in nicer climates. I love the sun - nice weather, being around great players, it's a dream come true. </section><section class="text-description">"I can't see myself really ever playing in England ever again - I'm not one to make bold statements but I'm just happy in America."</section><section class="text-description"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-error" data-twitter-extracted-i144560121532821205="true" lang="en">
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PHOTOS: Some action shots from today's game with China, featuring goalscorer <a href="https://twitter.com/EniAlu">@EniAlu</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/GemD1987">@GemD1987</a> <a href="https://t.co/pknxVW1Txx">pic.twitter.com/pknxVW1Txx</a></div>
— England (@england) <a href="https://twitter.com/england/status/657516950243921920">October 23, 2015</a></blockquote>
</section><section class="text-description">But in the meantime Sanderson thinks England can get to the next level and win something.</section><section class="text-description">Next up is the Euros in 2017 and after the World Cup she believes people have begun taking the Lionesses seriously as contenders for honours.</section><section class="text-description">"For us now there's a load off our shoulders," she said. "We don't have to constantly prove how good we are. </section><section class="text-description">"Now we've played against these top teams and beaten some of them - and if we'd beaten Japan (in the World Cup semi final) we could have given America a fair run - so now people are starting to respect us more and we're not just there to make up the numbers."</section>

Lianne Sanderson interview: World Cup glory tinged with regret over supporting role

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Sunderland's Beth Mead and Chelsea trio called up by England for China trip

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SUNDERLAND striker Beth Mead has been called up by Mark Samspon for England's trip to China.</div>
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The <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/womens-football-england-head-to-china.html" target="_blank">Lionesses are taking part in the CFA International Women's Tournament</a> and 20-year-old Mead, top scorer in the Women's Super League with 12 goals, has earned her first call up.</div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/England%20Women's%20Football%20Team" target="_blank">England</a> travel to Chongqing on Monday and take on China and Australia as <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Mark%20Sampson" target="_blank">Sampson</a> eyes competitive fixtures following the bronze medal performance at the Canada World Cup in the summer.</div>
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Also included for the first time are Chelsea trio Hannah Blundell, Laura Coombs and Drew Spence while Gilly Flaherty will have another chance to make her debut.</div>
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“The tournament is an opportunity for the team to continue to grow and a chance for our new players to lay down a marker and demonstrate their international capabilities," Sampson said.</div>
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“I am delighted to welcome the new players into the group. They have all shown potential with their clubs or when they trained with our group prior to the World Cup. </div>
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"The player pool in England is growing and creating strong competition for places is crucial to driving our players and our team to the next level.</div>
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“To be able to select a squad this strong without some players from two of our major clubs demonstrates that strength in depth. </div>
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"It is a huge positive that we can work closely with our FA WSL clubs to help our players and I would like to thank all of them for their support this season.”</div>
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A number of Arsenal and Notts County players have been omitted from the squad, a part from Alex Scott, due to their FA WSL Continental Tyres Cup Final on November 1.</div>
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Following the tournament in China, England take on Germany on November 26 before their second Euro 2017 qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 29 at Ashton Gate in Bristol.</div>
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<b>FULL SQUAD:</b></div>
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<b>Goalkeepers: </b>Karen Bardsley (Manchester City), Mary Earps (Bristol Academy), Rachael Laws (Sunderland)</div>
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<b>Defenders: </b>Hannah Blundell (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Gilly Flaherty (Chelsea), Steph Houghton (Manchester City), Claire Rafferty (Chelsea), Alex Scott (Arsenal), Demi Stokes (Manchester City)</div>
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<b>Midfielders: </b>Isobel Christiansen (Manchester City), Laura Coombs (Chelsea), Jo Potter (Birmingham City), Jill Scott (Manchester City), Drew Spence (Chelsea)</div>
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<b>Forwards: </b>Eniola Aluko (Chelsea), Gemma Davison (Chelsea), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Beth Mead (Sunderland), Lianne Sanderson (Portland Thorns), Jodie Taylor (Portland Thorns)</div>

Sunderland's Beth Mead and Chelsea trio called up by England for China trip

Beth Mead has been named in the England squad for the first time SUNDERLAND striker Beth Mead has been called up by Mark Samspon for ...

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