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Director of External Relations @fbeyondborders . Talk about football a bit. Founder INMOTION COLLECTIVE. #13 for @DHFC_W . Owner @lewesfcwomen . Views mine.
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Bit of a nuts one but if you head over to the Nike app or the
@nikelondon
instagram, you can read the story of the work at
@FBeyondBorders
📚
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One of the best games I’ve ever been to. Colombia have my heart 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴
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Lampard reminds me of too many people I went to Uni with who were adamant they'd made it to Cambridge because of some inherent gift, rather than the inherited gift of privilege. I'm taking some delight at how seething he'd be to read this by
@barneyronay
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Looking up flights to Perth to follow every game of this Colombian team 😭😅🇨🇴
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24 HRS OF MEN IN FOOTBALL:
1. Henderson says allyship ends at wearing rainbows 🌈
2. Greenwood celebrated by his new employer & showered in love by young men 🤮
3. Antony accused of assaulting his partner
4. 🇪🇸 men condemn Rubiales 15 days late & ask to focus on the football
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It was an honour to speak at
@mission44
's dinner with their founder,
@LewisHamilton
.
I spoke about a radically imagined education system. One that puts relationships at the heart of it & mitigates many of the issues we see everyday at
@FBeyondBorders
.
Thank you
@Jason_Arthur
🫶
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Being a Liverpool fan is exhausting at times but important to remember what’s so brilliant about it. I’ll take that group of players, that manager, that culture and that style of football over anything any day.
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Back to watch my second favourite team with my favourite fanbase. Vamossssssss Colombia!!!!
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surely he’s made to retake that
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In light of
#WhenFootballBannedWomen
, I'd like to politely remind you that the FA are still actively hindering the women's game to this day.
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Today we launched our report, “Inspiring a Generation?”, which looks at the legacy of the Euros win to date in the lives of teenage girls who live in cities.
It’s had a bit of traction in the press today. Obviously some of the nuance is missed in those headlines, so here’s a 🧵
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Nobbs is screaming for it every time in very good positions, and never receives it 🤔
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Probably the most surreal photo of my life.
The
@guardian_sport
Women’s Football Weekly brought to you from a dodgy hotel room in Wembley.
Tune in tomorrow to hear that reaction from my favourite people
@FayeCarruthers
@SuzyWrack
@jonathanliew
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After 3 years at
@DulwichHamletFC
and a grand total of ZERO goals, yesterday was a surprise 😂
Buzzing to score my first goal in the cup against
@EUFCofficial
to progress through to the quarter finals.
Not sure I’ll be shutting up about that one for a while… 🫡
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This Arsenal team would be so, so likeable if they didn’t have Thomas Partey still playing
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Jack Grealish on stage with Stormzy at Leeds Festival was a mad one
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Aside from the obvious win here,
@MarcusRashford
campaigning on the issue of Free School Meals will do a hell of a lot to destigmatise kids who receive them.
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This amnesia about Ronaldo being an actual rapist is getting too much for me now.
Every time I see some content about his supposed brilliance, I move one step further away from the love I had for professional men's football, & one step closer to switching it all off forever.
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I think the ‘losing at Anfield’ narrative is the one that annoys me the most now. There are no fans. It could literally be in the park.
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Twitter I need your help!
We received this email at
@FBeyondBorders
from a teacher who can't afford to get her girls a kit 😢
The success of the
@Lionesses
means there are girls who want to play, but have nothing to wear.
There must be something we can do?
RTs appreciated!
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that’s too tmuch talliteration to take
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we don't celebrate defending enough
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I went into lockdown as a footballer who HATED running. Solitary exercise was never my thing when there was always a choice to run around kicking a ball with my friends.
I’ve just hit 100km of running since lockdown began, with a 5km PB of 21:30. Leopard can change it’s spots 💁♀️
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Some personal news… 🚨
Today I started my new role at
@FBeyondBorders
as our first Head of Brand 📸
The last two years as Head of Impact have been a journey of testing, learning & revising our programme to meet the ever growing needs of young people in this country.
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This is really poor. Demonstrates the level of homophobia that permeates everything to do with the men’s game.
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Wicked to launch the new
@England
kit alongside Maya, Luna and Michael from
@FBeyondBorders
🏴
I’m giving my shirt to
@ScottMcGrory28
for being the best mate in the world 🌍
#YouCantStopUs
@nikefootball
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A very muddy centre back pairing after beating a top of the league Crystal Palace 4-2! 💖💙
1-2 down at half time. Came out with an unrivalled mentality and performance. Scored 3 in the second half to take the 3 points.
Legit... We are South London’s number 1 💖
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Playing football has always been more than just the 90 mins to me.
It’s political. And that means there’s no better club to play for than
@DulwichHamletFC
.
We stand against transphobia in all of its forms. The response from the club makes me even prouder to be pink & blue 💖💙
Our letter to
@DulwichHamletFC
.
An opportunity for them to seriously reflect on their support of violent imagery and to amend their appalling stance prior to a complaint to the
@FA
.
We’re calling foul. 🟥
This week stickers appeared outside this football club promoting
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A man in the street just told me that my shirt was “a bit rude.” I’m not sure he understands the significance of what happened yesterday.
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At the
@weareangelcity
Equity House Summit in Sydney with a room of incredible women 🤯
Best moment by far was
@juhrman
telling the whole room to take out their phone and become a fellow owner of
@LewesFCWomen
❤️🖤
Think Natalie Portman just became
@MaggieMrphy
’s new boss…
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A year ago I met Shahad: a 14 year old girl who’d just started on the
@FBeyondBorders
girls programme.
A football mad teenager who adored the
@Lionesses
but wasn’t allowed to play football because her parents said she had to focus on her education.
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Wow. It’s taken me 24 hours to really appreciate what happened last night 🤯
150 young people took over Spurs to demonstrate their capacity to build a better world than the one they have inherited ✊
And the girls.. they killed it. Words can’t describe my appreciation 💖
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The Eintracht Frankfurt home shirt is a thing of beauty 😍
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Taking a leaf out of
@FayeCarruthers
’ book and getting the post podcast pic 📸
@guardian_sport
Football Weekly Extra out later today, covering Sterling/Gomez, international fixtures, the
@Lionesses
, Sam Kerr and
@FBeyondBorders
’ latest movements 👊
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never give up on your dreams
I just graduated from Cambridge but if Naby Keita signs it will undoubtedly be the best day of my life
#LFC
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Delighted to announce this one.
The movement grows!
We're teaming up with
#iwillFund
to invest a further £298,000 into
@FBeyondBorders
to develop their amazing girls social action programme.
Read more:
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Being able to buy stickers of female footballers may seem like such a small gesture but the symbolic value of this is huge
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4 years ago today I joined
@FBeyondBorders
. I came in as a fresh-faced 22 year old & met 12 people who shared my rage at the world.
Fast forward & there’s 75 of us working in 3 regions to ensure 2,000 young people have a trusted adult by their side. We’re nowhere near done yet.
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Just got harassed by a man on the Victoria line & an older woman across the carriage caught my eye & mouthed to ask if I was okay or needed help. The tiniest of things but the impact was huge when I felt isolated and scared. Big love to whoever she was. Look out for each other ❤️
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DON’T YOU DARE INVADE MY SAFE SPACE
Today I played football with a brilliant team of 10-year-old girls - the future of women's football is bright!
We will invest £550 million in grassroots football so more people can play this wonderful sport.
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Over the moon to make my debut for the
@dulwichhamfc_w
first team today!
Even more buzzing to beat a very good tier above
@OrientWFC
in the cup 💖💙
Bring on the semis!
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Today I am angry. And the worst thing is that there is nothing I can do apart from write.
The only solace I can take is that The Mirror and The Guardian exist & persist.
It is so humiliating & demoralising to be a citizen in this country.
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I bet he’s really glad he put everything on the line for this move and I look forward to the subsequent social studies of Jordan Henderson’s long-term impact on Saudi Arabian society
Jordan Henderson agrees termination of deal with Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq, and will return to Europe today to conclude deal to sign for Ajax. Story first from
@David_Ornstein
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We only ever dreamt of that 5 years ago.
1200 of you. At the Hill. Watching women’s football.
A lot of feelings and many more words to come, but for now, just thank you. Through the tears.
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Recently I’ve been pretty busy launching a new all-female creative collective, centred around the joy of movement that all womxn should be able to access.
This was our piece of work. Proud (and exhausted) ❤️
Women’s bodies have faced barriers for too long.
The Techfit Period Proof Tight and Full Cover Swimwear help athletes to
#StayInPlay
and move with confidence.
We asked Sarah, Jamala, Fadumo and Portia to write a letter to their bodies.
Listen to what they had to say.
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A real honour to have been asked to chair the
@iwill_campaign
’s Advisory Council today in the company of HRH, The Prince of Wales.
It was heartening to be in the company of so many influential decision-makers, all realising the power of the youth in shaping the future of the UK.
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First home game of the season 🤝 First 3 points and a clean sheet.
2-0 win in front of 400+ people, including lovely Simon.
Simon heard my plugging on
@guardian
Football Weekly & came down on his own today. He cured his hangover with a souvlaki, a beer & some new friends :)
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I have endless love for
@Mickharford
and
@LutonTown
, a man and a club that mean a lot to me and shaped my relationship to football growing up. So nearly there! 🎩
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We’re going to the World Cup final! And this isn’t a dream!
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Speaking out works. Applying pressure works. Organising works. Writing a statement works. Showing solidarity works. Amplifying others works. Sending that tweet works.
Never let anyone tell you collective action doesn’t lead to change.
🚨 BREAKING: Jorge Vilda is officially dismissed as manager and sporting director of the women’s national team
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Discovered a vintage shop with an excellent collection of shirts round the corner from the office which could be very dangerous for my purse
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Delighted to be taking on the role of National Football Development Coordinator for Women & Girls' football across Further Education!
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Are you a 35+ Arsenal Women's fan?
Up for being on camera for a very exciting opportunity?
Hit me up! RTs appreciated!
@IanWright0
@FloydTweet
@KatieWhyatt
@ArsenalWomenSC
@ArsenalWFC_fans
@miedemastuff
@beckytaylorgill
@Stillberto
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I hope all women pundits DMs are firmly closed right now to save themselves from every producer wanting them to “make sense” of Joey Barton’s comments live on air
Any man who listens to Women commentary or co-comms needs their heads testing…
#sticktoyourowngame
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Gutted at today’s result. We worked hard & had a strong second half but couldn’t translate it into goals.
I’m also incredibly fed up with male refs with fragile egos determined to ruin our Sunday. Some of the rhetoric today was patronising & needlessly antagonising 😡
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When Sarina Wiegman simultaneously hates & rates your tattoo… 💀
As wise and wonderful as ever. Thanks for the best summer of my life, immortalised on my arm x
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Dads and daughters of all generations on the Piccadilly Line right now. Heading to the Emirates. It’s got that Euros summer magic feel about it and I can’t wait.
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Question:
Has any professional football team ever employed the Roman Tortoise approach to get the ball from one end to the other? And is there anything in the laws of the game that prevents it? Because if not, I would like to apply to the next Premier League managerial vacancy.
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Scored my first brace for
@DHFC_W
and collected the Player of the Match bucket hat from my teammates 💖💙
Sundays don’t get better than that 🥹
6-0 win.
12 unbeaten.
350 lovely fans.
Next week is the FA Cup first round proper at home, and we need you more than ever. Come.
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Tonight
@OwenJones84
made me realise it's not about the character of Miliband, it's about doing whatever it takes to get the Tories out.
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It’s been an absolute dream to sign for
@DulwichHamletFC
this season 💙💖
To play for a club with such an inclusive ethos & committed following is a privilege.
@dulwichhamfc_w
are on the up and I’m so pleased
@FootballJOE
are documenting the journey 🙏
"I was 10 years old when I was told, 'You can't play anymore because there's no girls' teams. You can't play with the boys.'"
For
@DulwichHamFC_W
, playing their first ever season as the club's official women's team means everything.
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every sunday league dad who has ever screamed “FOLLOW IT UP” at their 10 year old child striker is feeling validated right now
#PARMUN
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In a world where young people are increasingly portrayed as disruptive/violent/apathetic, it fills me with pride to have the chance to sit next to Shalukah on national tv as she flips the narrative & demonstrates how inherently brilliant so many
@FBeyondBorders
young people are.
“It gives us a second chance.”
Shalukah Naresh-Kumar on being part of
@FBeyondBorders
- an educational charity that uses football to transform lives.
#5News
|
@claudializatv
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Never doubt Jake Humphrey’s ability to make it about him
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Name me another man who works in football that could produce something like this 💫
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the ultimate football role model who just got a suspended sentence for tax evasion & paid a woman off after accusations of sexual assault 🙃
The ultimate football role model, perfectly summed up by the mascot reactions 😍
#CR7
#Por
#WorldCup
(🎥
@danielstorey85
)
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While most of us were avidly watching world class athletes do their thing on the international stage, others were being paid to write this
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“Hey Siri, what’s it like inside a women’s football team changing room?” 🤔
One last push tomorrow night as we compete for silverware in the cup final. Can’t wait to enjoy the moment on
@petercrouch
’s solid advice 🤞🥳
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Remembering at Glastonbury when I saw a middle aged man wearing this away shirt and I ran up to him to big him up for choosing the Lionesses and he just completely denied that it was for the women’s team hahahahah.
Hope he’s wearing it proudly somewhere today
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In this new reality, I think we can agree that we have to take immense pleasure in the small things 🤗
Today we cooked a roast & I put makeup, jewellery & clothes other than football kit on for the first time in a month. I wore maternity jeans for the roast 💁♀️
Happy Easter 💖
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🚨 PERSONAL NEWS KLAXON 🚨
Back to school + back to work. This time in my new role as Director of External Relations at
@FBeyondBorders
🖤
It’s been a beautiful 5 year journey so far + I’m excited for the next stage with this phenomenal team.
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I’ve spent the last two days surrounded by people who work in women’s football across the country, as part of The
@FA
’s first ever Women’s and Girls’ Development Programme👭
It’s been two days of creativity, fun, learning and vulnerability💡
Here’s to the next 12 months 💫
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Heading home after a mindblowing two days 🤯
If you’d told 15 year old me that women in football would be platformed & celebrated by the fashion and sport world in that degree of style, I’d never have believed you.
#DreamCrazier
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My. Fucking. Club.
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Delighted and slightly overwhelmed to be attending the
#WomenOfTheYearLunch
this year, surrounded by so many incredible and inspirational women changing society 🥰
And yes, the imposter syndrome is very much real 😬
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i usually don’t take joy in other people’s pain but there is something so thrilling about a miserable mourinho
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“England, do you love me?
Are you winning?
Cos you never ever lose when you’re scoring...” 🎶
@Lionesses
, young people from
@FBeyondBorders
have written your newest tune👌🤣
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the tears are just about dry....
just walked home in a blissful euphoric lull singing YNWA, fields of anfield road and allez allez allez to myself
i love football. i love liverpool. what just happened?
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Any player who boycotts their post-match interview with
@BBCSport
this weekend has my utmost respect.
Such a simple and effective way to oppose Conservative fearmongering and stand in solidarity with those victimised and attacked by their racist policy.
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Alright here we go then 💫
@VitalityWFACup
first round proper today. First time in
@DHFC_W
’s history 💪
KO 3pm. Live commentary link on
@DHFC_W
.
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That felt good!
Return from injury & first 90 since October ✅
4-0 win in the cup away from home ✅
An assist under the belt ✅
Gonna sleep well tonight 🙃
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You can’t deny football is a beautiful thing when it brings these people into my life.
Thanks
@kickitout
for another wicked
#RYG19
💥
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Winning league titles with your best mates. Nothing else like it.
See you next season,
@FAWNL
😏
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Can’t believe the Tory party are trying to take away the limelight on Euros Eve
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Today I graduated with a BA (Hons) in Politics & International Relations from the University of Cambridge, cool huh
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5️⃣0️⃣ appearances in Pink & Blue 💖💙
Lovely to mark it with a 5-1 win too (though a clean sheet would have definitely made for a better caption 😅).
Always a privilege to be a part of a club that puts community at the heart. Come down & support on Sunday for more good vibes.
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Today’s the day!
FA Cup first round with this lovely lot. At home. In our house.
See you at the hill 👋💖💙
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