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Rich Laverty

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Rich Laverty

@RichJLaverty

Freelance global women's football feature writer. FourFourTwo, World Soccer, The Guardian, The Athletic, When Saturday Comes, MUNDIAL, OPTUS Sport and more...

Wakefield, UK

richlaverty.substack.com

Born September 7, 1991

Joined June 2010

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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
May 20
🏟️ Last year's first ever WSL Stadium Design Guidance laid the foundations for stadiums of the future in the women's game. I spoke to Kathleen Carthy and Alex Kendall from AFL Architects, who worked on the document, about future plans, stadiums, 2035 World Cup, and more...
Inside the WSL Stadium Design Guidance with AFL Architects
From substack.com
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 3, 2023
🇩🇪 Germany (2nd) 🇨🇦 Canada (7th) 🇧🇷 Brazil (8th) 🇨🇳 China (14th) 🇮🇹 Italy (16th) 🇰🇷 Korea Republic (17th) 5 Top 20 ranked sides all out in the group stage. 🇲🇦 Morocco (72nd) 🇿🇦 South Africa (54th) 🇯🇲 Jamaica (43rd) 🇳🇬 Nigeria (40th) All through to the second round. #FIFAWWC
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 2, 2023
Every single player who has reached the second round of the World Cup is due $60,000 from FIFA, via their federations. Life changing for many players. FIFA has to make sure the players get it.
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 20, 2023
What every player at the World Cup should now be due from FIFA. $270,000 🇪🇸 $195,000 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 $180,000 🇸🇪 $165,000 🇦🇺 $90,000 🇳🇱🇯🇵🇫🇷🇨🇴 $60,000 🇨🇭🇿🇦🇳🇴🇩🇰🇲🇦🇳🇬🇯🇲 $30,000 🇳🇿🇵🇭🇨🇦🇮🇪🇿🇲🇨🇷🇨🇳🇭🇹🇵🇹🇻🇳🇧🇷🇵🇦🇮🇹🇦🇷🇩🇪🇰🇷
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Jul 29, 2023
Group A - All 4 teams can qualify Group B - 3 teams can qualify Group C - Spain/Japan through Group D - All 4 teams can qualify Group E - 3 teams can qualify Group F - 3 teams can qualify Group G - Sweden through. 3 teams can qualify. In for a 🔥🔥🔥 last round of games.
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 2, 2023
When you consider South Africa's players sat out their final pre-tournament friendly, Jamaica needed a GoFundMe & Nigeria's head coach had to openly criticise his federation, it is incredible all three have qualified for the second round. The 32-team World Cup has been a success
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 20, 2023
Two goalkeepers who are 23 and 22. Morgan 22, Stanway still just 24, Toone 23, James 21, Hemp still just 23, Robinson 21, Russo 24, Charles and Wubben-Moy 24. Le Tissier and Park both 21. This England squad not at its peak yet, lots to look forward to but have to develop too.
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 7, 2023
Will be a three match ban. If England's tournament isn't over, James's is.
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 28, 2023
I can only assume Rubiales has a lot of dirty laundry the RFEF are terrified he'll air if they get rid because this is now beyond ridiculous.
Colin Millar
@Millar_Colin
Aug 28, 2023
Replying to @Millar_Colin
To summarise this week: Luis Rubiales will not leave, his mother is willing to starve herself so that he does not leave and the Spanish FA are open to entirely self-destructing Spanish football to prevent him from leaving. Its 11am on Monday morning.
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Feb 24, 2023
The team ranked 5th in the world has seen arguably its 3 most important players announce they will not play for the team. The team ranked 6th has threatened to go on strike if things don't improve/change. The team ranked 7th has lost 15 of its best players for the same reason.
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Jan 30, 2019
48,000 people at a women's football match in Spain. Turns out people do care.
Jose Manuel Monje
@monjeondavasca
Jan 30, 2019
Athletic vs Atletico, copa femenina. Algo diferentes ya somos.48000 y subiendo! Aupa Athletic
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 1, 2022
More iconic Ella Toone: "I'm off to Ibiza tomorrow, get home, get my lashes done. I'm going for a week, I don't know what day it is. "Got lashes done, and they fell out, now I'm at the final with no lashes, it's a nightmare. I'm actually really gutted. My nails have come off."
Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Aug 20, 2023
Reminder in 2027 we will be heading to one of the following... 🇺🇸🇲🇽 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇩🇪 🇧🇷 🇿🇦 Decision in May 2024. #FIFAWWC
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Rich Laverty
@RichJLaverty
Apr 6, 2023
While every England player ran down the pitch to celebrate with Kelly and Earps, Leah Williamson went straight to the Brazil team to shake their hands and the officials before joining in.
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