Molly McElwee (@molly

Molly McElwee

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Molly McElwee

@molly_mcelwee

Sports writer - mostly tennis/football/women's sport. Find my latest on my Substack 'But Do You Actually Like Sport?' (mollymcelwee.substack.com)

London/Barcelona

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Joined September 2015

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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Apr 16, 2024
To mark my new freelance *era* I've started a @substack: But Do You Actually Like Sport? Aiming to give weekly insight into sport stories I'm following, what it's like to report at events, plus some recommendations. You can subscribe here: open.substack.com/pub/mollymcelw…
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Jul 10, 2024
Sarina Wiegman has done both
Coaches' Voice
@CoachesVoice
Jul 10, 2024
Gareth Southgate becomes the first manager to take England to two major tournament finals. He is also the first to lead the team to a final outside of England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👏
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The post should clarify “male manager” and “England's men team”. In 2022 Sarina Wiegman lead England's women team to women’s Euros final in England (They won) and in 2023 they reached the Women’s World Cup final in Australia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarina_Wi…
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Sep 19, 2023
The footage of Spain's national team effectively being forced to show up for camp is seriously troubling. The WORLD CHAMPIONS threatened with legal action from their own federation - after a month of awful developments, it gets worse. So messed up, so humiliating.
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Aug 1, 2022
Ella Toone on scoring in a Euros final, but being "gutted" she did it without her eyelash extensions: "I got them done and they fell out, now I'm at the final with no lashes - it's a nightmare. I'm actually really gutted. I'm off to Ibiza tmrw - get home, get my lashes done."
Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Aug 20, 2023
For Luis Rubiales to do this to Jenni Hermoso during the proudest moment of her career, stood next to Spain's royal family, and with the world's media watching, makes me sick. The complete audacity. Reminder that this is the leader of a federation that failed to back its players
SHE scores bangers
@SHEscoresbanger
Aug 20, 2023
The concerning fact here is the nonchalant manner Rubiales behaves towards Hermoso. The FA president does this on the biggest stage of the sport with royalty and officials near him, surrounded by cameras. Very disturbing, and frankly, concerning.
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Aug 25, 2023
Men like Luis Rubiales need enablers to get away with their actions. The amount of people in the room applauding him are a sure sign of just how many he has.
Relevo
@relevo
Aug 25, 2023
#ÚltimaHora ‼️ Luis Rubiales no dimitirá como presidente de la RFEF: 🗨️ "No voy a dimitir, no voy a dimitir".
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Feb 21, 2022
Quite the reception for Novak Djokovic in Dubai
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Jul 3, 2024
To my mind, one of the most gaping holes left by Andy Murray’s upcoming retirement is that of male sporting ally. In that role, he was truly tennis’s greatest of all time. Ahead of Murray beginning his final #Wimbledon , my piece for @iPaperSport
Women's tennis is losing its only male ally in Andy Murray
From inews.co.uk
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Mar 30, 2022
"Nobody cares about women's sport"
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Sep 1, 2023
These women both spoke up in solidarity with Jenni Hermoso, criticised the Luis Rubiales situation and spoke about misogyny in football. They deservedly took all the headlines. But not a single man on the stage at last night's awards did the same, and that's the problem
UEFA Women’s Champions League
@UWCL
Aug 31, 2023
❤️ 📸 @FCBfemeni #UWCL // @Lionesses
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Aug 9, 2022
Serena Williams announces her retirement from tennis in Vogue
Serena Williams's Farewell to Tennis—In Her Own Words
From vogue.com
Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Aug 1, 2023
Emma Hayes on Lauren James's "sublime" second goal: "I hope whichever club has this player, signed her to a long term contract." Peak smug, love it.
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Jun 29, 2023
Yesterday Andy Murray described Wimbledon’s controversial artwork featuring tennis’s greatest rivalries as “a bit strange” – but not because he was omitted from it. The women being relegated to the back of the image was the problem, he said:
Andy Murray weighs in on controversial Wimbledon artwork
From telegraph.co.uk
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Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
Aug 23, 2023
Spanish clubs now calling for FA president Luis Rubiales to go. How is it Wednesday - nearly three whole days after the World Cup final's now infamous trophy ceremony - and he is STILL in his post?!
El Partidazo de COPE
@partidazocope
Aug 23, 2023
🔵 Ángel Torres, presidente del @GetafeCF, sobre el "caso Rubiales": ❌ "Lo que tiene que hacer es dimitir. Su comportamiento ha sido lamentable" 👉🏼 "No puede seguir un minuto más como presidente de la @rfef" 📻 #PartidazoCOPE
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