Lionesses sail through to Women's World Cup semi-final after beating Colombia 2-1

Naman Ramachandran Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by the sport’s global governing body FIFA, following a controversial kissing incident that took place after Spain won the Women’s World Cup. During the celebrations after Spain defeated England in the championship final on Aug. 20, Rubiales kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips.

Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by FIFA following his conduct at the women’s World Cup final in Sydney last weekend.

Frankie Bridge has opened up about how she was left "shaken" when a stranger grabbed and kissed her during her time in the girl band, The Saturdays.The singer turned Loose Women panellist, 34, recalled the horrific experience as she and fellow panellists Ruth Langsford, Brenda Edwards and Gloria Hunniford, discussed whether or not you should ask someone before kissing them. Frankie explained: "I had it once a few years ago in The Saturdays. We were doing signings at the back, and I'm quite an anxious person in big groups of people anyway.

England’s Lionesses made the country proud this year as they made it all the way to the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.The team took on Spain on 20 August in a fierce clash but were ultimately beaten one nil. Despite the heartbreaking loss, the Lionesses have been hailed as footie heroes and they still pocketed a whopping £2.4 million in prize money after a hugely impressive run in the tournament.

The England Lionesses defeat to Spain in the Women’s World Cup Final was watched by a peak of 14.4M people yesterday across the BBC and ITV.

Spain have defeated England’s Lionesses to win the women’s soccer World Cup.

England Women have lost the Women's World Cup final, making Spain world champions.The European champions lost 1-0 to Spain, in the historic final at Sydney's Stadium Australia. England started the game well, as they seemed to have quashed any nerves when Lauren Hemp hit the crossbar on the 15 minute mark. Just minuets later, Lionesses keeper Mary Earps made a sensational save to deny Salma Paralluelo from five yards out.

Princess Charlotte‘s sending England’s women’s national soccer team all the good vibes.

Princess Charlotte's sending England's women's national soccer team all the good vibes.Ahead of the Lionesses squaring off against Spain in the Women's World Cup final, Prince William and his 9-year-old daughter sat down together to record a video dedicated to the team facing an uphill battle against the favorites to take it all.«Lionesses, we want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow. We’re sorry we can’t be there in person but we’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved and the millions you’ve inspired here and around the world,» William said.

England's date with destiny is looming large. Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are set to represent the nation in its first football World Cup final since 1966.

England are into the Women’s World Cup final for the first time after beating Australia in the semi-final on Wednesday.

Piccadilly Gardens will be showing the Women's World Cup final with thousands expected to enjoy the nail-biting match against Spain on the big screen.

Tension and nerves turned to joy and relief this afternoon as huddled together, holding hands and edging closer to the end of their seats, football fans across Manchester watched The Lionesses pull off a memorable victory.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have led the messages of congratulations as the victorious Lionesses reached their first ever World Cup final. England booked their place in Sunday’s final with a thrilling 3-1 win over co-hosts Australia in front of a crowd of 75,784 in Sydney on Wednesday. Ella Toone opened the scoring for the Lionesses after 36 minutes when she thumped the ball home from 10 yards when Australia failed to clear a Lauren Hemp cross.

The Lionesses are one step away from making World Cup history after beating tournament host’s Australia in a thrilling semi-final. England beat Australia’s Matildas 3-1 in the nail-biting showdown at the Stadium Australia in Sydney on Wednesday.The Lionesses opened the scoring after 36 minutes when Ella Toone smashed the ball home from 10 yards after Australia failed to clear a cross from Lauren Hemp. England led at the break but the Matildas’ superstar captain Sam Kerr justified the pre-match hype with a rocket of an equaliser for Australia on 63 minutes.

England’s Lionesses are vying to lift the World Cup for the first time ever - but standing in their way are semi-final opponents and host nation Australia.The crunch match between the famous sporting rivals kicked off at the Stadium Australia in Sydney at 11am British time on Wednesday.The winner will face Spain in the final in Sydney on Sunday after La Roja beat Sweden 2-1 in the first semi-final on Tuesday. No team left in the competition has won it before so history is guaranteed to be made on Sunday.The Lionesses became history makers in July last year when they secured their first-ever European Championship with a 2-1 win over Germany at Wembley.

As England's Lionesses prepared to take on Australia in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, they were inundated with support from sporting stars and celebrities alike. Leading the pack was David Beckham, who informed the women's team - who sailed through to the semi-final after a win against Columbia - that the 'whole nation is behind them', and even enlisted his daughter Harper Seven, 12, to wish them well.The European champions will take on the Matildas at Sydney's sold-out Stadium Australia, with the winner then taking on Spain for the trophy this Sunday at 11am UK time, after they beat Sweden 2-1 on Tuesday to secure their place in the final.

Spain await the winners of England and Australia in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, after a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sweden.

As the Lionesses took on Colombia in a close fought battle to secure their place in the Women's World Cup semi-finals, football pundit Alex Scott couldn’t help but find herself distracted by the game unfolding before her eyes. During an episode of Football Focus, which was airing live while the game was being played, the popular pundit had appeared distracted and tense throughout the broadcast as her attention was clearly on the match being played rather than the discussion at hand.This tension soon boiled over when Lauren Hemp scored last in the first half of the match to equalise for the Lionesses, prompting Alex to lose her cool completely in the middle of a discussion about Arsenal’s new signing Declan Rice.

Love Island 2023 winners Jess Harding and Sammy Root attend a screening in St. Albans of the England vs. Columbia quarter final match of the FIFA Women's World Cup.The nail-biting quarter-final match saw the Lionesses emerge victorious after beating Colombia 2-1.