Aoife Mannion out of left out of Republic of Ireland training squad for World Cup
Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw has named a 31-player training squad ahead of the World Cup, with Manchester United centre-back Aoife Mannion left out.
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75, 31 and 23 - the numbers defining Pauw's month
Three numbers to define Vera Pauw's month: 75, 31 and 23.
Leanee Kiernan back in fold but Katie McCabe likely to miss Zambia game
Vera Pauw has named all her available big guns in a 31-player Republic of Ireland World Cup training camp squad despite some, including Katie McCabe and Denise O'Sullivan, unlikely to be available for the upcoming friendly against Zambia at Tallaght Stadium on 22 June.
Over one million tickets sold so far for Women's World Cup
This year's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is on track to become the most attended standalone women's sporting event ever with over one million tickets sold, according to FIFA.
Katie McCabe named in Champions League Team of the Season
Katie McCabe's terrific form over the last few months has been acknoweldged by UEFA, with the Arsenal star named in the Champions League Team of the Season.
Beth Mead misses out on England World Cup squad
Bethany England has been included in Sarina Wiegman's England squad for this summer's World Cup, while Beth Mead misses out.
D-Day on horizon for Vera Pauw's World Cup hopefuls
Vera Pauw will name her 23-player Republic of Ireland World Cup squad on 29 June, with the race to make the plane to Australia entering a nervy climax.
Colombia friendly added to Ireland pre-World Cup diary
Republic of Ireland will take on Colombia in a behind-closed-doors game as part of their preparation for the World Cup. Vera Pauw was keen to add one final game, against a top level opponent, to the schedule before they take on Australia in their World Cup opener on 20 July. . Since qualifying for the World Cup last October, Ireland have already played against Morocco, Germany, China PR and United States with games still to come against Zambia (22 June) and France (6 July) in Tallaght Stadium.