Players: Hristina Hristova

Hristina Hristova     ХРИСТИНА ХРИСТОВА   Hristina Hristova: Bulgarian star who captained her national team and tore it up in Italy with Milan   Born: 26 February 1963, Sofia Position: Right winger Debut: TBC Occupation: Airline Chef (1987)   For this article we’re widening the Women’s Football Archive net, to bring you a profileContinue reading “Players: Hristina Hristova”

Anne O’Brien, footballer (1956–2016)

Irish football great Anne O’Brien dies in Italy aged 60   Ireland lost one of its best ever sports stars with the untimely death of Anne O’Brien in August 2016. Medals and memories from a stellar pro career in France and Italy cemented her unique legacy to Irish sporting heritage. The tragedy is that sheContinue reading “Anne O’Brien, footballer (1956–2016)”

Match: Italy 3–1 West Germany, 26 August 1984, Stadio Armando Picchi

Hosts Italy crush West Germany to claim Mundialito     Classic match report: Three first-half goals secure Italy’s win over patched-up West Germany   In August 1984 Italy beat West Germany 3–1 in the 1984 Mundialto Femminile final. A capacity crowd at the Stadio Armando Picchi in Jesolo saw goals from vaunted front three CarolinaContinue reading “Match: Italy 3–1 West Germany, 26 August 1984, Stadio Armando Picchi”