Alessia Russo challenged England to raise the bar even higher in their final two Euro 2025 group stage qualifiers after they secured a vital 2-1 victory over France in Saint Etienne.The in-form Arsenal forward got her name on the scoresheet with what proved to be the winner after Georgia Stanway blasted home a long-range opener and the hosts could only claw back a consolation through Kadidiatou ...Full Story »

Goals from Georgia Stanway and Alessia Russo secured England a vital 2-1 victory over France in Saint Etienne to keep the defending champions in the mix for automatic qualification to next summer’s European Championship.The Lionesses remain third in group A3 but prevented themselves from falling further behind in the qualifying campaign after Sweden maintained their grip on second spot whe...Full Story »

Arsenal forward Alessia Russo is convinced Stina Blackstenius’ winning strike  was “written in the stars” after the Sweden international’s “best mate” Frida Maanum had collapsed during the 1-0 League Cup final victory over Chelsea.Blackstenius broke the deadlock in extra time, in front of a competition final record  21,462 at Molineux, after Maanum, ...Full Story »

ALESSIA RUSSO and Ella Toone both rocked see-through outfits at Fifa's The Best awards on Monday night. The England duo stunned on the green carpet as the Lionesses dominated the Fifpro Women's World XI at the glitzy bash. Russo and Toone were pictured in striking black outfits at The Apollo Theatre. Arsenal forward Russo wore her hair in a bun as she posed in a glittering all-in-one dress....Full Story »

Alessia Russo has followed in her father's footsteps to become a key part of the Arsenal and England set-ups after growing up in a football-obsessed family Alessio Russo has scored three goals at the World Cup so far (Image: Nigel Keene/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock) England forward Alessia Russo has been on top form at the Women's World Cup - but she's not the first goal-grabbing star in her fam...Full Story »

Alessia Russo praised England for “keeping the dream alive” as they reached the semi-finals of the World Cup.Lauren Hemp cancelled out Leicy Santos’ strike for Colombia before Russo scored the winner in a 2-1 win.The Lionesses now face co-hosts Australia on Wednesday in the last four and Arsenal forward Russo was full of praise for her side’s performance.A HUGE effort to ...Full Story »

Alessia Russo fired England through to their third World Cup semi-final with a second-half strike to complete a 2-1 comeback over Colombia at a sold-out Stadium Australia.Leicy Santos gave Colombia the lead when she looped an effort over Mary Earps after 44 minutes, but saw her opener cancelled out after Lauren Hemp pounced on an error by Colombian keeper Catalina Perez six minutes into first ha...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED'S charity chief executive is embroiled in a sexism storm - with fans claiming he suggested Alessia Russo was not strong enough to lift her award. Russo was crowned Women's Player of the Year at the end-of-season gala on Monday. She scored 12 goals for the Red Devils as they were pipped to the WSL title by Chelsea on the final day. But the England ace, who was the subject o...Full Story »

Manchester United opened their Women’s Super League season with a 4-0 victory over Reading in front of a record crowd at Leigh Sports Village.Defender Maya Le Tissier scored twice on her debut, Katie Zelem converted a penalty and England’s Euro 2022 hero Alessia Russo dispatched a towering header.All four goals came inside the opening 35 minutes as United showed their intent to impro...Full Story »

England secured World Cup qualification as goals from Alessia Russo and substitute Nikita Parris were enough for the European champions to beat Austria 2-0 in Wiener Neustadt.Returning to action just over a month on from their historic Euros triumph, the Lionesses needed a point to seal top spot in Group D and a place at next summer’s showpiece in Australia and New Zealand.They ended up wi...Full Story »

Alessia Russo struck twice as England maintained their flawless start to Euro 2022 with a commanding 5-0 win over Northern Ireland at St Mary’s.The Lionesses have now scored 14 times without reply in their three Group A matches to finish in top spot and will face the runners-up from Group B – either Spain or Denmark – in the quarter-finals.Northern Ireland started defensively l...Full Story »