Ella Cahoon

Ella Cahoon

Sports Journalist · 79 articles

Ella is a 22 year-old PR worker based in London. She has played football since the age of 8 and is extremely passionate about raising the profile of the women's game in terms of media coverage, fan-base and participation.

Award nominees revealed
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Award nominees revealed

Following the Women’s World Cup final between Japan and USA, numerous other honours will be awarded to recognise the performances of individual players.

Most notably the Golden Ball award will be presented, which is an award for the tournament’s all-round best outfield player.

PREVIEW: The Final
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PREVIEW: The Final

In a rematch of the 2011 final, Japan take on USA in the Women’s World Cup finale on Sunday.

Here at SLS we take a look at both team’s roads to the final and analyse their chances of lifting the trophy.

England vs. Germany – the review
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England vs. Germany – the review

A historic victory at the 21st time of asking, saw England beat Germany thanks to a penalty from Fara Williams in extra time.

Here we rate the England squad’s performance.

EDITOR’S VIEW: The Pride of England
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EDITOR’S VIEW: The Pride of England

England women made history in this year’s Women’s World Cup, reaching the semi final for the first time ever.

Despite a heartbreaking exit at the hands of Japan, SLS editor Ella Cahoon explains why Mark Sampson’s Lionesses’ are still the pride of a nation.

Germany put 4 past Sweden to ease through to QFs
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Germany put 4 past Sweden to ease through to QFs

Goals from Anja Mittag, Celia Sasic (2) and Dzsenifer Marozsan saw Germany record a comfortable 4-1 win over Sweden to reach the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals.

The number one team in the world will now likely face France in the next round unless South Korea can cause an upset in Montreal on Sunday.

OUR PICK OF THE LAST 16
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OUR PICK OF THE LAST 16

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup has reached the knockout stages already and here at SLS we highlight the games, teams and players you really should keep your eye on.

The round of 16 gets underway on Saturday 20th June and concludes on Wednesday 24th.

Draw sends Australia through as Sweden face possible first round exit
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Draw sends Australia through as Sweden face possible first round exit

A 1-1 draw was enough to send Australia through to the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup last 16, as captain Lisa De Vanna put her side ahead in the first five minutes.

Sofia Jakobsson equalised ten minutes later but it wasn’t enough for Sweden who now face a nervous wait to see if they will progress in the tournament as one of the 4 best third-placed teams.

Australian win gives them fighting chance of reaching knockouts
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Australian win gives them fighting chance of reaching knockouts

Australia recorded their first points of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup to give themselves every chance of reaching the next round after a 2-0 victory over Nigeria.

Kyah Simon scored twice to help her side reach second place in group D whilst condemning her African opponents to bottom of the table.

Keira Walsh signs first professional contract with Man City
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Keira Walsh signs first professional contract with Man City

18-year-old Keira Walsh has put pen to paper in her first professional contract which will keep her at Manchester City until the end of the 2017 campaign.

City currently sit 6th in the WSL 1 after winning just one of their first five games.

World Cup set to be watched by one billion
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World Cup set to be watched by one billion

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup looks set to reach a TV audience of one billion after it was announced the tournament would be broadcast in 187 territories.

This year’s competition sees the number of teams competing expand from 16 to 24 for the first time in history.