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KATHRYN BATTE: Real Madrid have Spain’s World Cup hero Olga Carmona in their ranks, but their ground pays homage to everyone except the women’s side

[ad_1] Outside the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid there are 14 replica Champions League trophies. Their presence signifies Real Madrid’s dominance in Europe. The stadium, named after their legendary forward, opened in 2006. Pictures of Di Stefano and his team-mates from the 1950s and 1960s adorn the walls. Real’s reserve team play their fixtures…

KATHRYN BATTE: Law change has shown a red card to common sense with four players sent off in 12 games – after just eight were dismissed during the whole of last season

Aziboat3 years ago012 mins

[ad_1] Red cards used to be few and far between in the Women’s Super League. Players could quite happily fly into tackles, usually without being punished. In 132 games across the 2022-23 campaign, there were just eight red cards. It was the same number over the same amount of games in the previous season. There…