Alessia Russo double for England sparks Women’s World Cup qualifying win against Ukraine

Ukraine 1-6 England Georgia Stanway and Jess Park also score twice With a flurry of second-half goals England began their Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign in a 6-1 victory against Ukraine. Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway and Jess Park all scored twice. The European champions may feel they should have won by a greater margin: they were profligate in the first half, but eventually opened the floodgates as Park continued her bright Manchester United form. Continue reading...

By Tom Garry