Carla Ward has rushed to the defence of England ... in Coventry wasn't enough to silence the critics. However, ex-Aston Villa boss Ward is confident that the team is still "in a really good ...

In Dublin, the Villa defender matched that effort with a fierce header off a corner kick. In something telling of her comments, she emphasized the need to clean things up in the back and not concede.

He had signed a three-year deal with the option of a further year with Villa in June following the departure of Carla Ward. READ MORE: Man City FFP charges in full as Aston Villa handed huge ...

If there’s a sizeable degree of pressure on her players to atone for February’s mediocre Nations League display against Turkey and the 4-0 mauling by Slovenia, there’s plenty on the ...

Lee Billiard has been at Aston Villa for four years Aston ... at the club with the appointment of former manager Carla Ward, who led Villa to a highest league position when they finished fifth ...

Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Carla Ward admits she’s prepared to accept some blips as her methods work their way into Ireland’s psyche. The former Aston Villa and Birmingham City boss ...

The celebrations at full-time and the overwhelming sense of relief on the faces of Aston Villa’s players ... who had replaced Carla Ward in the summer. Villa had been steady under Ward, with ...

Carla Ward on whether Ruesha Littlejohn will try another kickoff spectacular Ruesha Littlejohn is unlikely to get the chance to repeat her stunning Shamrock Rovers’ viral moment when Ireland ...

Aston Villa's head of women's football Lee Billiard ... previously at the club with the appointment of former manager Carla Ward, who led Villa to a highest league position when they finished ...

Ireland manager Carla Ward has been speaking to RTÉ after ... (Sunderland – on loan from West Ham), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton ...

Manager Carla Ward responded ... I think they deserve an awful lot of credit,” said the former Aston Villa boss. “We’ve had seven tactical sessions with the group and you’ve got to ...