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Women’s Walking Football Goalkeeper called up to play for England!

25 Apr 2026 1 min read No comments Women’s WF
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Congratulations to Eastbourne Borough Women’s Walking Football’s very own Sharon Lewis Long, who has been named in the England Women’s Over 50s Walking Football team to play Spain later this month. Good luck Sharon, who recently recovered from an injury that sidelined her for 3 months! Sharon and the rest of the England WFA face Spain on April 25th – good luck!
Pic credit: Eastbourne Borough Women’s Walking Football

Congratulations to Eastbourne Borough Women’s Walking Football’s very own Sharon Lewis Long, who has been named in the England Women’s Over 50s Walking Football team to play Spain later this month.

Good luck Sharon, who recently recovered from an injury that sidelined her for 3 months!

Sharon and the rest of the England WFA face Spain on April 25th – good luck!

Source: https://ebfc.co.uk/2026/04/congratulations-sharon/

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