Women’s FIFA esports series the the ShEsports Cup is returning for the fifth event in its history, this time with four national teams facing off.
The ShEsports Cup Euros Edition will take place on Monday July 25th 2022 from 6pm BST at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London, with ShEsports co-founder Rachel Stringer joined by various talent.
The event will once again bring women from the footballing and esports/gaming industries together for the all-women’s FIFA gaming event, and this time with teams of three representing England, Germany, France and Spain.
England’s team features Lisa ‘Jlingz_Lisa’ Manley, who plays FIFA for Jesse Lingard’s esports organisation JLingz, as well as SAF Esports’ FIFA player Miriam ‘FUTHeda’ Musa, and Taylor Hinds, a footballer for Liverpool in the Women’s Super League.
The full line-up of team rosters for the other countries can be seen at the bottom of this article.
“As the nation experiences a short break in what has been an incredible women’s football tournament on home soil, we’re delighted to host another ShEsports Cup and shine a light on some of the best talent across Europe.”
Rachel Stringer, ShEsports Cup
The ShEsports Cup launched in 2020 and is an all-women’s series of gaming events that aims to inspire women to follow their dreams and bridge the equality gap. It is being streamed on PlayStation’s Twitch channel and YouTube channels.
Rachel Stringer commented: “As the nation experiences a short break in what has been an incredible women’s football tournament on home soil, we’re delighted to host another ShEsports Cup and shine a light on some of the best talent across Europe. It’s a huge summer in the sporting calendar and we’re hoping the ShEsports Cup will build on the excitement that has built around the nation.”
George Woffenden, from joint founders of the tournament, Blueprint Sports & Entertainment, added: “It’s a privilege to be hosting our fifth edition of the tournament, celebrating a huge sporting event, and we’re proud to create a platform where talented women in sport can compete and inspire female gamers across the world.”
In other nations-related esports news, the player roster for Esports England and Esports Wales have been announced for the 2022 Commonwealth Esports Championships taking place in Birmingham in early August.
ShEsports Cup Euros Edition teams and player rosters
ENGLAND
- Lisa ‘Jlingz_Lisa’ Manley
- Miriam ‘FUTHeda’ Musa
- Taylor Hinds
GERMANY
- Fabienne ‘FabienneXIII’ Morlok
- Lena ‘rblz_lena’ Güldenpfennig
- Paulina Krumbiegel
SPAIN
- Sandra ‘SaNkHs’ Martinez
- Olga Garcia
- Yolanda Aguirre
FRANCE
- Boukoult ‘LaDounyance’ Dounia
- Amelie ‘Alta_Melie’ Stefanaggi
- Valerie Gauvin
The ShEsports Cup Euros Edition is the fifth iteration of the tournament – and second in 2022 . For further updates follow @ShEsportsCup on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. You can tune in and watch the tournament from 6pm BST on July 25th at twitch.tv/playstation or youtube.com/playstation.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
