British FIFA esports player Lisa Manley put in a solid performance for the UK at the FIFAe women’s esports bootcamp in Zurich last week.
She stormed group A with four wins and one loss, and a whopping 39 goals scored to 3 goals conceded.
From there, Lisa Manley faced Germany’s Fabienne ‘Naladinho’ Morlok in the quarter final. It was close, with a 1-1 scoreline in the first leg, and in the second, Lisa was 3-2 up in the dying embers of the game, where she unfortunately made a mistake which led to Naladinho equalising.
Of course, it had to be England versus Germany in the quarter finals on penalties. And as a UK publication it pains us to type it, but Lisa lost 5-4 on penalties to exit the tournament. It was close, however, and could have been a very different story had Lisa progressed further.
That’s not to take anything away from Naladinho, who reached the final and finished as runner-up. Her and winner Cecilia_1707 (Maria Cecília) from Brazil won an all expenses-paid trip to attend the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, which kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on July 20th 2023.
Lisa thanked England for the support and said she was glad she could show her level.
Lisa Manley also announced her departure from PGS Esports to become a free agent.
She said: “I wanted to take this time to announce my departure from PGS Esports. I’ll be a free agent moving into next season.
“Thank you to the whole team who have been great. we have all achieved so much this year. Looking forward to the coming year!”
FameHerGame bootcamp aims to ‘address the main challenges women in esports face and create a safe space’
FIFA’s first ever women-only three-day FameHerGame esports boot camp concluded last Friday.
It offered 24 of the best women FIFAe players an inclusive programme designed to improve their skills and support them in their professional and personal development as a football esports player.
Hosted at the Home of FIFA and the FIFA Museum in Zurich as part of the FIFAe FameHerGame initiative, the event provided participants from around the world with unique experiences and expert sessions around mental and physical health, gameplay coaching and content creation.
Hosts included Findus Krantz from anti-cyberbullying organisation Ditch the Label, FIFAe World Champion Coach Daniel Fehr, former World Champion August Rosenmeier, TV host Rachel Stringer and more.
Lisa Manley also gave advice to women wanting to get into esports, as per this social video we uploaded to the Esports News UK TikTok channel:
In addition, different social activities during and after the boot camp promoted exchanges between the participants, who came from 17 countries including Brazil, Lithuania, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Poland, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, India, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, South Africa and the USA.
During the bootcamp, former FIFAe World Champion Francisco Cruz and two-times FIFAe World Champion Alfonso Ramos were inducted into the FIFAe Hall of Fame as only the third and fourth members.
FIFA says the FameHerGame bootcamp provided resources and an opportunity for the players, and fostered community building and celebrated the presence of women competing in FIFAe.
FameHerGame also aims to address some of the main challenges that women in esports and the gaming community face, increase visibility, build grassroots opportunities and create a safe space for women competing in the FIFAe ecosystem.
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.
