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08 Jun 2026BCW Media Team
Keep up to date with how the City stars are faring on international duty.
England
Fran Bentley returns to the international set-up with England Under-23s to take on the Netherlands on Thursday, October 24th (5pm) and Portugal on Tuesday, October 29th (5.30pm).
She was an unused substitute in a 1-1 draw with the Dutch.
Meanwhile, Mari Ward and Arsenal loanee Maddy Earl earn call-ups to Lauren Smith's first Under-19s squad for the Algarve Cup.
Both started, and Earl bagged herself a brace in a 3-1 win over the Netherlands, before both earned a second start in a 2-0 win over Norway.
Wales
Ella Powell, Ffion Morgan and Tianna Teisar link up with the Wales squad for their UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Play-Off Semi-Final.
Morgan and Powell stepped off the bench in the first leg of the double-header with Slovakia, the former scoring a crucial goal to keep Wales in the tie after a 2-1 defeat. They return home to Cardiff on Tuesday, October 29th (7.15pm).
Ffion Morgan started while Powell was an unused substitute in Wales' 2-0 win in the second leg, advancing Wales to next month's Play-Off Final against the Republic of Ireland.
Scotland
Amy Rodgers and Jamie-Lee Napier join the Scotland squad for two UEFA Women's Euro 2025 play-off matches against Hungary.
Rodgers featured off the bench late on while Napier was an unused substitute in a 1-0 win over Hungary. The two sides return to Edinburgh on Tuesday, October 29th (7.35pm).
Napier and Rodgers both featured in Scotland's 5-0 win over Hungary in the reverse fixture and securing a Play-Off Final against Finland in November.
Jazz Bull has also earned a call-up to the Under-23s. She started in a 2-2 draw with Belgium, and featured from the bench in a 5-1 thrashing of Czechia.
Northern Ireland
Goalkeeper Jackie Burns joins the Northern Ireland squad for a UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 play-off double-header against Croatia.
She played 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw on Friday, October 25th and now prepares for the second leg on Tuesday, October 29th (7pm).
Burns added another cap to her name, starting in her side's 1-0 over Croatia in the second leg setting up a Play-Off Final against Norway next month.