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Manchester United boss Marc Skinner has confirmed his travelling squad for the World Sevens Soccer match in Portugal.
Final month, United introduced they’d be collaborating within the inaugural competitors, as one in every of eight ladies’s groups from world wide vying to turn into the primary W7F champions.
The match might be performed in Estoril, Portugal, from 21-23 Could.
Alongside United, different groups that might be collaborating embody Ajax, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Manchester Metropolis, Paris St-Germain, Roma and Rosengard.
It’s price noting that the match is not going to comply with the traditional guidelines of soccer.
Every group will play between three and 5 matches on grass pitches which might be half the scale of the standard 11-a-side pitch. Every sport might be half-hour lengthy, in two 15-minute halves.
There might be additional time for a tiebreak and a five-minute interval. The eight groups might be divided into two teams and can compete in a round-robin format over the primary two days.
United are in group two, which additionally options Benfica, PSG and Roma. The highest two groups in every group will advance to the semis, which might be adopted by a third-place match within the remaining.
Skinner has named three goalkeepers in his squad – Safia Middleton-Patel, Kayla Rendell and Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
In defence, the United boss will be capable to select from a pool consisting of Gabby George, Maya Le Tissier, Aoife Mannion, Millie Turner and Jessica Simpson.
In the course of the park, Skinner went with Simi Awujo, Grace Clinton, Dominique Janssen, Lisa Naalsund, Ella Toone and Emma Watson.
The attackers are Keira Barry, Celin Bizet, Leah Galton, Melvine Malard, Elisabeth Terland and Rachel Williams.
📋 A reminder of the 20 Reds travelling to Portugal for #WorldSevensFootball this week 💪🇵🇹#MUWomen || @WorldSevens_ pic.twitter.com/UfFzoVYwTR
— Manchester United Girls (@ManUtdWomen) Could 20, 2025
Every group might be allowed a match squad of as much as 14 gamers, with limitless rolling substitutions permitted all through the video games.
United’s first sport is in opposition to Roma on Wednesday. Kick-off is at 18:00 BST.
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