Sports Consultant. Director of Women in Football. Ex FA Women's Pro Game Director
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Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
You didn’t just break the glass ceiling, you shattered it.
Your impact goes beyond the matches you officiated. You opened doors, broke barriers and created opportunities for those who will follow.
Thank you for leaving the game in a better place than you found it❤️👏
"To the young girl who simply loved refereeing, we did it. Thank you, football."
Assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis MBE has announced her retirement from officiating after a remarkable career, to take up the role of Senior Manager - Women Referees with The FA.
Since reaching the Premier League in 2010, at the time only the second female to ever do so, Massey-Ellis has officiated on over 150 top-flight matches. Alongside a plethora of domestic milestones, including five Women's FA Cup finals and becoming the first female appointed to both the FA Community Shield and Men’s FA Cup final, she also has an impressive international resume. She has been involved in three UEFA Women’s Champions League finals, four UEFA Women's EUROs, two FIFA Women’s World Cups and she was also the first English woman appointed to a men's European fixture.
🔗 Read more here: the-fa.com/rfeu4r
Was lucky enough to play headers in the office with Kevin Keegan when we were all at FA HQ Lancaster Gate. Great memories. A true gentleman and a legend of our game. RIP
Rest in peace, Kevin ❤️
We will celebrate the life of Kevin Keegan when the #ThreeLions host Spain at Wembley Stadium in September.
Thank you Arne for our 20th league title 🏆
Best of luck for the future
Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
Mexico 🇲🇽
Liga MX Femenil has become the world's most-watched women's football league with 22 million TV viewers, surpassing the US, German and English leagues in global reach.
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Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
What kind of world are we becoming when children can be harmed in the most devastating way, and the response still feels like it protects the perpetrators more than the victims?
This news should make every decent person stop, think, and feel angry, especially parents.
Girls and boys are becoming more vulnerable, and yet too often the message sent is weak, confused, and unforgivable. Victims are left carrying life-changing trauma while those responsible avoid the full weight of consequence. That is not justice. That is failure.
We cannot keep looking away, staying quiet and accepting a system that appears more concerned with avoiding consequences for offenders than protecting children from harm.
Have your say. Raise your voice. Challenge this. Because silence changes nothing, and our children deserve far better than this.
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Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
I’m still thinking about this. It’s great that this unduly lenient sentence is being reviewed BUT:
1. It should not take public outrage for this to happen in 2026;
2. The sentencing guidelines must be urgently reviewed;
3. Judge Nicholas Rowland must be removed. He chose to protect and praise serial rapists. No excuses. He must go.
“None of you need go to prison today” Excuse me? 11 counts of rape against two different girls and Judge Nicholas Rowland said this and “I should avoid criminalizing these children unnecessarily.”Unnecessarily? So targeting different girls, using a knife, gang rape and filming and posting it are not serious crimes? WTF? 🤬
They criminalized themselves. They are serial rapists who knew what they were doing and they filmed it.
Two girls now have to live with trauma forever. They deserve prison time and the Judge must be removed. He’s a misogynist and there’s no place on the bench for men like him at a time of increasing male violence to girls and women. Get him out 🤬
#CrimeAnalyst #Pattern #serialperpetrator #MaleViolence @laurarichards99
Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
FT: Club América 5, Washington Spirit 3
Club América is the 2025-26 Concacaf W Champions Cup winner, clinching a spot in January's FIFA Champions Cup + 2028 Club World Cup as Barcelona did earlier today.
That was one of the most ridiculous, entertaining games you'll ever see.
Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
Horrific. Appalling. Unacceptable.
Women and girls left to wonder when the justice system will actually deliver for them.
Inexplicable the choice that these rapists get puny rehabilitation orders.
The 2 girls affected - will be affected for ever.
If you rape at knife point - apparently you can still avoid jail.
In no way can this ever be acceptable.
Justice for them both and their families must prevail
@aliciakearns
Teenage gang who lured schoolgirl, 15, to underpass and laughed as they filmed themselves raping her handed youth rehabilitation orders trib.al/RkAJsUQ
The new governance reforms include important developments in the representation of the women’s game ❤️
Absolutely awful news. Thoughts with loved ones and families.
The bodies of three women have been recovered from the sea in Brighton, police say.
More here: bbc.in/4393dTK
Delighted to see Sarina’s incredible contributions and achievements recognised at the SIA ⭐️ 👑
A moment to remember for this year's recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award, in association with @EYnews. Regarded as one of the best coaches in women's football, she will be forever remembered in English football history for her achievements with the @Lionesses. Congratulations to our deserving recipient, Sarina Wiegman! ✨⚽️
Great to see Rachel Pavlou in the pic with Sarina.
Pav has made such a huge contribution to the development of the womens game
Next up is our award for Sport Team of the Year, in association with Freemans Event Partners! What a year it was for our winners in 2025, who became back-to-back UEFA European Champions. Congratulations The FA - @Lionesses! 🦁⚽️
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Some incredibly brave women incl @khalida_popal ( her book is a must read) have fought incredibly hard for this moment. Well done all involved.
Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
This will be special. Women in Football will be marking their 20th anniversary. So much has changed since then, much due to the incredible support network and growth model that Women in Football have created.
The football industry event like no other is back! The Women in Football Be Inspired Conference 2026 takes place at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday 16 September, and tickets are on sale now 🏟️🎟️
Secure your place at tickettailor.com/events/wome….
#WIFevents | #WomeninFootball
Proud to be on the judging panel that selected three very special people to be inducted into the WSL Hall of Fame and who leave a lasting legacy. ❤️
Three legends, who helped shape the #BarclaysWSL to what it is today. Their talent, class and above all dedication to drive women's football forward have left an eternal impact on the game we love. ❤️
Introducing the three 2026 #BarclaysWSL Hall of Fame inductees: Casey Stoney MBE, Kerys Harrop and the late Matt Beard 🌟
ALT A graphic announcing the Barclays WSL Hall of Fame 2026. The background is a textured gold gradient. On the right side, a stylized gold swoosh design sits next to the cyan and white Barclays logo, above the gold text "WSL HALL OF FAME 2026". On the left, three figures are superimposed together with softly blended edges: Casey Stoney MBE in a red Arsenal kit on the far left, the late Matt Beard in a black zip-up jacket in the middle background, and Kerys Harrop in a blue Birmingham City kit in the foreground, looking intently to the right.
Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
Join us this Wednesday for the first session in our Careers in Football series!
Our first guest Kelly Simmons OBE joins us at midday on Wednesday to offer 60 minutes of open talk, practical advice, and networking. Register for a free place at events.teams.microsoft.com/e….
Kelly Simmons OBE retweeted
A great season for England Women’s U23s as they won their European cup trophy yesterday. I spoke to Izzy Goodwin about it and you can listen to the interview at HT of Iceland v England on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra today 🏴
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