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Women’s international updates, kick off at 7.45pm GMTGet in touch: you can contact Will by email or TwitterWhile Beth Mead is a long-term absentee after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament and Fran Kirby has withdrawn from the England squad with a knee injury, Wiegman has Leah Williamson available once more after she missed November’s fixtures. Meanwhile Laura Coombs, the Manchester City midfielder, has received her first call-up since the second of her two caps eight years ago and is, understandably, delighted.A year after England won the inaugural tournament, confirming their status as champions with victory against Germany in a portent of their Euro 2022 triumph, the Arnold Clark Cup is back and Arnold Clarkier than ever. Where, last time round, Germany, Canada and Spain were the invited teams, this time the Lionesses will go up against three new participants in South Korea, Italy and Belgium. While the tournament is already under way – Le Azzurre lost 2-1 to Belgium’s Red Flames in the day’s early kick off at Stadium MK – South Korea are first up for Sarina Wiegman’s side. They are currently ranked 15th in the world, two places ahead of Italy and five ahead of Belgium, making this a challenging opening fixture for the hosts, who are nonetheless unbeaten in 26 games going back to April 2021. Continue reading...