- Clubs back down and allow players to gather on 19 June
- Dispute understood to have heavily soured FA-club relations
Women’s Super League clubs feel their England players were bullied by the Football Association into accepting a meet-up date for the World Cup of 19 June, the Guardian has been told.
The clubs had been pushing for the players to be released no sooner than 23 June but the FA announced on Friday that squad preparations would start earlier in line with the head coach Sarina Wiegman’s wishes. The only player who may be missing is Bayern Munich’s Georgia Stanway.
