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5 May 2026England FootballVideo & article

Origins: how football found Lucindha

In England Football's Origins series, Lucindha looks back on growing up in London, her years in foster care, the deaf school where she found belonging, and how football has supported her wellbeing and her England career.

23 March 2026England FootballMatch report

Two goals in the European final

England's deaf women were crowned European futsal champions in Croatia with a 2-0 win over Poland in the final. Lucindha scored both goals, and captain Zara Musker said she took her chances brilliantly.

21 March 2026Her Football HubMatch report

England crowned European Deaf Futsal champions

England's deaf women went unbeaten in Croatia to win the European Deaf Futsal Championship. Lucindha scored twice in the opening win over Poland and both goals in the final against them.

8 March 2026England FootballSquad profiles

Meet the England women's deaf squad

Before the European Championship, captain Zara Musker introduced the squad. She named Lucindha as one of the most improved players, said the team relies on her experience to get into scoring areas, and described her as the one who keeps the mood light.

20 February 2026England FootballSquad announcement

Selected for the 2026 European Deaf Futsal Championship

Lucindha was named in England's 13-player women's deaf squad for the European Championship finals in Poreč, Croatia, in March 2026.

8 January 2026Tamil GuardianInterview

Bronze at the Tokyo Deaflympics

Lucindha talks about winning bronze with Great Britain's deaf women's football team in Tokyo, raising around £4,000 herself to get there, and why she campaigns for government funding and better deaf education.

9 November 2025ThamaraiFeature

Representing England at the Deaflympics in Tokyo

A profile of Lucindha as a British Tamil deaf footballer heading to her fourth Deaflympics. It covers losing her brother in 2016, a diagnosis of a rare inherited heart condition, and how Deaflympians must fund their own places on the team.

22 July 2025UK Deaf SportSquad announcement

Named in the DeaflympicsGB squad for Tokyo 2025

UK Deaf Sport announced its provisional DeaflympicsGB team for the Tokyo Deaflympics, with Lucindha selected for the women's football squad.

22 June 2025England FootballMatch report

Two goals in the World Championship quarter-final

Lucindha was England's top scorer with two goals in the World Deaf Futsal Championship quarter-final against Ireland in Italy. England lost 6-3 but went on to finish fifth.

17 June 2025England FootballMatch report

Opening goal in a 5-0 win over Italy

Lucindha opened the scoring as England's deaf women beat Italy 5-0 at the World Deaf Futsal Championship in Pescara, sealing a place in the quarter-finals.

7 May 2025England FootballSquad announcement

Selected for the 2025 World Deaf Futsal Championship

Lucindha was named in England's 12-player women's deaf squad for the World Deaf Futsal Championship in Italy, where the team aimed to build on its 2023 bronze.

2025Sporting EqualsAmbassador

Sporting Equals Ambassador

Sporting Equals names Lucindha as one of its ambassadors: a Deaf athlete who plays as a pivot for Maidenhead United Futsal Club and England's women's deaf futsal team, championing equality, inclusion and representation in sport.

20 November 2024Ocean OutdoorCampaign

Launching the DeaflympicsGB fundraising appeal

Lucindha joined the Leicester Square launch of a fundraising appeal for DeaflympicsGB athletes, who receive no government or National Lottery funding, one year before the Tokyo Games.

12 November 2024defibshopCampaign

Making defibrillators accessible for Deaf people

defibshop donated a defibrillator to support Lucindha's campaigning on safe access to emergency equipment for Deaf people, since most defibrillators rely on spoken instructions.

7 October 2024UK Deaf SportQualifier

Great Britain qualify for the Tokyo Deaflympics

Great Britain's deaf women beat Poland 3-2 at Hanley Town, in the first official women's deaf international played in the UK, to qualify for the 2025 Deaflympics in Tokyo.

31 January 2024Haringey Community PressLocal news

Appealing for help to reach the Winter Deaflympics

Local coverage of Lucindha's fundraising appeal after being shortlisted for Great Britain's deaf women's futsal squad at the 2024 Winter Deaflympics, where deaf athletes had to fund their own places.

9 November 2023North East LondonerLocal news

London Helvecia defender heads to Brazil with England

Local coverage of Lucindha's selection for England's squad at the World Deaf Futsal Championships in Brazil, looking back to her bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Sofia.

2 November 2023England FootballSquad announcement

Selected for the 2023 World Deaf Futsal Championships

Lucindha was named in England's nine-player women's deaf futsal squad for the World Championships in São Paulo, where the team went on to win bronze.

7 September 2023Sports GazetteInterview

Being deaf and from an ethnic minority in sport

Lucindha talks about helping crowdfund England's deaf women's futsal team to a European title, how she plays using visual cues, and her responsibility to advocate for others.

18 April 2023England FootballInterview

Looking ahead to a big year for England's deaf women

Lucindha describes starting football at nine and catching up on communication through hard work, calls the European futsal title a career highlight, and says she plans to keep playing until she's 40.

2023LumoTV · Getting PersonalVideo interview

Getting Personal with Lucindha Lawson

Presenter Deepa Shastri talks with Lucindha, the first deaf Asian woman to win gold for England at the European Women's Deaf Futsal Championship, about her childhood, time in care, losing her brother, and how football gave her stability and belonging. Produced with BSLBT.

Content note: this interview discusses suicide and childhood trauma.

21 July 2022The Limping ChickenNews

Raising £15,000 after the FA withdrew funding

After the FA withdrew funding from England's deaf women's futsal team, Lucindha called the decision devastating and helped lead the team's appeal to raise the money to compete.