England Futsal Lioness Kate McGreavy travels to Buenos Aires to train with Boca Juniors as new partnership begins
Kate McGreavy, scorer of the first-ever women’s goal on home soil in April, joins up with the Argentinian futsal giants for two weeks of mid-season training as part of a new collaborative partnership between England Futsal and Club Atlético Boca Juniors.
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Lionesses fix Kate McGreavy travelled to Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires, on Friday to begin two exciting weeks of training with Club Atlético Boca Juniors women’s futsal team as they enter the key stages of the 2026 Primera A de Futsal Femenino season.
The opportunity represents the beginning of a new partnership between England Futsal and the iconic Argentinian club, which operates a highly successful men’s and women’s futsal programme.
The partnership will see both parties collaborate across three key areas:
Player development opportunities - including player exchange opportunities to support individual development.
Knowledge transfer, coach learning and education - sharing coaching knowledge, methodologies, best practice and technical expertise.
Performance analysis support - Working together to strengthen performance analysis processes, including the collection of data, video analysis, opposition analysis and individual player reviews. The aim being to provide coaches and players with meaningful insights that can inform training, match preparation and ongoing development.
Speaking ahead of the trip to Buenos Aires, Kate said:
“I’m really excited for the opportunity to train with such a huge and historic club like Boca Juniors.
It’ll be a new challenge - daily training, a different language and a strong team - but I’m looking forward to learning from both the players and coaching staff to continue my development.
I’m also relishing the chance to share my knowledge on and off the court.
This is a truly valuable experience, and one that I hope can pave the way for others in future.”
She joins up with the Xeneize from August 15th-31st, staying as the club’s guest in La Boca region of Buenos Aires, and has already attended Sunday evening’s 3-2 home victory over Camioneros.
Starting with her first training session today, Kate will be working closely with Boca Women’s Futsal Head Coach, Nicolás Fabro, Head of Strength & Conditioning, Pablo Fleitas, and the rest of the Boca staff and squad.
England Futsal wishes Kate the best of luck during this adventure while extending a warm thank you, to everyone at Club Atlético Boca Juniors who have facilitated this opportunity, and great excitement with regard to the new partnership and what it will bring for the future.
About Kate McGreavy
Position, Fix | England Caps, 8 | England Goals, 1
History maker
McGreavy slots home the Lionesses first-ever goal on home soil against Slovakia in April.
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Kate has been a key part of the women’s senior national team since that historic first game against Finland, in Moldova, in October 2024’s FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
The 31-year-old has featured in every international fixture since, including March’s three UEFA Women’s Futsal Euro qualifiers in Lithuania and, most recently, both of April’s international friendlies against Slovakia in Loughborough.
Within just three minutes of the first-ever Lionesses game on home soil, Kate made history by slotting England into a 1-0 lead over Slovakia.
Having started playing futsal five years ago, she has won two English league titles with Bloomsbury Futsal Club (now Rise Futsal) and become one of the most recognisable futsal players in England.
Outside of futsal, Kate works as an Executive Sports Editor at Daily Mail Sport, one of England’s leading sports media publications.
“This is a truly valuable experience, and one that I hope can pave the way for others in future.”
About Boca Juniors
Founded in 1905 in La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Boca Juniors is a professional sports club best known for its professional football team.
The men’s side has won 74 official titles, the most by any Argentine club and has seen the likes of Diego Maradona and Juan Roman Riquelme grace the pitch of its iconic stadium, La Bombonera.
The club also boasts a professional women’s football team and basketball team, with other branches including futsal, boxing, field hockey, volleyball and martial arts.
The club’s nickname Xeneize translates to ‘Genoese’, reflecting the heritage of the club’s founders, who were sons of Italian immigrants.
