Ladies teams from Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City will be looking to show their male counterparts how to do it next month when they face each other at the 27^th Victoria Trophy women’s football competition.

This much-anticipated showdown, sponsored by the Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service, will be taking place on Sunday 12 July at the Victoria Embankment in Nottingham.

Over 120 teams will be taking part in the Victoria trophy, which is the largest women’s and girls five-a-side tournament in the UK.

Given that they will be visitors on Forest Ladies home-soil, Derby and Leicester will be even more motivated to come away with the prestigious trophy, although Rotheram Ladies, Senior Champions in 2008, will not want to give up their crown without a fight.

Event Organiser Stuart Tomlinson remarked: “It’s really marvellous that three of the most prestigious teams in the East Midlands have entered and everyone involved is eagerly awaiting to see who comes out on top.

“It only adds to what is already a fiercely competitive event and it’s probably a good thing that Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service are on board as the main sponsor, as there is definitely going to be fireworks”.