Women's Football

Every match across the top two tiers of English women’s football will be played at the home side’s main stadium for the first time on the weekend of November 16-17. The Amex Stadium, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Stamford Bridge, Villa Park, King Power Stadium and Goodison Park will host matches in the Women’s Super League, while Maiden Castle Sports Park, Bramall Lane, St James’ Park, the Valley and Ewood Park will hold the Women’s Championship fixtures. It marks the first time since the Women’s Championship’s formation in 2014 that all fixtures on a matchweek have been...

Matches are interrupted by sirens warning of attacks but a reduced league continues to function in Ukraine, against the odds

The Manchester United Women's boss insists his team are on the right track but another lacklustre performance is making it harder to believe

We are almost a quarter of the way through the WSL season, so how have the teams performed?

Behind the scenes at UEFA's first all-female coaching course at A-licence level and how it's changing particiapting players' perspectives

What the new WSL broadcast deal means for fans

The Women’s Super League (WSL) has agreed what it calls “the most significant broadcast partnership ever for women’s football” in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The new five-year deal begins from the 2025-26 season and the Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) says it will enable supporters to watch every game from the top league of women’s professional football in England live. Sources briefed on the deal, who weren’t authorised to speak publicly, estimate its value in the region of £65million. The previous agreement, announced in March 2021, was for an...

UEFA has pledged to commit €1billion ($1.083bn) as part of a new six-year strategy in a bid to “create a sustainable future for women’s football in Europe”. The strategy, entitled ‘Unstoppable’, will run from 2024 to 2030 and focuses on key long-term goals, including increasing the number of professional leagues across the continent from four to six, providing universal access to grassroots football and launching a second club competition with more opportunities for clubs to compete in UEFA competitions. The governing body has also pledged to increase the number of fully...

The Chelsea and PSG keepers played a game each in the October international break, and both can stake a strong claim to the No 1 shirt

Manchester City have confirmed the appointment of Therese Sjogran as their new women’s director of football. The Athletic reported earlier this month that Sjogran was due to arrive to replace Nils Nielsen who stepped down in June. Sjogran, 47, joins from FC Rosengard in her native Sweden, where she previously played before becoming their sporting director in 2015. Rosengard won four Swedish titles during Sjogran’s time as sporting director, including this season where they are 11 points clear with two matches remaining. Sjogran will start her new role on December 1, following the...

There are world-class footballers who are just very good at football. Then there are some who feel like they might genuinely change the game

The Athletic's Steph Yang was selected to vote as the representative from the U.S.

"The news is really sad for us as a club. For all of us as human beings, the news is really sad," the Fulham manager said

Defence was a clear issue for England, conceding three goals in the first half hour against Germany

Our writers analyse the key talking points from England's defeat to Germany