Women's World Cup

Aitana Bonmati is expected to become the highest-paid player in women’s football after agreeing a lucrative contract extension with Barcelona. The 26-year-old Ballon d’Or winner has committed her future to the Catalan club, despite strong interest from Chelsea, who enquired about her availability. However, Bonmati has decided to continue her career in Spain, putting an end to speculation over her long-term future. Her existing Barcelona deal was due to expire in 2025. Her extension is a major boost for Barcelona, where she is regarded as one of their most important players. After a...

Sigur could be the first of many dual nationals joining Canada ahead of the 2026 World Cup

Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, the 1999 US women’s national soccer team captured international attention and acclaim en route to its World Cup victory on home soil. In celebration of the team’s iconic championship moment, Nike is bringing back the beloved kit style with its U.S. Women’s National Team Reissue Collection. Wearing their crisp white jerseys with the since-retired three-star shield emblem, the 1999 U.S. women steamrolled through their group stage with three victories and a plus-12 goal differential, then topped Germany in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, played in...

Defending Olympic champions Canada have named their women’s soccer roster for Paris 2024, with 13 of the 18 players selected part of the squad that won gold in Tokyo three years ago. Bev Priestman has included six players — Janine Beckie, Kadeisha Buchanan, Jessie Fleming, Ashley Lawrence, Nichelle Prince, and Quinn — who will compete in a third successive Games, having also won bronze at Rio 2016. Kailen Sheridan, Vanessa Gilles, Jayde Riviere, Julia Grosso, Jordyn Huitema, Adriana Leon, and Evelyne Viens were also all part of the gold-medal winning roster in Tokyo. Three Olympic...

The film, which is out in the U.S. on June 21, tells the story of the unofficial women’s World Cup held in Mexico in 1971

Ajax midfielder Lily Yohannes became the third-youngest goalscorer ever for the U.S. Women’s National Team, slotting home in the 82nd minute in a friendly against South Korea on Tuesday night. Yohannes has already made history just by being on the field for the match. When she entered the field, the 16-year-old became the youngest player to make an appearance for the national team since 2001, and just the eighth to make her debut before turning 17. By scoring, she followed only Kristine Lilly and Tiffany Roberts as the youngest USWNT goalscorers. “It’s a dream come true,...

The players claimed unjust treatment on international duty that pales in comparison to that of the high-flying men's national team

Though many details are likely to change, Brazil's bid book offers a blueprint for everything from scheduling to financials

Explaining what the changes mean for player recovery and leagues around the world

The first Women’s Club World Cup will take place in January and February of 2026, FIFA has confirmed. A 16-team tournament will take place every four years with the first edition set to take place in 20 months’ time in a host country that has not yet been announced. The scheduling will see the competition played during the domestic season in European leagues and between the group stage and knockout rounds of the Champions League. North America’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season typically starts in March. The decision was made at a meeting of the FIFA Council...

A 2027 tournament would have been part of a multi-year run of international soccer – but could have also suffered for that same reason

Brazil’s bid to stage the 2027 Women’s World Cup has been rated higher than the rival joint-bid from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany (BNG) in a new FIFA report evaluating the options. Football’s world governing body delivered the assessment as part of a World Cup bid evaluation report published on Tuesday. Brazil scored higher on a number of key technical scores, including stadiums, accommodation, fan zones and transport infrastructure. A summary from the report said: “The Brazilian Football Association and the Brazilian government have shown support for the bid...

FIFPro, the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), Nike, and Leeds Beckett University have joined forces to launch a research project aimed at reducing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in women’s football. An ACL injury is a tear or sprain of the anterior cruciate ligament — one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone to your shinbone. ACL injuries — which often lead to many months out injured — are more common in women’s football than men’s, with statistics showing that women are two to six times more likely to suffer from such...

By Meg Linehan, Steph Yang and Jeff Rueter U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) have withdrawn from the 2027 World Cup bidding process on Monday, only weeks before the public vote scheduled on May 17 at the FIFA Congress in Thailand. Instead, the two North American federations will bid on the 2031 edition of the tournament. A statement released by U.S. Soccer said that by withdrawing the 2027 bid and focusing on 2031, it will allow the federations to fully take advantage of what they learn from the 2026 men’s edition and provide greater support for host cities — many of...

At international and club level, the strength of soccer in Mexico is thriving thanks in part to support in the U.S.