May 2022

The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Goal of joy, stealth club and unsung player of the year

May 10, 2022

Ex-England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis and commentator Vicki Sparks join Kait Borsay for the WSL’s grand finale. End of season awards – agree with our picks? [...]

Champions Wolfsburg hungry for new era of Frauen-Bundesliga dominance

May 9, 2022

Double-chasing She-Wolves are back to their ruthless best in pursuit of silverware — and that will strike fear in top-flight rivals, writes Martin Whiteley. A little over a [...]

Survival of the jitters: how Chelsea beat nerves to win historic third WSL title in a row and save their season

May 9, 2022

The champions may be serial winners but their biggest challenge this season has been handling the heat on their way to securing a record-breaking three-in-a-row, writes Jessy [...]

Why did it take so long for the whistle to be blown on John Yems’s alleged racism?

May 7, 2022

If the allegations are true, it is alarming how far John Yems could progress in English football before colleagues stuck their heads above the parapet to publicly report him, [...]

The Offside Rule Weekly: Raw talent and the roar of the crowd

May 4, 2022

On this week’s episode Kait, Hayley and Lynsey discuss the players that will have a decisive role in this massive month of football. Who are the players to watch in the [...]

The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Thronkers and the story behind Coventry’s great escape

May 3, 2022

England and Arsenal legend Kelly Smith and BBC football commentator Robyn Cowen join Lynsey Hooper to take you through the second last weekend of WSL action – will [...]

Barcelona v Lyon Champions League final could mark changing of the guard to Catalan control

May 2, 2022

With Barcelona displaying league dominance and a set-up that echoes Lyon in their era of Champions League supremacy, the history of successive European wins could repeat [...]