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No Plan B for Barcelona scuppers hopes of new era of Spanish dominance in the Champions League

May 22, 2022

To match Lyon’s European pedigree, Barca will need to learn how to not crumble in the face of rare adversity, writes Martin Whiteley. It’s no surprise that a [...]

In praise of football’s next generation: Jake Daniels and #HerGameToo are taking matters into their own hands and changing the game forever

May 17, 2022

From sharing women’s match-going experiences to trailblazing LGBTQ+ players, young people are doing more to make football inclusive than those in power. We could all learn [...]

Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid’s final-day European showdowns are crowd pleasers

May 16, 2022

Drama of Champions League places being settled on the last matchday of the Frauen-Bundesliga and Primera Division seasons enthrals fans, writes Martin Whiteley. Credit: [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Part-timers v diehard devotees is annual sideshow to promotion fight, but why are supporters keeping score?

April 26, 2022

Season ticket holders with impeccable match-going records get evangelical about attendance, but instead of bemoaning a full capacity, rejoice in it, writes Laura Lawrence. [...]

Key battlegrounds: How one of closest Premier League title races in history could be won and lost

April 25, 2022

With just five games to go and a mere point between them, it’s almost impossible to separate Manchester City and Liverpool. They are two clubs with superstar managers, [...]

Five things we learned from the WSL action

April 25, 2022

Jessy Parker Humphreys is back with the biggest talking points of a weekend that highlighted how tight it is at the top. Spectacular Chelsea comeback sees off first tricky [...]