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2022 will be remembered as the Year of the Sportswoman – now that really is something to celebrate!

December 24, 2022

As the Christmas festivities get underway, our columnist Laura Lawrence is also raising a glass… or two (but who’s counting?) to Beth Mead, England Women and [...]

Five things we learned from the weekend’s WSL action

December 12, 2022

Charlotte Stacey highlights the most interesting talking points from the top-flight games as the teams bid farewell to 2022. United demonstrate continued growth Goals, grit [...]

Man City 1 Man United 1: Midfielder Coombs to the rescue for hosts

December 11, 2022

The Sky Blues were forced to come from behind against second-placed United but it hasn’t dented their WSL title belief, writes Um-E-Aymen Babar. Image: Um-E-Aymen Babar [...]

It’ll all end in beers: England fans’ performative Boxpark goal celebrations are leaving me cold

December 10, 2022

Instinctive reactions have been swapped for cosplaying that’s filmed and shared on social media, but the real travesty is wasting £7 pints, writes Laura Lawrence. [...]

New-look Man City face tough derby test but bringing Coombs in from the cold could prove to be a masterstroke

December 8, 2022

The revitalised 31-year-old’s started every game for City so far this season after not featuring much in the past couple of years. Now Coombs can cement her place as [...]

Dependable England are the fleece-lined walking trousers of the World Cup. Nothing fancy but they get results

December 4, 2022

If clothes maketh the man, then, just like a pair of trusty slacks, you can rely on the Three Lions to get the job done. But let’s stop shouting about Phil Foden so we [...]

Former Frauen-Bundesliga champions Turbine Potsdam need plan to avoid sinking into relegation abyss

December 4, 2022

With additional TV money on offer for top-flight sides next season and Eastern regional teams snapping at their heels, there has never been a worse time for the Turbines to [...]

Arsenal risk slip in WSL as lack of squad depth could mean another bleak winter

December 2, 2022

With a crucial period ahead, Eidevall’s squad looks depleted. Mead’s ACL rupture on top of other long-term injury woes poses a key threat to Arsenal’s WSL campaign — [...]

Influential women voice their experiences of football’s sexism, homophobia and diversity problems: “It’s not about it being all stickers, glitter and rainbows. But it doesn’t have to be angry”

November 24, 2022

While great strides have been made in terms of the participation of women in all areas of football, highlighted in particular by the national support for the Lionesses at [...]

Improved Man United could be real top-three contenders in WSL this term – but is their project future-proof?

November 23, 2022

While the injury-time triumph over Arsenal at the weekend has raised expectations that United can seriously challenge for a Champions League place, the club’s long-term [...]