Tokyo 2020 preview: Olympic competition too close to call
With limited fixtures over the past 18 months and most teams’ form an unknown quantity, the Olympic women’s football tournament is wide open and all medals are up for [...]
Features
Why did women’s football in East Anglia stand still for 30 years?
A spell of glory in the 1980s, then decades of obscurity. Ali Rampling tells the story of East Anglian women’s football, and the hopes for its future… Ipswich Town were [...]
British and Irish female footballers follow the American dream with college scholarships
From elite facilities and intense training to developing model pros, Ali Rampling finds out why so many top prospects are tempted stateside. Ayres Hall, The University of [...]
Mollie Green’s further education with WSL surprise package Birmingham City
The Birmingham City midfielder spoke to Ali Rampling about her old school days with former Liverpool and Manchester United team-mate Alex Greenwood, crossing the Merseyside [...]
‘A couple of teams thought it was going to be easier than it actually is’: The part-time teams shaking up the Women’s Championship
Durham manager Lee Sanders and Lewes general manager Maggie Murphy explain why their part-time models can threaten under-resourced women’s teams with big names behind them, [...]
Japan legend Yuki Nagasato on playing with men’s team ahead of joining Racing Louisville expansion
A quick glance at Yuki Nagasato’s career reveals a player in the company of some of the game’s most accomplished names, shares Tom Dean. A look into her future shows an [...]
Hayley Ladd: She’s no Finnish…just getting started in fact
If that headline makes sense to you, you spend too much time on the internet; naughty naughty! If it doesn’t, please bear with me as I elaborate, requests Tom Dean. In [...]
Inessa Kaagman on staying close with Everton fans and adapting to life on Mersyside
It’s been six weeks since Inessa Kaagman returned to her family home in the Netherlands but the Everton midfielder has ensured she’s kept in contact with the fans, writes [...]
West Ham defender Grace Fisk on England call-up and life on lockdown
Six months ago Grace Fisk was a relatively unknown quantity in this country but since her return to the WSL her stock has been on the up and up, writes Tom Dean. Fisk signed [...]
Jen Mendelewitsch discusses the impact of a pandemic on football and what happens next
According to Tom Dean, French football agent Jen Medelewitsch was a trailblazer in her industry when she started out and has gone on to carve out a niche for herself managing [...]
The Offside Rule 