Women’s Football

The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Park, Pregnancy and Moroccan delight

November 14, 2022

England and Arsenal centurion Rachel Yankey is with Matt Davies-Adams and The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur to discuss England’s win over Japan. Rachel reacts to comments [...]

The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Rain, Spain and United’s Pain

November 7, 2022

Lynsey Hooper is with The Athletic’s Nancy Frostick and freelance football writer Rich Laverty to take you through the weekend’s WSL action and more. Plus exclusive [...]

Manchester United v Chelsea preview: Euro star Russo to stun WSL champions

November 6, 2022

United’s returning star striker can help the hosts lay down an early title marker with a statement win over the depleted Blues in their top-of-the-table clash at 6.45pm [...]

Going global: how West Ham’s ambitious transfer strategy has made them one of the most intriguing teams in WSL

November 3, 2022

The East London club’s idiosyncratic use of the transfer market – promoting youth, scouting untapped leagues, and quickly selling on players – has seen them bring a [...]

Barcelona and Wolfsburg have missed a trick by not playing women’s football games in main stadiums during World Cup break

November 3, 2022

With the showcase venues idle for over a month this winter, it was the ideal opportunity to promote the women’s game over several matches, argues Martin Whiteley. [...]

The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Neville’s magic, Rowe’s rescue and better boots

October 31, 2022

Lynsey Hooper is with ex-Lioness Laura Bassett and The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur to discuss the weekend’s dramatic WSL action and more. Plus exclusive [...]

Five things we learned from the WSL action

October 30, 2022

Charlotte Stacey highlights the biggest talking points from an action-packed Super Sunday in the English top flight. Manchester United come up trumps at Walton Park The Red [...]

Rising star Robinson’s fast becoming the face of Brighton – more WSL teams should take their approach to scouting and developing top talent

October 30, 2022

The fearless 20-year-old forward’s the latest hot prospect to be nurtured by Seagulls manager Powell, but for too long top-flight clubs have not invested in star [...]

The Offside Rule Women’s Football: Meet the next generation

October 24, 2022

ynsey Hooper is with sports broadcaster Anne-Marie Batson, plus women’s football journalist and expert in all things Scandinavian, Mia Eriksson to take you through the [...]

30 years of Chelsea v Manchester United: title-deciders, balloons, and icon Fergie v ‘Special One’ Mourinho

October 22, 2022

For three decades, it’s been one of the showpiece ties of the modern Premier League era. The histories of these clubs have threads weaved between them, of shared [...]