Primera División Femenina

Deportivo Alaves and Villarreal face uphill battle to survive in pro Spanish top flight

June 28, 2021

The newbies will have to work hard to ensure their maiden season in rebranded Liga Ellas doesn’t turn from a dream to a nightmare next term, writes Martin Whiteley. [...]

Safety in numbers for Primera Division battlers Real Betis with grassroots partnership

June 21, 2021

The Seville club have secured a deal to boost player development that could help them become Spanish top-flight mainstays, writes Martin Whiteley. Like many clubs [...]

Lethal double act Hermoso and Oshoala can fire Barcelona to maiden Champions League glory

March 29, 2021

The Catalan giants’ dynamic duo could be the difference in their bid to make European history for club and country, writes Martin Whiteley. Most sides are happy to have [...]

Levante strive to recapture past success

February 15, 2021

With success having been in short supply for Levante in recent years, the club are showing a return to prominence in time to secure the additional Champions League spot, [...]

Deportivo have lessons to learn from past Primera Division Femenina troubles

January 25, 2021

Last-place Deportivo’s financial struggles during its first incarnation in the 1980s should be a warning to the club, writes Martin Whiteley. Source: [...]

Barcelona Femení honour former Seleccio players

January 11, 2021

Seleccio Ciutat Barcelona faced Unió Esportiva Centelles in a curtain-raiser to Barcelona’s men’s team playing CSKA Sofía in a charity festival at the Camp Nou on [...]

Additional spots in European women’s leagues could help new teams stay up

December 21, 2020

Martin Whiteley looks at why with a few extra places between the middle sides and the relegation zone, the ambitious clubs in Spain, France and Germany might be able to make [...]

Fascinating title battles set to come in the women’s European leagues

November 23, 2020

Some rivalries are close — Martina Navratilova edged Chris Evert 43-37 in their tussles. Other battles saw one adversary hold a distinct advantage — Serena Williams with [...]

Battles with closest rivals have swung league results in the past: but how are title tussles across the women’s European leagues shaping up so far?

November 16, 2020

In the past, the title races of the Primera División Femenina, Frauen Bundesliga, and Division 1 Féminine could have ended drastically differently, had one result changed [...]

Tough at the top for Real Madrid in Primera Division Femenina

October 5, 2020

With Real Madrid toiling in the Spanish top flight, Martin Whiteley wonders whether buying in at the top or starting from scratch is the best way to progress in women’s [...]