4 d. ago Chelsea face tough test in Women's Super League with quadruple still alive

Chelsea and Manchester City both retrain their focus on league action, with the former still in the hunt for a memorable quadruple ahead of matches in the FA Cup and the Champions League

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8 d. ago Chelsea maintain unbeaten WSL status as Arsenal claim Liverpool revenge

Erin Cuthbert's stoppage time winner sealed all three points for the league leaders as they maintained their unbeaten record and inched closer to the Women's Super League title

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1 week ago Hibs 0 Rangers Women 5 LIVE reaction as Jo Potter lauds 'super important' first trophy

The Light Blues bagged their third Sky Sports Cup on the bounce with a handsome win in North Lanarkshire

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2 w. ago Chelsea clinch League Cup and Palace close the gap – Women’s Football Weekly

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Sophie Downey and Ameé Ruszkai to discuss the League Cup final and the weekend’s WSL GamesOn the podcast today: Chelsea claimed the season's first silverware, edging past Manchester City in the Subway Women’s League Cup final to keep their quadruple hopes alive. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. The panel dissects the performance, the key moments, and the controversial state of the Pride Park pitch.Elsewhere, the WSL saw major shifts as Liverpool stunned Manchester United under the Anfield lights, Arsenal took advantage with a win over Everton, and Crystal Palace’s crucial victory over Aston Villa intensified the fight for survival. The panel evaluates the relegation battle and asks what went wrong for Manchester United Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chelsea beat Man City in Women's League Cup final to kick off quadruple chase

Sonia Bompastor lifts her first trophy as Blues boss, but plenty more could yet follow this season

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2 w. ago Saturday’s briefing: Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad throws up surprises

Chelsea’s Women’s Super League title hopes were boosted by Manchester United’s slip at Liverpool.

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2 w. ago Tough love and team bonding: Bompastor’s seamless Chelsea transition

League Cup final against Manchester City is a chance to continue their dominance despite change of managerWhat happens when a leader departs a sporting dynasty? How can the transfer of power cause as little disruption to the team as possible? History has all too often illustrated that it is a far from easy adjustment; that it will take a little time to regroup and recalibrate.For Chelsea, however, the transition from Emma Hayes’s decade-long reign to new beginnings under Sonia Bompastor appears to have caused barely a ripple. The club are unbeaten, registering 25 wins in 27 games. On Saturday they have the chance to claim the campaign’s first trophy – the League Cup final against Manchester City is a real an opportunity to stamp their mark as the business end of the season begins. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago WSL’s new £65m TV contract must be renegotiated if relegation is suspended

Sky/BBC deal runs for five years from next seasonNo relegation would mean meaningless ties on TVThe Women’s Super League’s £65m TV contract with Sky Sports and the BBC will have to be renegotiated if it removes relegation from the top flight.As revealed last month by the Guardian, the clubs are considering radical proposals to pause relegation from the 2026-27 season as part of a plan to expand the WSL and Championship to 16 teams each, with a vote expected at the end of the season. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Manchester City Women sack head coach Gareth Taylor as Cushing returns

Team are fourth in WSL but in Champions League semisFormer manager Nick Cushing named interim managerManchester City Women have sacked their head coach, Gareth Taylor, just five days before the club’s appearance in the League Cup final. Former manager Nick Cushing, whom Taylor succeeded in 2020, will return as interim manager for the remainder of the season.The news comes with City fourth in the Women’s Super League, 12 points behind the leaders Chelsea, and was announced 24 hours after they booked their place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup by beating Aston Villa on Sunday.More details soon Continue reading...

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3 w. ago FA reveals stance as Women’s Super League clubs consider scrapping relegation

The FA retains a ‘golden share’ and would not support any proposals around a ‘closed’ top-flight

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4 w. ago Looming relegation vote begs question: do WSL clubs now have too much power? | Suzanne Wrack

Amid a controversial proposal to suspend relegation in the WSL, decision-makers risk putting self-interest above all elseOn Friday a shareholder meeting of the Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd took place to discuss the future of the women’s professional game. This was not unusual. The body responsible for running the Women’s Super League and Championship, owned by the clubs and having taken over from the Football Association last summer, holds quarterly meetings and each one has involved discussions on the professional women’s game in England as it enters a new phase.There was caution ahead of the first season of WPLL ownership; no immediate expansion, no swift progression to full-time referees, no big moves to adopt the other recommendations in the fan-led government review of women’s football carried out by Karen Carney, despite a widespread desire for many of them. Continue reading...

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