19 h. ago Chelsea valued women’s team at £200m before selling to related company

Chelsea announced a pre-tax profit for the last financial year after selling the women’s team for £200m

Economics

42 h. ago Don’t avoid romantic destinations: 15 solo travel tips from Lonely Planet’s women writers

From mealtime chats with strangers to lifelong friendships forged in hostels, the travel guide’s team say travelling alone can be very far from lonelyLearning to get comfortable being by yourself can be challenging. Here, the Lonely Planet team share their advice for women traveling solo. Covering everything from making friends to personal safety to crying in public, most of these tips work well for anyone who finds themselves adventuring unescorted. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Caroline Weir: ‘I am not the loudest but I’d like to think I lead by example’

Midfielder wants to win silverware with Real Madrid and inspire girls and boys in Scotland as the SFA launches Galáctica, a documentary about herIn a Dunfermline back garden, a young girl doing keepy-uppies in her No 5 Zidane Real Madrid kit turns, shoots and scores in the bottom corner of a green, handbuilt, wooden board, painted by her dad to mark the outlines of a goal. Her family’s video footage is a reminder that the one club Caroline Weir always wanted to play for was Real Madrid.Fast forward two decades and that same all-white shirt – this time with Weir on the back – hangs on the walls of an Edinburgh cinema as the 29-year-old greets guests attending the premiere of a documentary the Scottish Football Association have made to honour their 108-times-capped midfielder. It feels fitting the film is being released within a fortnight of Weir scoring two decisive late goals in the women’s team’s first el clásico victory over Barcelona. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Why Chelsea owners' smart idea to avoid PSR breach will spell future trouble

Chelsea announced pre-tax profit of £128.4m thanks to decision to sell women's team to club's parent company but such tricks cannot be repeated in face of big transfer bills

Events

4 d. ago Chelsea’s absurd finances are a mess of the Premier League’s making

After Chelsea’s latest financial figures sparked controversy, Miguel Delaney discusses how this has happened in the race to beat the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules

Politics

5 d. ago Chelsea report £128.4m profit after selling women’s side to themselves

Club turn last year’s pre-tax loss into pre-tax profitMove scrutinised over rules around fair market valueChelsea appear to have complied with the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) through player sales by selling the women’s team to the club’s parent company. Chelsea announced they had turned last year’s pre-tax loss of £90.1m into a pre-tax profit of £128.4m for the financial year ending 30 June 2024.The results were filed at Companies House by Chelsea FC Holdings Limited and represent a significant shift after heavy losses under the ownership of Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly in previous years. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Afghanistan women players fight to compete in World Cup qualifying after fleeing Taliban rule

Afghanistan’s women’s football team fled from their country after the Taliban takeover of 2021

Sport

1 week ago Mariona Caldentey: ‘One day we’ll realise what we achieved, all we did for change to come’

Arsenal’s Spanish forward on fighting to win support for women’s football, leaving a successful Barcelona team and the stress of winning the World CupWhen Mariona Caldentey was a student, reading sports science at university, she could see the Camp Nou scoreboard from her bedroom window on the top floor of 63 Travessera de les Corts. On the nights when she and her flatmates didn’t stroll across to the stadium, they would hear goals before they saw them on TV. They played too, becoming league champions, but never imagined themselves over there. “Our reality was Astroturf pitches with no stands,” she recalls.Yet in April 2022, eight years on, 91,648 people came to watch them, breaking Barcelona’s own world record set a fortnight before. “It all happened so quick; one day we’ll realise what we achieved, all we did for change to come,” she says. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fifa close on recognising Afghanistan women’s team but players say it is too late

Team closer to representing country four years after exilePlayers express frustration at Fifa’s slow progressFifa has cleared the way for the exiled Afghanistan women’s national team to represent the country but has been criticised for moving too slowly, four years after players fled the country when the Taliban returned to power.Football’s global governing body said it was committed to supporting players outside Afghanistan and would organise training camps, provide staff (including qualified coaches and technical and medical staff) and coordinate friendly matches. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Fifa closes on recognising Afghanistan women’s team but players say it is too late

Team closer to representing country four years after exilePlayers express frustration at Fifa’s slow progressFifa has cleared the way for the exiled Afghanistan women’s national team to represent the country but has been criticised for moving too slowly, four years after players fled the country when the Taliban returned to power.Football’s global governing body said it was committed to supporting players outside Afghanistan and would organise training camps, provide staff (including qualified coaches and technical and medical staff) and coordinate friendly matches. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Probe finds ‘credible evidence’ of harassment by suspended Reform MP

Barrister makes findings against Rupert Lowe and male members of his team following complaints by women

Events

2 w. ago Jake Paul announces engagement to stunning girlfriend Jutta Leerdam

Paul was recently seen with the speed-skating sensation as she and her Dutch teammates won gold in the women's team sprint at the 2025 World Championships in Hamar, Norway.

Politics

2 w. ago Heather Knight follows Jon Lewis out of England door in wake of Ashes rout

Knight leaves role as women’s captain after nine yearsThe 34-year-old guided team to 2017 World Cup gloryHeather Knight has left her role as England captain after almost nine years.The 34-year-old skippered England 199 times since 2016 and guided the team to World Cup glory in 2017 alongside two other finals. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scotland reward form over legacy as team named for Women's Six Nations opener against Wales

Debutant selected among starting XV for curtain-raiser

Events

2 w. ago World Sevens Football: who will be taking part and how will it work?

Organisers of the new $1m seven-a-side series say new format will have ‘lots of freedom of expression’ Following the announcement of a new, lucrative women’s seven-a-side series – called World Sevens Football and offering the winning team a cash prize that rivals that of the Women’s Champions League – what else do we know about this new event? Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago March Madness offers same perks for South Carolina and Columbia. That includes new money for women

The Columbia women’s basketball team plays in an intimate 2,700-set gym nestled in Manhattan that is nowhere to be found on the national sports landscape

Politics

2 w. ago EA FC 25 TOTW 27 revealed – Lionel Messi headlines squad as TOTW boosted again

The EA FC 25 TOTW 27 squad is now available in Ultimate Team, with players from Inter Miami, Manchester United, Liverpool Women and Bayer Leverkusen included

Politics

2 w. ago Manchester City vs Chelsea LIVE: Women’s Champions League team news and line

The two WSL rivals clash in the second of four meetings in a matter of days

Sport

2 w. ago Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Women's Champions League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Gunners are in Spain for their massive quarter-final first-leg clash

Sport

2 w. ago Detroit shoots to boost its bid for PWHL expansion team, drawing record crowd for pro women's hockey

Young women held up signs with messages for the Professional Women’s Hockey League, calling on it to expand to Detroit

Events