15 h. ago ‘We’ve fallen behind’: why Germany’s biggest teams have split from DFB

Ownership of Frauen-Bundesliga is being taken over by the clubs, who want to keep pace with game in England“The reason we started this whole process was a fear of losing more and more the connection to the top,” says Katharina Kiel, the head of women’s football at Eintracht Frankfurt.Alongside her role at one of Germany’s more successful women’s football teams, Kiel was this month elected president of the new Women’s Bundesliga Association, after all 14 clubs agreed to split from the German Football Federation (DFB) and form their own committee to take ownership of the league to further commercialise and grow it, with the 2027-28 campaign a targeted start date. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Eastenders fans left fuming as axed star's offscreen exit 'ruins' character

Months after one EastEnders star was axed from the show, his character's absence is finally being explained - but fans were left furious by what they felt was a 'character assassination'

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46 h. ago Tories' attempt to use violence against women as political football was just offensive

Politicians from all parties had been working together to tackle violence against women and girls until one recent Conservative intervention that was more about their battle with Reform UK

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3 d. ago Andrew Tate left Ariana Grande fans furious with vile remark about pop sensation

Andrew Tate prepares to face Chase DeMoor in his boxing debut for Misfits and the controversial fighter is no stranger to upsetting people with outrageous remarks

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3 d. ago Andrew Tate's vile Ariana Grande remark that left fans furious and saw him branded 'gross'

Fans were absolutely incensed online after Andrew Tate made disgusting comments about Wicked star and celebrity icon Ariana Grande

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5 d. ago Women’s Champions League draw: Arsenal to face Chelsea if they win Leuven playoff

Manchester United or Atlético Madrid will take on BayernReal Madrid to play Barcelona if they beat Paris FCArsenal, the defending European champions, will face Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals if they progress past OH Leuven in February’s knockout phase playoffs.Manchester United, who will meet Atlético Madrid in their playoff tie, are in the opposite half of the draw and would take on Bayern Munich if they go through. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Robin van Persie jumps over advertising boards to confront furious fans

Feyenoord have lost eight of their last 11 matches under Robin van Persie, who confronted their angry supporters after Wednesday's 3-2 defeat at home to his former club, Heerenveen

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5 d. ago Chloe Kelly left mum and husband in tears after Lionesses hero's heartbreaking admission

Chloe Kelly endured a difficult time when she looked to leave Manchester City for Arsenal and the forward now revealed how her health suffered during that period

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6 d. ago Chelsea come from behind to seal Women’s Champions League quarter

Chelsea sealed their spot in the last eight while Arsenal and Manchester United made the play-offs

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6 d. ago Women's Champions League: Arsenal miss out on top four despite OH Leuven victory

Gunners were edged out by just a point

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6 d. ago Arsenal ease past Leuven but settle for Women’s Champions League playoffs

Arsenal secured a seeded spot for the Women’s Champions League knockout playoffs with a comfortable 3-0 victory away at OH Leuven. Olivia Smith, Beth Mead and a Saar Janssen own goal helped Renée Slegers’ team end the league phase in fifth place.Slegers was delighted with her side’s maturity in front of a raucous crowd at the Den Dreef as they earned their fourth win of the campaign against the plucky hosts. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Inaugural Fifa Women’s Club World Cup confirmed for January 2028

The tournament is scheduled for mid-season in Europe’s top domestic leagues

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6 d. ago Chelsea incentive and Arsenal opportunity as Women's Champions League set for dramatic showdown

The final group stage games of the Women's Champions League will be played at the same time on Wednesday night with all three English teams aiming to qualify for the knockout stage.

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7 d. ago Dembélé and Bonmatí crowned at Fifa Best 2025 as Wiegman and Hampton win awards

Four England, seven Spain players in women’s world XIDonnarumma is men’s goalkeeper of the yearThe France forward Ousmane Dembélé and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí were crowned the Fifa Best men’s and women’s players of 2025 respectively at the world governing body’s awards ceremony in Doha.Paris Saint-Germain’s Dembélé won the trophy for the first time after his club’s maiden Champions League triumph, while Barcelona’s Bonmati won for the third consecutive year, after her club reached a Champions League final and Spain were Euro 2025 runners-up. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Coach William! Prince of Wales joins forces with Lioness Jill Scott to guide a children's football match for new charity film

In a lighthearted video filmed in Surrey this autumn, Prince William and the women's football champion discuss the manifold benefits of having easy access to parks, playing fields and woods.

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7 d. ago Fifa Best 2025: Hannah Hampton and Gianluigi Donnarumma win goalkeeper awards

Keeper saved two penalties in Euro 2025 finalHampton also helped Chelsea to domestic trebleHannah Hampton has won the Fifa Best women’s goalkeeper 2025 award, completing a global goalkeeper award double after she received the Ballon d’Or ceremony’s equivalent prize for keepers in September.Hampton, 25, saved two penalties in the European Championship final as England beat Spain in July. The Fifa Best award for this year takes performances between 11 August 2024 to 2 August 2025 into account, and therefore acknowledges not only Hampton’s shootout heroics but also her helping Chelsea win a domestic treble of major trophies last season. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man Utd fans furious as Bournemouth star not shown 'clear red card' after throat grab

Antoine Semenyo escaped a red card despite grabbing Diogo Dalot round the throat as the stars clashed during Manchester United and Bournemouth's Premier League match

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9 d. ago Furious Celtic fans gather outside Parkhead to call for board to go after Premier Sports Cup final defeat

Three defeats in a week since Wilfried Nancy's appointment has turned the heat right back on club chiefs

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9 d. ago BBC Countryfile halted just minutes in as guest addresses 'crazy' moment

The BBC One series was interrupted after a guest suddenly became distracted

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9 d. ago Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua is ‘SCRIPTED’, says AJ rival who claims YouTuber has rigged all his fights despite denials

ANTHONY JOSHUA's shock showdown with Jake Paul is completely "SCRIPTED", a former world champion and long-time rival has sensationally claimed. The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist throws down with the YouTube sensation in a Miami melee next Friday. The booking of the fight stunned boxing fans due to the sheer gulf in class between the...

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