9 h. ago Manchester City cruise past United in derby to surge four points clear in WSL

Just as Storm Claudia tore through the north-west the previous evening, Manchester City blew Manchester United away at the Etihad. It was a statement 3-0 victory for Andrée Jeglertz’s side thanks to goals from Rebecca Knaak, Bunny Shaw and Lauren Hemp that truly announced their title credentials as they consolidated their place at the top of the table.It was a result that signalled back-to-back WSL defeats for Marc Skinner’s side for the first time since May 2024, leaving them seven points off the league leaders with their title hopes shattered. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Man City thrash Manchester United in derby WSL meeting at the Etihad

Manchester City beat Man United 3-0 in the WSL at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

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11 h. ago Manchester City v Manchester United: Women’s Super League – live

⚽ Manchester derby updates from the Etihad (1.30pm GMT)⚽ Jess Park has switched sides | Email Billy with your thoughtsLauren Hemp has been speaking to City’s media channels pre-match:United are a quality side. We’ve got so much respect for them. They’ve done well this season. I think today will come down to who wants it the most and hopefully we can bring as much quality as we can. In the tough moments we’ve got all the fans behind us and it’s so special it being at home. We’re in this together and so hopefully we’ll get the job done. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago World Cup qualifying news, Potter’s big Sweden bow and more – matchday live

⚽ News, discussion and buildup before the day’s action⚽ Read Football Daily | And you can mail matchday liveThere’s also Women’s Super League action on the cards today in the form of the Manchester derby. City are top of the table going into Andrée Jeglertz’s first derby as manager, while Jess Park and Grace Clinton will be reunited after swapping clubs in September. For more talking points on the match, best to read Sophie Downey’s preview:How are Scotland fans feeling about this evening? It would be a serious worry if it was all boundless positivity and optimism. Finger crossed, though, they should be OK. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago How AFCON affects Man United and Man City as 47 Premier League players set to miss matches

The Africa Cup of Nations will begin in December and both Manchester United and Manchester City are at risk of losing some key men while the tournament is ongoing

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27 h. ago Howard Webb due in court as PGMOL accused of 'ruining' woman referee's career

Ex-Premier League referee Howard Webb will appear in court next week as a case brought against the PGMOL by former Women's Super League (WSL) official Lisa Benn is heard

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59 h. ago How Manchester United's Old Trafford sacrifice has helped Man City

Man Utd are missing out on hosting Euro 2028 games because the club withdrew Old Trafford from the selection process.

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60 h. ago Man City North Stand plan is already paying off with Manchester United advantage

Manchester City will host England's first game of Euro 2028 in what is a major boost for the redevelopment of the North Stand.

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61 h. ago After the glory of Euro 2025, what happened next for Switzerland?

While there are promising signs of Swiss growth, there is some way to go to cement lasting legacy for the tournamentSwitzerland were the toast of the continent this summer as hosts of the Women’s European Championship. The national team reached the quarter-finals for the first time and a total of 623,088 were in attendance at the 31 matches, a tournament record. The hope within Switzerland was for a boost at club level similar to what England experienced three years previously. Those heights have not been reached, but there has been a definite bump.According to Switzerland’s football association, their Women’s Super League has enjoyed a 62% increase in attendances this season, with an average attendance of 787. While that does not compare with the huge spike England’s Women’s Super League had after Euro 2022 – an average attendance increase of 172% the following season – it is still encouraging.This is an extract from our free email about women’s football, Moving the Goalposts. To g...

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64 h. ago Aston Villa’s Natalia Arroyo: ‘There was probably a little coach inside me when I was playing’

The Spaniard talks about her move to coaching, Barcelona and the injuries that ended her career earlyA 22-year-old Natalia Arroyo stood alone in what she describes as a “sad shower” and gutturally cried. It was the moment she knew her playing career had ended. The Spaniard had lain on the grass shortly beforehand, her anterior cruciate ligament torn again. It was “super emotional”, she says, but she was done.Arroyo, speaking at the expanded training base of an Aston Villa side who last Saturday secured a notable win at Manchester United, joined Barcelona at the age of nine, though at the time there was no real relationship with the main club. She graduated to the B team, captained that side and was one of three 16-year-olds to force their way into the senior set-up. That experience has taught her how to integrate players. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago England to begin Euro 2028 at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium

If England qualify, Wembley will host other group gamesTournament to be held across UK and Republic of IrelandEngland’s men will kick off their Euro 2028 campaign at the Etihad Stadium, assuming they achieve the relative formality of qualification for a tournament staged across most of the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland.Manchester City’s home has not hosted an England men’s game since May 2016, when Turkey were beaten 2-1 in a friendly, but looks certain to welcome the national team for their first match on Saturday 10 June 2028. England are scheduled to play their final two group matches at Wembley but, should they win Group B, their last-16 tie would take place at Newcastle’s St James’ Park. Finishing second would mean starting the knockouts at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Arsenal take ‘big hit’ as Viggósdóttir caps WCL comeback for Bayern late on

Arsenal needed a performance and a result against a European powerhouse, their form in the Women’s Super League letting them down, but Renée Slegers’s side collapsed, relinquishing a 2-0 advantage and all three points to Bayern Munich far too easily to plunge their Champions League defence into tricky waters.Slegers called the defeat a “big hit”. “We’re not happy, it’s not good enough, we can’t concede three goals so late in a game against Bayern when we have a 2-0 lead,” she said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Wayne Rooney reignites Virgil van Dijk feud days after excruciating face

WAYNE ROONEY has put the boot into Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk once again. Former England skipper Rooney went back on the attack following the  Premier League champions’ 3-0 defeat at Manchester City on Sunday. The ex-Manchester United striker told Van Dijk to forget about “outside noise” and concentrate on his own performances. Rooney savaged Van Dijk last...

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6 d. ago WSL roundup: Manchester City go top, Liverpool and West Ham stay winless

City overtake Chelsea with a 2-1 win against EvertonWest Ham fail to beat Leicester to keep them bottomFor a while the mood was buoyant in Dagenham as West Ham fans felt their early season woes were finally lifting. Leading Leicester with four minutes to play, news filtered through that Liverpool had conceded a 93rd-minute equaliser to share the points with Brighton in a 1-1 draw. It meant that three points would lift the Hammers off the bottom of the Women’s Super League for the first time this season.Rehanne Skinner’s and Gareth Taylor’s teams have been in lockstep and they somehow contrived to mirror each other once again. As their relegation rivals had done minutes earlier, the Hammers’ conceded in the 97th minute to burst their supporters’ bubble and drop two points in a 1-1 draw, ensuring the parity between the two continued. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago London City Lionesses vs Tottenham Hotspur: Women's Super League stats & head

London City Lionesses vs Tottenham Hotspur: Women's Super League stats & head-to-head  BBC

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7 d. ago Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial calls

The boos rang out at the Emirates Stadium as the officials exited the pitch at the final whistle, the result of two disallowed Arsenal goals – one for handball and one for offside – the second of which would surely have turned a 1-1 draw into a 2-1 home win if it had stood. Alessia Russo’s late equaliser did at least keep alive the Gunners’ slim hopes of remaining in the title race, the gap between them and Chelsea, the league leaders, remaining at five points.Renée Slegers had warned that her team would “have to be ready from the get go” against defending Women’s Super League champions, but the message had not stuck. It was Chelsea that stepped on to the pitch with an almost unplayable intensity coursing through them and the Gunners couldn’t cope. The Chelsea press was exceptional, with the players alert to every move, heads up, ready to stifle the home side from stringing passes together over and over again. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial decisions

The boos rang out at the Emirates Stadium as the officials exited the pitch at the final whistle, the result of two disallowed Arsenal goals the second of which would surely have turned a 1-1 draw into a 2-1 home win if it had stood. Alessia Russo’s late equaliser did at least keep alive the Gunners’ slim hopes of remaining in the title race, the gap between them and Chelsea, the league leaders, remaining at five points, but the question has to be asked: why aren’t we providing the referees with the technological support to ensure they can get big decisions right through video assistant referees (VAR)?Renée Slegers had warned that her team would “have to be ready from the get go” against the defending Women’s Super League champions, but the message had not stuck. It was Chelsea that stepped on to the pitch with an almost unplayable intensity coursing through them and the Gunners could not cope. The Chelsea press was exceptional in the first 20 minutes, with the players alert to ever...

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1 week ago Man United handed new referee verdict after Nottingham Forest VAR controversies

Manchester United drew 2-2 with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground to maintain their unbeaten run in the Premier League, and there were some controversial moments through the contest

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1 week ago Irish Arsenal star DITCHES the poppy from her kit and joins James McClean in protest

Arsenal star Katie McCabe opted against wearing a poppy during the club's 4-1 victory over Leicester as Women's Super League club's began Remembrance Day commemorations.

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1 week ago Liverpool star rushed to hospital after suffering horror neck injury

Liverpool Women's Super League clash with Tottenham was stopped for more than 10 minutes after Mia Enderby suffered a suspected neck injury and was taken to hospital

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