25 h. ago ‘FC Como just felt right’: Alisha Lehmann on her surprise switch from Juventus

Winger with millions of followers explains how the ‘female-first mentality’ at the Serie A minnows was a big drawIt is not difficult to understand why any Italian club would want to sign Alisha Lehmann: last season she helped Juventus win a league and cup double, she is an international winger who accumulated 19 goals and 10 assists in England’s Women’s Super League and, yes, there is the small matter of her 16.7m Instagram followers and 12m TikTok followers, an online presence that commands a commercial power vast for any athlete and pretty unique in women’s football.What is perhaps not so immediately obvious is why, aged 26 and with her peak football years probably ahead, she would opt to join a club that finished in the bottom half of Serie A last season and cannot yet offer European football. However, the Switzerland forward’s reasons for signing a three-year deal with FC Como Women, she says, have a deeper meaning. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Spain part ways with manager Montse Tomé after defeat in Euro 2025 final

Sonia Bermúdez and Iraia Iturregi to take overFederation thanks Tomé for work and dedicationThe Spanish football federation (RFEF) has confirmed the contract of its women’s team manager, Montse Tomé, will not be renewed when it expires at the end of August. The under-23 manager, Sonia Bermúdez, has been appointed to replace Tomé, with the former Spain international to be assisted by Iraia Iturregi in a new joint model.Tomé was appointed in 2023, the assistant manager taking over from Jorge Vilda, who was sacked after Spain’s first World Cup win. Long-held frustrations boiled over after the federation’s then president Luis Rubiales’s inappropriate actions during the medal ceremony, including kissing Jenni Hermoso. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Spain to part ways with head coach after Euro 2025 final defeat to England

Montse Tome will leave at the end of her contract and will be replaced by Sonia Bermudez

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41 h. ago New women's football show exposing the ugly side of the beautiful game

Weeks after the Euros, a one-woman comedy drama storms onto the pitch this Edinburgh Fringe with a story of football, feminism and the (unpaid) hustle behind the women's game.

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7 d. ago The European Cup winner bringing women’s football dream to Monaco

Former Italy striker Marco Simone has big hopes for new club Monaco United, even though they will start in the fifth tierWomen’s football in France has always been an important marker point in Europe, mainly through Lyon’s record-breaking Champions League success. The club have been pushed along domestically by Paris Saint-Germain but a shift is taking place, with Paris FC continuing to develop and Lens and Marseille promoted to the top division for the 2025-26 season.One place lacking a professional team in the women’s pyramid is Monaco but that could change before long, and not necessarily through AS Monaco. Monaco United launch this season and although they will begin in the fifth tier, they are founded and coached by Marco Simone, a four-time Serie A winner and two-time Champions League winner as a player with Milan. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Lionesses hero Chloe Kelly hosts huge hometown street party as Euros celebrations continue

Chloe Kelly hammered home the decisive penalty as England's women retained the Euros last weekend and the Arsenal star has continued her celebrations by hosting a street party

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3 w. ago Taking the knee is no longer enough – the Lionesses need the FA to take a stand over racist abuse

The Lionesses want more from the game’s authorities, including the Football Association, with some in the squad advocating for a boycott of social media

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3 w. ago Women’s Euro 2025 live: Lionesses respond to Jess Carter abuse and Leah Williamson injury latest

England play Italy in the Euro 2025 semi-final on Tuesday night after a dramatic win on penalties against Sweden

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3 w. ago England players want stronger action from FA over racist abuse of Jess Carter

The Lionesses want more from the game’s authorities, including the Football Association, with some in the squad advocating for a boycott of social media

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3 w. ago Euros continue to serve up goal fest as playing styles collide to dazzling effect | Jonathan Liew

With three matches to go, the tournament in Switzerland is clear of the 2022 edition in goals per game, but what’s behind all the extra scoring?And frankly, have you not been entertained? If, of course, we are willing to stretch our definition of “entertainment” to include some of the other popular sensations. Suspense. Terror. Existential despair. Cold sweating. Temporary breakdown of the nervous system. Loud screaming at inanimate items of electrical equipment.But as we approach the final week of this operatic Women’s European Championship, this tournament has a fair claim to be one of the most thrilling in recent memory. And not just on the more intangible metrics: noise, penalty drama, side-eye, flying saves, players singing unprompted into pitch-side microphones, quality of fan walks. With three matches remaining, Euro 2025 has surpassed Euro 2022 in terms of goals, averaging a staggering half a goal more (3.57 against 3.06). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago England call in police over ‘vile’ racist abuse of Lionesses star Jess Carter

Carter will step back from social media and England’s players will not take the knee before Tuesday’s Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy

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3 w. ago Lionesses to stop taking the knee after Jess Carter suffers ‘vile’ racist abuse

Carter will step back from social media and England’s players will not take the knee before Tuesday’s Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy

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3 w. ago Germany survive hair pull as France lose their heads and Euro 2025 quarter

France 1-1 Germany (Germany win 6-5 on penalties): Ann-Katrin Berger was the hero in the shoot-out after Kathrin Hendrich was sent off for pulling an opponent’s hair

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3 w. ago Berger stars in shootout as Germany overcome early red card to fell France at Euro 2025

Germany produced a heroic performance with only 10 players to knock out a stunned France side in a penalty shootout and progress to the Euro 2025 semi-finals on a night of compelling drama in Basel.The record eight-time European champions had to play the vast majority of the contest with one player fewer than the French but defended doggedly throughout extra time and then won the shootout 6-5 to book a semi-final meeting with the world champions, Spain, on Wednesday in Zurich. The goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was Germany’s heroine, not only in the shootout, but with an astonishing save in extra time. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago France v Germany extra time live: Latest score as chaotic quarter

France are looking to break new ground against the eight-time champions Germany

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3 w. ago France v Germany live: Latest score as Kathrin Hendrich sent off for pulling opponent’s hair

France are looking to break new ground against the eight-time champions Germany

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3 w. ago France v Germany live: Rivals meet in Women’s Euro 2025 blockbuster as Spain await in semi

France are looking to break new ground against the eight-time champions Germany

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3 w. ago Women’s Euro 2025: countdown to France v Germany; England hopeful over Williamson – live

Match buildup, team news and more from SwitzerlandSchedule | Top scorers | Player guide | Email EmilliaAs always, I want to hear from you today! Be sure to message me with any thoughts on the Euro 2025 quarter-finals so far and predictions for tonight’s match.I think I’ve only just recovered from the drama of Thursday’s clash between Sweden and England. What a match! Here is how England fans reacted to the outcome Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘We’re never beaten’: Esme Morgan talks up England’s mental toughness at Euros

Centre-back came off bench in quarter-final winMorgan says: ‘I always had faith,’ despite Sweden’s leadEsme Morgan says her faith in the Lionesses’ unwavering belief that they would overturn a two-goal deficit in their dramatic last-eight triumph over Sweden was built on the quality of England’s substitutes’ bench.The Lionesses defender, who came on as one of three changes in the 70th minute, insists that at no point did she think the holders would be knocked out of the tournament despite being 2-0 down. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘She’s a freak’: Lucy Bronze inspires England’s mentality before Euro 2025 semi

Bronze’s ‘passion, energy and fight’ has become infectious in the England camp

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