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The Latest Breaking News from Carla Ward

More competitions, longer seasons and other demands put focus on workload in elite women's soccer

England’s Millie Bright bowed out of the European Championship because of mental and physical exhaustion

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Robert de Pauw sacked by Aston Villa after just nine WSL games

De Pauw oversaw just one win in nine league games after replacing Carla Ward in the summer

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Carla Ward: ‘People hang on Emma Hayes’s every word, and rightly so – she’s the best’

The former Aston Villa manager tells Tom Garry about helping the USA to Olympic glory, pushing herself to the limit and a future return to the dugout

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024

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Women’s Super League 2024-25 previews No 2: Aston Villa

Robert de Pauw has taken over after Carla Ward’s surprise exit and all eyes are on how Villa start life with the Dutch coach

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024

Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Women’s Super League final day – as it happened

Manchester City missed out on the WSL title despite beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park.

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024

Men in football get full rein to pursue their dreams while women must compromise

Two female WSL managers are leaving for reasons of work-life balance. When it comes to sacrifice, it’s not the same for men

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2024

Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action

Chelsea made hay to reignite their title hope while Manchester City ran out of steam against the Gunners

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2024

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Hamano and Buchanan power Chelsea past Aston Villa to go top of WSL

Debut goals for Maika Hamano and Kadeisha Buchanan ensured victory over 10-player Aston Villa to ensure Chelsea returned to the top of the table

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

‘Missed opportunities’: why are the WSL’s female coaches a minority?

Carla Ward and Remi Allen discuss the lack of female managers in the elite women’s game – and where progress is being made

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024

Coach-player relationships in football should be sackable offence, says Ward

The Aston Villa manager, Carla Ward, is one of many WSL managers who have said player-coach relationships in women’s football are unacceptable

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024

Arsenal into League Cup final after Blackstenius hat-trick against Villa

Arsenal thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 with Stina Blackstenius grabbing three and they will play Chelsea or Manchester City in the final

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024

Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action

Spurs and Liverpool stun their rivals, Khadija Shaw scores goals for fun while West Ham do everything but

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action

Manchester City’s title challenge takes a hit, Arsenal find their shooting boots, and Marc Skinner laments complacency

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action

A legend to call time at Chelsea, City’s Gareth Taylor not happy with Jonas Eidevall and pressure mounts for leaky Aston Villa

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action

Returning stars will boost Arsenal, woes continue for Everton and Aston Villa but Manchester City rise to the top

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action

Record crowd but worrying defeat for Arsenal, VAR questions at Chelsea and encouraging starts for Leicester and Brighton

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Powerhouse Chelsea lead the WSL pack but the gap is closing

Emma Hayes’s side remain the team to beat as Arsenal, United and City try to plot a way to derail them

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

Aston Villa gear up for Brighton test in battle to be best of the rest

The Aston Villa manager is a big admirer of the style of Robert De Zerbi’s high-flying Seagulls as the two teams prepare to go head-to-head

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The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Aston Villa players to keep wearing ‘wet’ kit despite complaints

Villa’s men’s and women’s teams will wear the strip in the Premier League and Women’s Super League this weekend

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

From Sheffield to Southend: football’s express ride towards chaos and crisis

In today’s Football Daily: Inequality and Chelsea needing even more players

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Women’s football sees ‘wild’ record transfer spending ahead of new WSL season

Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA director of women’s football, has promised some future limits on spending

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Women’s football sees ‘wild’ record transfer spending ahead of new WSL season

Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA director of women’s football, has promised some future limits on spending

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Women’s Super League 2023-24 previews No 2: Aston Villa

Carla Ward has added exciting talent such as Ebony Salmon to an established squad as they look to build on last season’s fifth place

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023

Jordan Nobbs: ‘I was in a dark place but now I’m waking with the butterfly feeling’

Jordan Nobbs tells Louise Taylor being part of England’s World Cup squad is an ‘unbelievable feeling’ after enduring an injury-disrupted international career

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023

Rachel Daly defends England’s World Cup preparations after early arrivals

Rachel Daly denied players were bullied by the FA into an early meet-up and said the squad has great depth despite injuries and retirements

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