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WSL fixtures: London City Lionesses open 2026-27 season against Manchester United

Those desperate to see what London City Lionesses will look like with two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas in their ranks do not have to wait long

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WSL and WSL2 fans can drink alcohol in stands next season after successful trial

Leagues’ regulations have been altered after a positive test period though clubs will not be obliged to offer the option to supporters

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Exciting transfer window will only exacerbate women’s football’s wealth gap

Alexia Putellas leads a host of stars expected to arrive in the WSL but smaller clubs will still struggle to keep pace

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WSL2 side Durham warn they will ‘cease operations’ without cash injection in 21 days

The club said they don’t have sufficient funds to operate in the 2026-27 season as talks with potential investors ‘have fallen away’

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Plymouth ‘remain committed’ despite releasing women’s squad via email

After the players called the email ‘cold and impersonal’, the club said they ‘recognise concerns’ over it and said the coach resigned over the plans

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Whitehouse saves four penalties as Charlton reach WSL and send Leicester down

Charlton won promotion to the Women’s Super League after beating Leicester 2-1 on penalties, with goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse saving four spot-kicks

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The donation drive that became a movement: ‘If anyone’s got any kit, we’re taking some to Tanzania’

WSL2 midfielder Malaika Meena has been collecting football kit to send to her ‘favourite country in the world’

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History makers Brighton are shaking up old order and not hiding ambition

Team are in their first Women’s FA Cup final but their coach, Dario Vidosic, is determined to keep aiming higher

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Charlton, Birmingham and Palace braced for WSL2 finale with promotion on the line

Three teams vie for two promotion spots on Saturday, with Charlton and Birmingham going head-to-head

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Tracey Neville’s next big step: creating ‘a future in sport’ at Stockport County

‘You can’t build a mountain in one day,’ says former England netball coach who is embracing ‘starting from scratch’ in women’s football

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Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals: tie-by-tie analysis of the weekend games

Arsenal meet Brighton with their sights set on reaching a second semi-final while Tottenham could be facing Chelsea at just the right time

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WSL derby weekend is here but glut of games could have diluting effect

Organisers take advantage of no Premier League football with Manchester United v City and Arsenal-Spurs the highlights

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Women’s Super League to get new trophy in time for 2026-27 expansion to 14 teams

The Women’s Super League trophy will be redesigned for the 2026-27 season when the league expands to 14 teams

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Leicester and Liverpool locked in tense race to avoid WSL relegation playoff

League expansion offers top-flight teams a greater chance of staying up but jeopardy remains in contest to steer clear of finishing bottom

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Top-four seeding of Women’s FA Cup would kill the magic and widen money gap

The FA’s proposals for a shake-up of the competition have met a groundswell of opposition with fans arguing it would bolster the wealthy elite

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WSL2 minimum pay for under-23s less than national living wage for typical full-time job

Players aged under-23 in Women’s Super League 2 are not guaranteed to be paid the equivalent of the national living wage for a typical full-time worker annually

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Birmingham’s major move shows where fiscal power lies in women’s football

Ambitious owners and financial growth have allowed WSL and WSL2 clubs to assert dominance in the transfer market

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Women’s FA Cup: final repeat and Merseyside derby stand out in fifth round

Manchester United will get a shot at revenge after losing last season’s final to Chelsea, while Everton will travel to Liverpool to contest a Cup derby

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Arsenal overtake Chelsea at the top of WSL-dominated football rich list

Arsenal have generated the largest revenue in Europe for the first time since Deloitte began charting the women’s game’s top earners

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‘Being passionate is who I am’: Katie McCabe on Arsenal, Champions League glory and recovery

Full-back says she has worked her whole career ‘to lift a trophy like that’ and has not given up on this year’s WSL title

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Tractor Girls’ small army plough on in FA Cup after major off-field overhaul

Ipswich are bottom of WSL2, but have big plans as new management team aim to turn their season around

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England’s Katie Robinson poised for shock move from Aston Villa to Bristol City

The England winger Katie Robinson is poised to move from Aston Villa to Bristol City as the WSL2 club make a significant signal of their ambition

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What will women’s football in England look like in 10 years’ time?

With the club game hurtling along a Premier League-trodden path, women’s football is at a crossroads

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‘We just feel seen’: Panini album and ‘a bit of love’ give life to WSL2 rebrand

Women’s Super League’s support for clubs outside top flight paying dividends for players and for growth of investment and status

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Newcastle Women charged by FA with six illegal approaches to Sunderland players

Newcastle United Women have been charged with misconduct by the FA after allegedly making illegal approaches to six junior players contracted to rivals Sunderland

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