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Eni Aluko has been known to make claims about the women's game that have gone down like a lead balloon with pundits and fans alike. Many fans across both the women's and men's games have criticised her “poor punditry.”

The Women's Asian Cup is just weeks away, with the WSL likely to lose some of its greatest stars to the international tournament. There is no worse time for the club as we head into the final stages of the WSL, the League Cup final, Champions League knockout fixtures, and the FA Cup, all at their peak intensity. This absence could make or break some clubs' seasons in a matter of weeks.

Chelsea women's legend Paul Green, nicknamed “PG” by the players, has left his role as Chelsea's head of women's football after 13 years at the club.

While Chelsea is now likely more concerned with a possible injury to Millie Bright, there is genuine discontent among the club captain with her actions this season, and it seems to have spread within the club.

It has been reported that Catarina Macario has declined a new contract offer from Chelsea. This puts her future at the club in significant doubt, with only a few months left on her current deal. 

Tottenham Hotspur did almost everything right in the opening 45 minutes – except score. Spurs tore into Chelsea with pace, intent and confidence, dominating the shot count and striking the crossbar, but football’s oldest lesson came back to haunt them. Champions do not need many chances; they only need one. Against the run of play, Chelsea found theirs through a moment of Keira Walsh's brilliance, turning a half owned by Spurs into a game firmly under the control of the defending champions and exposing the acceptable margins between contenders and winners in the WSL.

Given the external noise surrounding the defending champions, this game carried added pressure for Chelsea. Dropping points in back-to-back games for the first time in 11 years meant this fixture carried greater significance than usual. It was also the first time Sonia Bompastor had lost consecutive matches in her managerial career, which spans more than 180 games across multiple competitions. Even with her contract extended through 2030, Chelsea needed a solid performance at Tottenham to convince supporters that she remains the right manager for the job.

Chelsea Women has announced that head coach Sonia Bompastor has extended her contract through 2030.

Many believe Chelsea have not lived up to last season’s standards. According to Opta, Chelsea have underperformed their expected goals more than any other team in the WSL this season, scoring 24 goals from an expected 29. They have also managed just two shots on target across their games against Arsenal and Manchester City.

With the Women's Asian Cup a matter of weeks away, the controversies surrounding the competition have already begun.

Rumours began circulating that, just weeks out from the women's ACFON, the current host, Morocco, could no longer host the event. That is scheduled to kick off on 17 March and is planned to feature an expanded field of 16 teams fo the first time.

The FA Cup is the most prestigious competition in football; it is rich in history. The tournament's iconic nature lies in the joy of seeing lower-league teams face off against top sides, where smaller teams make big, shocking moves.