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Harry Kane joined a select group of footballers when he was awarded the Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual football accolade in the game. He might be remembered for his historic 73-goal season, being England's all-time leading goalscorer, holding the all-time joint-appearance record for the three lines, and much more. But his off-the-pitch endeavours will have a lasting impact on the people and lives he's touched through his advocacy.

Barcelona Femení have requested an extension from FIFA to comply with new regulations requiring female representation within coaching and medical staff at FIFA-sanctioned women’s competitions. The request comes ahead of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in January, with Barcelona currently unable to meet the requirement for a female head coach or assistant coach under manager Pere Romeu, despite having women within its medical team.

For 62 years, women were not acknowledged at the Ballon d’Or. They were first included in 2018, and only for the main prize; the goalkeeper and young player awards started last year. But its introduction may be seen as a forward-thinking move in the long term, and what has happened raises the question of whether the award consistently fulfils its purpose of celebrating women in football.

While many fans wonder what punishment or outcome Manchester City will face after an independent Premier League investigation found them guilty of 115 charges between 2009 and 2018, few have considered the wider impact on the club beyond the men's team. 

With Manchester City confirmed guilty of all 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League, many have wondered how Chelsea were able to “get away” with their crimes without major consequences for the club, such as a points deduction, relegation, or a transfer window ban.  To understand this, you have to realise these two cases are similar because they broke financial rules, but they differ greatly in scale and impact.

Suppose this fixture wasn't already intense and heavily scrutinised; it could be even more so now that the officials have been selected for this game. Emily Heaslip will be refereeing a game where the smallest margins can change the title race, and any error by the officials will be talked about at length. Heaslip has a history of officiating this fixture, with many ending in controversial outcomes and several moments that remain heavily debated.

Chelsea are setting the standard in the WSL by putting players' pitch-first pelvic floor health and support at the forefront, now expanding their support for players navigating pregnancy, parenthood, and fertility. They have introduced a package of policies that includes financial assistance for fertility treatments and egg freezing.

Ahead of the inaugural Madrid GP this weekend, Williams have unveiled a special livery, but it raises unprecedented questions tied to the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

When Gianni Infantino and FIFA announced the possibility of selling an asset in the competition, the document revealed that it never mentioned women's football. With two under-20 World Cups months away from starting and the Women's World Cup the next year, it was seen as a massive oversight and disservice to women's sport, and it reflected poorly on how the organisation viewed the importance of women's sport.

The Ballon d’Or is back, with familiar faces nominated and some of the most notable missing: Aitana Bonmatí, the three-time winner who has won it for the last three seasons, was not mentioned because she was off the pitch, injured, from November 2025 to May. So, for the first time since 2021, we will have a different winner.

Something so uncommon it's hard to believe it even happened. Where one would have hoped the Women's game would have grown, this situation shows exactly what is still to come. Crystal Palace won their opening WSL victory against Everton 1-0, but they are now under investigation for breaching the league's substitution rules. This isn't because they made too many subs, but because of a rule that isn't spoken about much: they made too many opportunities to sub. They had four windows, while the wsl only allows a maximum of three, though changes made at half-time are treated differently and do not count as one of the three active-play windows allowed.

If women's football fans thought Katie McCabe's move from Arsenal to direct rivals Chelsea would be the biggest shock, this move will have you stunned in more ways than one.