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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.

In the last 24 hours, Brighton women's world turned upside down and back around, starting with the sudden departure of their manager, Dario Vidosic, at the beginning of the day and ending with a new manager already signed.

Manchester United announced their new manager, Eva Olid, but will she face the same issues as Marc Skinner and Casey Toney before her? The Spanish coach was the former Hearts manager, where she won Hearts' first Scottish Women's Premier League title. She is considered to have a reputation for developing players, especially young talents and building teams. Sources at the club had said one of the key requirements for Skinner's replacement is a coach with a history of developing players. But with a month to go to their opening match against London City Lionesses, she has a lot of work to do.

For months, there has been speculation over Sam Kerr's future. There were rumours she would join Lindsey Heaps at the Denver summit, but she denied them. The latest report is that she is returning to the NWSL to join the current champions, NJ/NY Gotham FC, on a free transfer after leaving Chelsea for a six-and-a-half-year spell in the WSL, which was royally derailed by her 20-month absence due to an ACL injury.

You would have to go back nearly 25 years to the last time the lionesses failed to top their World Cup qualifying group. But with the introduction of the Nations League, playing off against teams of a high standard, and UEFA placing the European and world champions in the same group, it is not surprising.

After two years away from the WSL, Mary Earps is back, following an underwhelming time at PSG, where she hoped to win the Champions League but last season bowed out early, finishing second from last with no wins. She has returned no longer as England's number one or a lioness, as she signs a two-year contract with London City Lionesses.