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The Women's FA Cup is one of the longest-serving women's football competitions in the country, one with prestige and history. 

The Champions League play-offs finished, and knockout football begins as we get down to the final eight teams who head into the quarter-finals. Let's have a look at what happened in the second leg of the playoffs.

It has been announced that Shelby Companies Limited, an affiliate of Knight-Hennessy, has completed the purchase of Birmingham City Women's Football Club. They have acquired 97% stakes in the team. An independent investor purchased the remaining 3%.

It is the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup. With four WSL clashes, derby days, and final reruns, this is the round when everything gets much more serious, with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Here are five must-watch/ follow games for you this weekend.

Sarina Wiegman has named her 25-player squad for the opening two games in their qualifying group for the FIFA World Cup 2027. She chose a larger squad so they could bring a range of players at different fitness levels.

Emma Hayes is a significant architect of modern women's football, having transformed Chelsea women from part-time to one of the elite professional powerhouses, setting new standards for the game.

History was made in the Six Nations over the weekend after Hollie Davidson became the first woman to referee a Six Nations match. 

With the rise of women's football in England and increased uptake, it is surprising that the proportion of England-qualified players in the WSL fell to just 30% last season, less than half the level of seven years ago.

It has long been speculated that the impacts of a woman's menstrual cycle and injuries in women's football, but nothing has been officially confirmed or can be proven. To date, there has been a lack of high-quality data to demonstrate how and when this occurs. New research published by the Barça Innovation Hub changes the conversation.

Ahead of the Chelsea match against Liverpool at Kingmeadow, 2,000 members of the supporters' club had organised a protest over the treatment of Paul Green.

With the new format of the Women's Champions League, clubs are given a second chance to qualify for the knockout through the play-offs. Two legs home and away, it could all change. These drawn clubs, three or four, have already met in the league phase. They already know their competition, except for the Wolfsburg v Juventus match.

While Chelsea's season has not gone completely to plan, with poor results and controversies surrounding the club, this remains true. Their recruitment under Paul Green was impeccable. Most notable are their two summer signings, Alyssa Thompson and Ellie Carpenter, who have become key players for the team. Both players have saved Chelsea's season, and the teams have relied on their speed to make the difference on multiple occasions.