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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.

While women's football is very much at the centre of the world of sport, this has not always been the case; some interesting facts and stats sometimes go under the radar, or at least to me. Here are some facts I recently learned about women's football, but you might already know them.

Chelsea approached the January transfer window cautiously, opting to focus on contract renewals rather than major acquisitions. The club has reportedly held discussions with key players, including Sam Kerr, Hannah Hampton, Aggie Beever-Jones, and Lucy Bronze, though none of these extensions have been formally confirmed. Manager Sonia Bompastor indicated that private conversations had taken place and expressed confidence that both the club and the players are aligned on plans. Speaking after Chelsea’s 5-1 defeat to Manchester City, Bompastor admitted that the club would have liked to be in a stronger position in the previous window, acknowledging lessons learned and the need for more proactive action in the future. Rumours continue to circulate regarding Georgia Stanway’s potential summer move to Arsenal, while speculation linking Sjoeke Nüsken with Bayern Munich seems unlikely. Nüsken remains central to Chelsea’s plans after signing a contract extension until 2027, and any departure is expected in future windows rather than imminently.

With the January window closed, the clubs will look ahead to the summer. Clubs can also renew contracts with their current players between now and the end of the season. The summer of 2026 sees many WSL stars out of contract, and they can speak to other clubs from now until the end of the season and sign pre-season contracts ahead of the 2026/27 season. These are some of the players who could either stick or twist.