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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.

In a move that surprised no one, Beth Mead has joined Manchester City after hinting during the international break that everyone would find out next week. Her wishing Jill Scott good luck on her Sports Relief challenge from the Manchester City training ground is not a shock, as it has been announced that she has signed a three-year contract. This is even less of a surprise, knowing her partner, Vivianne Miedema, is currently at the club too. 

This season is definitely Kimi Antonelli's season. He has made and broken history so far in the first few races. Since claiming his maiden victory at the Chinese GP in his second season in the car back in March, he has continued to prove the doubters wrong. That he deserved the Mercedes seat at such a young age, and living up to the legacy and expectations left by Lewis Hamilton, he has since gone on an extraordinary winning streak that has placed him among the sport’s greatest champions. 

The European automatic qualification slots have been filled on the road to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil next year on the final matchday. Denmark, France and reigning champions Spain joined Germany.

In a shocking turn of events, England have missed out on automatic qualification for the World Cup and will now take the longer play-off route to Brazil next year.

Chelsea is moving into a new chapter: not only are they playing all their WSL matches at Stamford Bridge, but they are also saying goodbye to Kingsmeadow. They have announced their second stadium option, a requirement in the WSL, will be at AFC Wimbledon’s Cherry Red Records stadium.

As women's football grows, there will always be setbacks or challenges along the way. The hardest is for clubs not associated with a men's team, therefore not having the financial resources that a men's team provide especially if they do not have significant financial backing like London City Lionesses. This is what has occurred for WSL 2 club Durham Women's FC, which does not operate alongside the men's team and could cease to operate within 21 days unless fresh investment is secured.

Monaco Grand Prix, while rich in motorsport history, is traditionally known as the least dramatic and most predictable race in the calendar. Where qualification is more important than the race itself. If you can qualify well, you're likely to stay in a good position. 

England came into the game against Spain with the possibility of qualifying for next year's tournament, but came out of it unlikely to qualify automatically. They suffered a devastating 4-0 defeat in Mallorca, the biggest defeat under Sarina Wiegman as manager.