Many fans wonder why Chelsea women’s Champions League matches are always at Stamford Bridge, due to UEFA requirements.

Arsenal women have had a rocky start to the season. In nine games, they have won only four and are currently 10th in the Champions League table.

This WSL season, we have seen some big shake-ups in broadcasting and kick-off times. Sky Sports has acquired the rights to show the WSL, which has injected significant funding into the league, though many fans are unhappy.

It is only November, and we have already seen a significant list of injuries plaguing the WSL, from ACL tears to the unknown. Here is a list of all the players currently unavailable in the WSL, their injuries and when they will return, plus the impact their absence will have on their side in the last few games of the year before the winter break.

Sam Kerr made her first start for Chelsea in 692 days in the Champions League on 20 December, scoring in Chelsea's 3-1 victory over BK Hacken. It was a moment supporters had waited almost two years to see again.

Do Arsenal have an injury crisis on its hands?

This is the first part of my ACL series to understand the injury and its broader impacts in women's football, from what the ligament is to why women are more predisposed to tearing it.

Chelsea under Sonia Bompastor is unbeaten in domestic football. Arsenal want to be the ones to break it.

Do Arsenal have an injury crisis on its hands?

Have I maybe somewhat cheated… but many players have played for both teams in their careers. Many players started their careers at Arsenal, which was the largest women’s team in England and one of the first clubs to invest in women’s football in the 2010s. Chelsea came into the fold. This is the ultimate starting XI of retired players. They were chosen based on their abilities while at the clubs in question, not on their abilities elsewhere in their careers. 

The 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World 11 Announced

Look back at Millie Bright's England career upon the news of her retirement from international football.

Arsenal women have the most extensive fan base in the WSL and draw the biggest crowds, but what is the secret to their success?

But Arsenal's commitment to hosting all WSL home games at the Emirates is significant. Other clubs only do the occasional one for big matches, while Arsenal sets the standard.

Aggie Beever-Jones was a breakthrough star of the 2023/24 season after the ACL injuries of Sam Kerr and Mia Fishel.

As more and more players shift from the NWSL to the WSL, here is a list of some of the best US national side players who have played in England.

After Chelsea signed another US national player, Alyssa Thompson, managed by Chelsea's ex-manager Emma Hayes, in international terms, let's look at those US national players who have graced the WSL. More and more USA players have moved across the pond to the WSL in recent years.  

When Sonia Bompastor hinted on Friday that Sam Kerr might be back in action, there was already a sense of anticipation in the air. “Hopefully we’ll see her,” Chelsea’s head coach teased at her pre-match press conference. On Sunday, against Aston Villa, fans finally did.

We are just weeks into the WSL season, and the competition is already close. Here is my list of the must-watch games coming up before the winner break that you should tune into, from derby days to main stadium action to big team rivals fighting it out on the biggest stages.

After winning the Euros final, Lucy Bronze announced that she had played the whole tournament with a broken Tibia.

Brighton women and their good businesses

Multi-Club Ownership in Football: Men vs Women

The London City Lionesses have once again underlined their reputation as trailblazers in English football. The club — the only independent, women’s-only side in the top two tiers — has unveiled a groundbreaking shirt partnership with TOGETHXR, the women-athlete-owned media and commerce company founded by Alex Morgan, Sue Bird, Simone Manuel, and Chloe Kim.

Chelsea’s Treble Triumph: Sonia Bompastor Responds to Criticism

More women’s football clubs in the WSL are fighting the stigma around periods and women’s health. Chelsea, West Ham, Arsenal, and Manchester City have now collaborated with fighting brands.

A few months before the Euros, Lauren James injured her Hamstring in a Nations League match against Belgium. She fought back to be in the tournament and played through pain in the latter stages to be part of it.

Jana Fernandez moved from Barcelona to City Lionesses this summer to join the English side in their first season of the WSL.

Sam Kerr tore her ACL in January 2024 and has been allowed to return. ACLS take a while to heal, but this is longer than expected. There are rumours she reinjured herself with the Tillies; however, this was never confirmed by Australia or Chelsea.

World Sevens is back after its success in Europe, this time with more at stake as it takes a trip across the pond.

The Ballon d'Or Féminin is awarded based on a player's overall performance, including individual skill, team achievements, and fair play. A panel of 50 journalists from the top 50 women's football nations, as ranked by FIFA, vote for their top 10 players from a 30-player shortlist. The points system awards 15 points for first place, 12 for second, and so on down to 1 point for tenth place. 

The Ballon d'Or Féminin is awarded based on a player's overall performance, including individual skill, team achievements, and fair play. A panel of 50 journalists from the top 50 women's football nations, as ranked by FIFA, vote for their top 10 players from a 30-player shortlist. The points system awards 15 points for first place, 12 for second, and so on down to 1 point for tenth place. The women's award started in 2018, with Ada Hegerberg as the first winner. Aitana Bonmati was the most recent winner for the second time. The voting has a Spanish/ Barcelona bias.

Chelsea has become the first Premier League and WSL team to partner with Cadbury to provide British Sign Language interpreters on-screen at all home games this season.

The award is given to the best manager in the world based on individual and team achievements, as well as exhibiting class and fair play. The coach’s success is leading their team to victories, trophies and overall positive results throughout the season. The coach’s impact on their team's performance includes tactical decisions, player development, and leadership qualities. 

The award is named after Lev Yashin, the first and only goalkeeper to win a Ballon d'Or, a feat no other goalkeeper has yet accomplished. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves. He was also deputy chairman of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. On the men’s side, it was created in 2019. It is awarded to the best goalkeeper. Voting for this award is performed by journalists based on a shortlist of 10. It is an award based on three main criteria: Individual performances, decisive and impressive character, team performances and achievements and class and fair play.

Like many this year, this is a new award for the women’s side.

Premier League Clubs Sell Women’s Teams to Navigate PSR Rules: Strategy or Setback?

Men banned the women's game because they were too scared it was getting more popular then the men's.  Before the FA ban in 1921, women's football in England was gaining significant popularity, attracting crowds of over 50,000.

Six months before the Euros, it looked like Chloe Kelly would not make the squad. She was barely playing for Manchester City, and a sour relationship with the manager meant she was not selected for international duty.

The race for the 2025 Ballon d’Or Féminin is heating up—and this year, it’s shaping into a battle of Europe. With the Euros playing a pivotal role in shaping perceptions and performances, and the power rankings dominated by players from Spain and England, the question now isn’t just who’s been good—it’s who’s been unignorable.

After Mary Earps retired, fans told Hampton she was not good enough and they did not want her in goal. Online bullying and hate were astronomical, but she proved them all wrong. She did her talking on the pitch, proving to them that she had every right to be given that number one shirt.

Michelle Agyemang, saviour of the nation.

Gemma Grainger is the first manager at the Euros to guide her team into the quarter-finals, thanks to two own goals, but still.

This morning we heard the tragic news of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre passing away in a car accident a few weeks after he got married. While his loved ones are in my thoughts. I wanted to talk to you about his legacy in women's football.

While we head into a Euro likely to beat ticket sales and attendance, let's look at the top historical memories from Euros.

Hannah Hampton was dropped from the England squad in late 2022 due to reported attitude and behaviour issues. She was recalled in March 2023, and manager Sarina Wiegmaof confirmed that everything had been sorted out.

Former Liverpool and Chelsea women's manager Matt Beard has been named head coach of Burnley women in the third tier.

2025 is the year of the infrastructural upgrade in women's football, from toilets to breastfeeding rooms and stadiums across Europe, at the highest level.

Let's look at the EUROS fact file history of the most and the tops in each category. Hopefully, you can see the key pattern throughout the piece.

As the transfer window just opened, let's talk about some crazy and amazing free transfers we have seen in the women's game in recent years around Europe.

Women’s football is set to reach 800 million fans and become a top-five global sport by 2030.

Claudia Pina is the super-sub for both Spain and Barcelona.

Melanie Leuoplz, a footballer and mother, has announced her retirement from club football after stepping away from international duty in September 2023.

Chelsea's pre-season review

First go Russo, second go, Garcia, third leave Earps, and the whole team falls.

The Smell of beer and English pride cracks down on England fans this summer with the ever-strong optimism that this will be our tournament to win.