Tag Archives: Women


Leicester City Women are investigating their manager Willie Kirk over allegations of a relationship with one of their players, who will not be on the sidelines for their game at Liverpool on Saturday. It is understood Kirk has been suspended Read more…


Becky Langley is suddenly well placed to beat Eddie Howe in the race for Newcastle United’s first trophy since the Saudi takeover. Howe’s men are desperate to end a drought of club silverware that dates back to 1969 when the Read more…


Australia were caught off guard by South Africa for the second time in as many weeks, with five dropped catches and a catastrophic collapse in the batting line-up lost to the hosts during a rain-affected women’s day defeat. Four days Read more…


Chelsea have announced the signing of Colombian striker Mayra Ramírez from Levante for a reported UK record transfer fee of £384,000, plus £42,000 in possible add-ons. The extras in the deal would make the transfer a world record sum in Read more…


As CEO at Women in football (WIF), a 9,000-member organization that promotes gender equality in football, I read with interest Hollie Varney’s article (Sexism is on the rise in football. Here’s what needs to change, January 18th ). The reports Read more…


Carly Jackson trained all summer like she had a hockey job, even though she didn’t. The goaltender had just signed a one-year, $60,000 contract extension with the Toronto Six in June when it was announced that the Premier Hockey League Read more…


TThere is hardly an act more difficult to prosecute in football than Emma Hayes. Whoever takes over as coach of Chelsea Women will have big shoes to fill. Most managers are appointed when something goes wrong and they need to Read more…


Playful Jonas Eidevall said he wants to make Emma Hayes’ “life in the WSL as difficult and unpleasant” as possible, but will then call the Chelsea manager and ask him for advice after she leaves the club at the end Read more…


The Matildas effect. This sentence can be used to describe the paradigm-changing impact of Tony Gustavsson’s team at the Women’s World Cup. In a remarkable month, ratings records fell, viewership boards shattered and the public rejoiced. In the end, there Read more…