Chelsea reignite WSL title hopes after City slip up - Women's Football Weekly podcast
Faye and Suzy are joined by Anita Asante and Jenna Schillaci to round up a dramatic weekend in the WSL, check in on what's happening lower down the...
Did the A-League Women manage to capitalise on the 2023 World Cup?
The competition latched on to the Matildas' success but some feel that more could have been done to move the game forward
Was the 2023-24 A-League...
Men in football get full rein to pursue their dreams while women must compromise | Jonathan Liew
Two female WSL managers are leaving for reasons of work-life balance. When it comes to sacrifice, it's not the same for men
Famously, when Emma...
Chelsea star Fran Kirby breaks down in tears as she reveals ‘it’s the right time for something new’ in shock transfer
FRAN KIRBY tearfully thanked Chelsea fans for “embracing” her from the get-go in an emotional farewell message.
Yesterday the Blues forward,...
A-League Women grand final: Melbourne City v Sydney FC – live
Follow updates from the 2023-24 ALW decider
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Expect City to line up in something resembling a 4-4-2 with the...
Shea Connors' late strike clinches Sydney FC a record fifth A-League Women championship
Melbourne City 0-1 Sydney FC
Late strike by Shea Connors clinches fifth championship for Sky Blues
Shea Connors was celebrating before the ball...
‘An incredible journey': Fran Kirby to leave Chelsea at end of the season
Forward, 30, is club's all-time top scorer in women's football
‘It has been one of the biggest privileges of my life'
Fran Kirby has announced she...
Manchester City told to ‘fight to the end' despite WSL title rivals Chelsea faltering
Four points from final two games would clinch title for City
Manager Gareth Taylor warns against complacency
Gareth Taylor has played down the...
Manchester City's Foden and Shaw win writers' player of the year awards
Foden has scored 24 goals for City and made 10 assists
Shaw, WSL's leading scorer, ‘proud and privileged'
Phil Foden has been voted the Football...
A-League Women heavyweights fight for grand final glory and a shot at history | Joey Lynch
Either Melbourne City or Sydney FC will become the first to win five ALW titles this weekend – both behemoths worthy of the honour
The A-League...
Emma Hayes' long goodbye and the farewell tour narrative
A little over a month ago the Chelsea women's team were still in contention for a quadruple, but now the odds are massively stacked against them...
Why Zambia's sharp-shooting Copper Queens won't leave military behind
Despite the team's rise on the global stage, players are often underpaid so look for opportunities in the armed forces
Despite the increasing...
Chelsea lose control in WSL as Gemma Bonner settles thriller for Liverpool
No League Cup, no FA Cup, no Champions League and, whisper it, possibly no trophy at all. Chelsea's hopes of retaining their Women's Super League...
Reading FC Women's Emerging Talent Centre Trials Now Open for the 2024-25 Season!
Reading FC Women is thrilled to announce the opening of applications for our highly anticipated Emerging Talent Centre (ETC) trials for the...
Perry & Estcourt on season end
Reading graduates on the completion of a challenging season
Madison Perry & Charlie Estcourt, two of our own academy graduates, who have regularly...
How the NWSL became the world's most innovative league
League commissioner Jessica Berman talks ballooning franchise values, the merits of expansion and reducing injuries
No soccer league in the world...
Crowd size in focus ahead of A-League Women grand final
A passing comment about Saturday's decider highlights the tension between filling seats and the value of a sporting product
The coach of one of the...
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid reunited: some things don't change
Ten years is a long time in football. At Southampton, Rickie Lambert, Jay Rodriguez, Gastón Ramírez and Adam Lallana formed possibly the most...
Chelsea's Champions League dreams dashed – Women's Football Weekly
Faye Carruthers is joined by Sophie Downey, Emma Sanders and Chris Slegg to discuss the second legs in the Women's Champions League semi-finals,...
Bristol City's relegation hammers home stark financial realities of WSL
As one of two WSL sides without Premier League backing this term, Lauren Smith's team were up against it from the start
As the clock hit full time...
Project ACL: WSL clubs to take part in pioneering injuries research project
Three-year project will focus on professional women's football
PFA, Fifpro, Nike and Leeds Beckett University team up
Women's Super League clubs...
Gilbert: “A massive season of learning”
Royals Boss speaks after debut season
Sunday saw the completion of Liam Gilbert’s first season in charge of Reading FC Women, guiding them to...
Zambia's women could be barred from football at Olympics after Fifa steps in
Fifa has concerns over running of Zambia's football association
Letter warns that there may be ‘grounds for the suspension'
Zambia's women could...
US and Mexico withdraw joint bid to host 2027 Women's World Cup
Two nations will instead focus on securing 2031 tournament
Brazil to rival joint bid for Belgium, Germany and Netherlands
The United States and...
Liverpool have run out of steam. But Klopp's legacy is already cemented
An end-of-season wobble has ended any hopes of a dream send off. But it's characteristic of Klopp's managerial career
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Football agent cleared of sending intimidating email to former Chelsea director
Saif Alrubie in court over message sent to Marina Granovskaia
Case related to payment he said he was owed for role in transfer
A top football...
Watford Women 3-2 Reading Women: Match Report
Photo by Paul Harding - The FA/The FA via Getty ImagesMadison Perry scored twice in the second half, but Watford earned the win through Carly...
Lyon finish off PSG to set up Women's Champions League final with Barcelona
Lyon reached their 11th Women's Champions League and will hope to win a ninth European Cup in Bilbao after holding off Paris Saint-Germain by...
Report | Watford FC Women 3-2 Reading FC Women
Fixtures
Watford Ladies Vs. Reading Women - Sun, Apr 28th 2024, 14:00
Royals suffer defeat on the final day
The game began with distressing signs...
Issy Hobson, 16, strikes at the death to all-but-end Arsenal's WSL title hopes
Arsenal's hopes of challenging Chelsea and Manchester City for the Women's Super League title took a major hit, as 16-year-old Issy Hobson earned...
Emma Hayes on 'worst decision in Women's Champions League history' – video
Emma Hayes called the referees' decision to send off Chelsea defender Kadeisha Buchanan as the 'worst in Women's Champions League history', as her...
Emma Hayes blasts ‘worst decisions in Women's Champions League history' after Chelsea exit
Chelsea manager furious with red card and penalty decisions
Barcelona through to final against either PSG or Lyon
Emma Hayes lambasted the red...
Preview | Capping off the season with a trip to Vicarage Road
Fixtures
Watford Ladies Vs. Reading Women - Sun, Apr 28th 2024, 14:00
After securing league survival with a win on Sunday, Liam Gilbert’s side...
England risk World Cup ban as huge storm kicks off over FA Cup replays being scrapped
MPs demanding a U-turn on the FA Cup replay row could risk England being banned by Fifa.
During the second reading of the Football Regulation bill...
The Weekend Agenda | A busy few days for our Royals stars
Five matches across four of our teams this weekend
Both our Men’s and Women’s first teams step out onto the pitch for the final time this season,...
Report | Arsenal U21 Oaklands Women 0-5 Reading FC U21 Women
Royals end triumphant season with commanding win
Reading FC U21 Women complete their league campaign with a 5-0 win over Arsenal FC U21...
An episode from Women's Football Weekly – Fifpro exclusive interview
Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzanne Wrack for an exclusive interview with Fifpro representatives Sarah Gregorious and Alex Culvin, plus Dutch...
Laureus sport awards: Djokovic, Bonmatí, Bellingham and Trew claim trophies – video
Novak Djokovic and Aitana Bonmatí won world sportsman and sportswoman of the year at the Laureus Awards while Jude Bellingham claimed breakthrough...
Preview | Curtain call for U21s against Arsenal Oakfields
After officially being crowned league champions last Wednesday, Liam Thorne’s Royals have one final game to wrap up a phenomenal season.
Two goals...
Reading FC Women defy club chaos as Jessie Stapleton keeps Royals up
Reading FC Women 1-0 Durham City. The result secures The Royals another season of FA Women's Championship football.
More importantly though, the...
The harsh reality of ACL injuries outside elite women's football
Hashtag United's Emma Samways was stunned to receive a £9,200 bill after suffering an ACL injury in a cup match
For any player, the prospect of an...
Brooke Hendrix Awarded Fans' Women Player of the Season
Reading FC Women's skipper, Brooke Hendrix, named Fans' Player of the Season!
As voting closed on Saturday evening, 18 different players had been...
Women's Champions League and Super League: weekend talking points
Chelsea earn chance to make history, City keep the pressure on at the top and the Holmgaards produce some magic for Everton
“Our team did a lot to...
Gallery | Relive Survival Sunday
Fixtures
Reading Women Vs. Durham Women - Sun, Apr 21st 2024, 12:00
Relive the match action and full-time celebrations in our Survival Sunday...
Gilbert: “Clean sheet, three points, league survival – what a Sunday!”
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Reading Women Vs. Durham Women - Sun, Apr 21st 2024, 12:00
Liam Gilbert was understandably a mixture of emotions at the full-time...
Melbourne misses out on hosting Matildas as Women's Asian Cup host states revealed
NSW, Queensland and Western Australia named as candidates
Victoria did not express interest for 2026 tournament
Melburnians will miss out on...
Reading Women 1-0 Durham Women: Match Report
Photo by Alex Davidson - The FA/The FA via Getty ImagesJessie Stapleton's winner, together with a Lewes defeat, secured second-tier safety for the...
Crystal Palace Women champions elect of Barclays WSL
With one round of games to go in the Barclays Women’s Championship, Crystal Palace have gone top by three points with a hugely superior...
Report | Reading FC Women 1-0 Durham
Fixtures
Reading Women Vs. Durham Women - Sun, Apr 21st 2024, 12:00
Royals win to give themselves a big boost for their survival
Stapleton's...
NEIL CRITCHLEY'S BLACKPOOL PLAY OFF HOPES GO TO FINAL DAY! #blackpoolfc #football #utmp #efl #shorts
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THE PLAY OFF HOPES GO DOWN TO THE FINAL DAY - BLACKPOOL 3-2 BARNSLEY
IT WAS THE LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON AND BLACKPOOL PLAYED BARNSLEY AT BLOOMFIELD ROAD AND NEEDED A MUCH NEEDED WIN TO KEEP THE PLAY OFF HOPES...
Manchester United v Tottenham: Women's Super League – live
WSL updates from the 12pm BST kick-off in Manchester
Live scoreboard | And feel free to mail your thoughts to Sarah
Hello and welcome back to...
‘Invincibles': unbeaten girls' football team win boy's league
Queens Park Ladies under-12s finished top of division three of the Bournemouth Youth Football League with 18 wins, four draws and no defeats
A...
Lyon v PSG: Women's Champions League semi-final, first leg – live
WCL semi-final updates from the 6pm BST kick-off
Live scoreboard | And feel free to drop Xaymaca a mail
Hello and welcome to live...
Birmingham v United Women – preview
Fixtures
Birmingham City Women Vs. Sheffield United Women - Sun, Apr 21st 2024, 14:00
Sheffield United Women return to action with a trip to...
Women's injury blow
United forwards Izzy Goodwin and Jess Sigsworth will both miss the remaining two games of the Barclays Women's Championship season after picking up...
Barcelona v Chelsea: Women's Champions League semi-final, first leg – live
WCL updates, 12.30pm BST kick-off at the Estadi Olímpic
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Emma Hayes' victory lap will not...
Gilbert: “It’s in our hands, and we must get the job done”
Fixtures
Reading Women Vs. Durham Women - Sun, Apr 21st 2024, 12:00
Reading FC Women Manager speaks ahead of a crucial Sunday in the Barclays...
Preview | #MakeItCount in RG2 this Sunday against Durham
Fixtures
Reading Women Vs. Durham Women - Sun, Apr 21st 2024, 12:00
Reading enjoy home comforts for the final time this season as Liam Gilbert’s...
FA Cup replays backlash, European reaction and weekend previews: football – live
News, Premier League previews and European reaction
Barney Ronay: City fail to deliver as Madrid's power tells
FA Cup semi-finals, last-four...
Sydney FC shrug off horror week in search of true selves for A-League Women finals | Jack Snape
Three weeks after a calamitous climax to the regular season the Sky Blues are keen to rediscover their mojo in a two-legged semi-final against the...
Natasha Rasmussen up for Berkshire Football Award
Natasha Rasmussen is up for a Berkshire Football Award in the category of Young Player of the Season (Female).
Rasmussen is Reading FC Women u23...
Ashlee Withers up for Berkshire Football Award
Ashlee Withers is up for a Berkshire Football Award in the category of Young Player of the Season (Female).
The nomination we received for the...
Windsor v Windsor and change at Bracknell Town: 5 things we know about 2024/25
Windsor vs Windsor
Get me that Spider-Man meme and save it down.
We’ll have to wait and see what the FA says, but promotion for Windsor &...
Women's Champions League: where the semi-finals will be won and lost
Chelsea must be wary of Caroline Graham Hansen while PSG will look to capitalise on Tabitha Chawinga's speed against Lyon
This weekend brings the...
Thorne: “This is a really special group”
Fixtures
Northampton Town FC U21 Women Vs. Reading FC U21 Women - Wed, Apr 17th 2024, 14:30
Reading FC U21 Women were crowned league champions...
Canberra United handed government lifeline for next A-League Women season
ACT government promises ‘one-off' payment of $200,000
Club still afloat but long-viability remains in doubt
Canberra United's immediate future has...
Durham selected ahead of Yorkshire to host professional women's county team
Yorkshire edged out by neighbours in north-east
Essex, Hants, Lancs, Notts, Somerset, Surrey, Warks also get nod
Durham's chief executive, Tim...
Hamano and Buchanan power Chelsea past Aston Villa to go top
Chelsea shrugged off the disappointment of their FA Cup semi-final exit to climb back above Manchester City at the top of the Women's Super League...
Stoke to pay for Kayleigh McDonald's ACL surgery after her GoFundMe plea
Defender sustained injury in game against Burnley last month
Club agree to fund operation after player laments ‘worst news'
Stoke City have agreed...
Chelsea v Aston Villa: Women's Super League – live
WSL updates from the 7pm BST kick-off at Kingsmeadow
Get in touch with Sarah | Live scoreboard: Wednesday's latest
Hello and welcome back to our...
FOOTBALL & EDUCATION PROGRAMME WOMEN'S SQUAD DEFEATED BY READING
The Northampton Town Football and Education Programme Women’s squad were defeated by Reading in the National Football Youth League South Premier...
Report | Northampton Town U21 Women 0-5 Reading FC U21 Women
Fixtures
Northampton Town FC U21 Women Vs. Reading FC U21 Women - Wed, Apr 17th 2024, 14:30
Royals claim league title following 5-0 win over...
Michelle Heyman hunts Paris Olympics selection after Matildas resurgence | Jack Snape
The Canberra United striker says ‘it's wild' how women's football has changed since she was a part of the Australian team in Rio
It wasn't the...
Danny Dyer: How to Be a Man review – come on, geezer, is this really the best you can do?
The former EastEnders star could have been the perfect person to take toxic men to task in this report on modern masculinity. Instead, he utterly...
Emma Hayes claims Chelsea players' WSL success is ‘taken for granted'
Chelsea Women have chance to go top with win over Aston Villa
Club's FA Cup and League Cup hopes over after recent defeats
Emma Hayes has said...
Preview | Title winning Wednesday in the offing?
Fixtures
Northampton Town FC U21 Women Vs. Reading FC U21 Women - Wed, Apr 17th 2024, 14:30
Reading FC U21 Women can clinch the South Premier...
Reading FC Women launch U13 & U14 talent ID events
At Reading, we are proud of our Youth Pathway, and have a clear vision to get players from within our Academy to represent our Senior Team on the...
‘It's open to everyone': women's football watch parties are on the rise
Organisers around the UK work with venues to ensure parties are free to attend, LGBTQ+ inclusive and accessible
On a Wednesday night in late March,...
Thorne: “This team has epitomised Reading’s youth pathway”
Fixtures
Northampton Town FC U21 Women Vs. Reading FC U21 Women - Wed, Apr 17th 2024, 14:30
Reading FC U21s Women’s Manager Liam Thorne spoke...
The week agenda | A decisive week for the Royals
The final run in of the season sees the possibility of a title secured and safety instated is in store for our Royals this week as we approach the...
Weekend round up | An unbeaten weekend for our Royals!
Fixtures
Norwich City U18 Vs. Reading U18 - Sat, Apr 13th 2024, 13:00
Barnsley Vs. Reading - Sat, Apr 13th 2024, 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion...
Gilbert: “Sunday we showed the fight we have left”
Fixtures
Blackburn Rovers Ladies Vs. Reading Women - Sun, Apr 14th 2024, 14:00
Manager heaps praise on his team following hard fought draw with...
Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Reading Women: Match Report
Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty ImagesThe Royals picked up a valuable away point to edge closer to safety. Reading Women earned a valuable point...
Burns: “A point that will renew our positivity”
Fixtures
Blackburn Rovers Ladies Vs. Reading Women - Sun, Apr 14th 2024, 14:00
Back from a long-term injury, and straight back into action as...
Palace go top of Barclays Women’s Championship, Watford relegated
Crystal Palace beat Birmingham City to lead the Barclays Women’s Championship, Charlton Athletic went third as they sent Watford down. Blackburn...