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Minimum wage introduced for the top tiers of English women’s football

WSL Football has announced the introduction of a minimum salary for players in the top two tiers of English women’s football for the first time in the forthcoming season.

The body that oversees the...

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England Home beat England Away in Lionesses training game

With no actual fixtures scheduled until a trip to Germany in October, England manager Phil Neville wanted to bring a competitive edge to the Lionesses' St.George's Park training camp.

A full 90-minute training match between an England 'Home' XI against an 'Away' team managed to achieve just that.

Ellen White - captain of the Home team - led by example, scoring twice in the...

Football, women's football, women's sport

Coronavirus hits Lionesses squad during training week

Manchester United's Katie Zelem has withdrawn from England's training camp at St. George's Park after testing positive for coronavirus.

The uncapped United captain, who will not be replaced in the squad, will now have to self-isolate for 10 days.

However, manager Phil Neville has called up Everton's Izzy Christiansen for the first time since March 2019 following the...

Football, women's football, women's sport, Women's FA Cup

Record sponsorship for Women's FA Cup as Vitality takes over

The Football Association has signed a record sponsorship deal for the Women's FA Cup despite the current uncertain financial landscape caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Insurance giant Vitality will replace energy provider SSE in a three-year deal, the first of which will uniquely contain two FA Cup finals.

The 2019-20 competition is still at the quarter-final stage after...

Leicester City appoint Emile Heskey as women's ambassador

Club legend Emile Heskey has been appointed as an ambassador for Leicester City's newly professional women's team to help further the squad's development.

The former England and Leicester striker will mentor players as well as work with the academy to enhance player pathways.

Heskey said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be back working for Leicester City. Everybody knows how I...

Flaherty's frustration exposes rift between players and officials

Gilly Flaherty is not the first player to complain to officials about a tight call which has gone against her in a game and she will be far from the last. However, the West Ham captain's decision to take to Twitter to berate the standard of refereeing in the Women's Super League demonstrates how deep the feeling is amongst the players.

Following a summer transfer window which has...

Women's Super League Weekender: Matchday 2 Review

It was a case of 'anything you can do' as Chelsea joined Arsenal in scoring nine goals in a game. The Gunners' 9-1 demolition of West Ham in front of 734 season ticket holders in Dagenham set the tone for a high-scoring weekend.

However, the Hammers will argue they were well in the game until Arsenal's second goal, which was given despite looking offside. West Ham captain Gilly...

Arsenal, women's football, women's sport

Women's Super League Weekender: Arsenal crush West Ham but questions over officials remain

It would be odd to say a contest which ended 9-1 in the visitors' favour turned on one incident but West Ham were well in the game until the dismissal of captain Gilly Flaherty for dissent.

At that point, Arsenal had just retaken the lead 2-1 but the home side were furious with some dubious offside calls and Flaherty allowed her frustration to get the better of her.

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Spurs to sign Alex Morgan in biggest transatlantic move so far

Tottenham are on the verge of the sensational signing of superstar Alex Morgan as the wave of arrivals from America continues in the Women's Super League.

Morgan has been without a club since having her first child in May and is understood to have agreed a short-term deal until the end of December.

The striker will join fellow World Cup winners Tobin Heath, Christen Press,...

Women's Super League Weekender: West Ham v Arsenal preview

West Ham United Women v Arsenal Women

Venue: Chigwell Construction Stadium

Kick-off: 1720, Saturday 12 September

Preview

This is the first Barclays Women's Super League match of the season where fans will be allowed into the game. Despite the Government tightening Covid restrictions earlier in the week, up to 1,000 West Ham Women season ticket-holders have been selected to...

West Ham, women's football, women's sport, Women's Super League

Fans still allowed in to West Ham v Arsenal despite new coronavirus restrictions

Supporters will still be allowed in to watch West Ham Women against Arsenal on Saturday despite more stringent Covid-19 restrictions announced by the government last night.

Although larger test events - such as the horse racing at Doncaster - will now be back behind closed doors, the Women's Super League fixture still meets the new criteria for allowing fans into the game.

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