women's football

The Football Association, Sky Sports and the BBC have today announced a landmark rights deal that will see more access to live women’s football than ever before, with a three-year agreement to broadcast the Barclays FA Women’s Super League with effect from the 2021/2022 season.

The multimillion-pound agreement with Sky Sports will see the broadcaster show the top tier of women’s...

The Football Association of Wales has appointed Gemma Grainger as the Cymru Women’s National Team Manager on a 4-year contract.

Grainger has spent eleven years working with the England age group setup, as head coach of teams from the WU15 through to the WU23 groups.

A UEFA Pro Licence holder, Grainger has managed more than 90 international matches and was part of England’s...

Manchester United will play at the home of the men's team for the first time when they face West Ham at Old Trafford in the Women's Super League on Saturday 27 March.

The club are taking advantage of the men's international break to stage the match as they prepare to host several fixtures in the Women's Euros in 2022.

"Playing at Old Trafford will obviously be a special...

Chelsea successfully defended their Continental Tyres League Cup title with a 6-0 victory at Vicarage Road against Bristol City, but the match was marred by a serious injury to defender Maren Mjelde.

Although the Norway international tweeted that the knee injury was not as bad as first feared, she will be out for the rest of the season.

Despite Mjelde's distress, the Blues...

Birmingham City have complained to the FA after goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, along with several other players, discovered she was not on Team GB's shortlist for the Tokyo Olympics just 90 minutes before their match against Everton in the Women's Super League.

Hampton was visibly upset by the news and made several mistakes in the 4-0 defeat. City head coach Carla Ward said: "We spent 45...

Manchester City blasted Fiorentina 5-0 in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie in Italy to win 8-0 on aggregate.

Ellen White and Sam Mewis shared four of the goals between them with Caroline Weir adding the other from the penalty spot.

It means City have already progressed further than last season when they were eliminated at this stage of the competition....

Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League after a nervy 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid, winning 3-1 on aggregate. Leading 2-0 from the first leg, a Maren Mjelde penalty finally made the tie comfortable with 15 minutes to play.

Atletico will rue their failure to convert three spot kicks themselves across the course of the tie. England star Toni Duggan...

Hege Riise has accepted the role of head coach for the Team GB football squad at the Tokyo Olympics, saying she is "honoured and humbled" to be asked to combine the task with her current position as England interim head coach.

The Norwegian former gold medallist took charge of the Lionesses on a temporary basis after Phil Neville left for Inter Miami. She will be assisted in Japan by...

England interim head coach Hege Riise is set to lead Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics. The Norwegian gold medal winner will be offered the role this week, having stepped in to replace Phil Neville for the Lionesses after his departure for Inter Miami.

Neville was also due to take charge of the Olympic squad so Riise will now combine both roles in the same way. Her first match for...

The top four were all winners as the chase for Champions League places intensified in the Barclays Women's Super League. Chelsea remain on top after a 2-0 victory at West Ham thanks to goals from Sam Kerr and Beth England.

City's afternoon was far less straightforward, though. A late Keira Walsh goal proved the difference in a 1-0 win against a resolute Everton side. The result keeps...