Women’s Super League clubs have agreed to a major funding increase but the wait for full-time referees in the English top tier is set to continue until 2029

Manager says he has made team ‘play-off ready’ since taking over in March. They now face Portugal in their quest to reach World Cup

Renée Slegers’ team have the technical ability to succeed, but doubts remain over the nastiness needed to rival Manchester City and Chelsea

England’s coach has given a wake-up call to her whole squad by leaving out two heroes of 2022 and 2025

Prime minister says measure is discriminatory when fans of other sports are not similarly restricted

An advert break interrupted the second half of Tuesday’s live television coverage of Arsenal’s opening Women’s Champions League fixture

The Guardian joined Wolves at the start of their first season as a fully professional side, determined to show they’re no pushovers

The Guardian joined Wolves at the start of their first season as a fully professional side, determined to show they’re no pushovers

The Women’s Super League club say they have signed a record-breaking front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Nike

The Women’s Football Show has been discontinued for the new Women’s Super League season, disappointing and surprising some insiders

The Brighton manager, Dario Vidosic, is to leave the Women’s Super League club a little over a week before the start of the new season

The Brighton manager, Dario Vidosic, is to leave the Women’s Super League club a little over a week before the start of the new season

Returning to the top flight after four seasons, Amy Merricks’ side have added WSL experience in a bid to consolidate

The former England striker tells Tom Garry why she retired from the Lionesses, and discusses being a role model and taking on Chelsea in the WSL

Fifa has released the schedule for next year’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil with the opening game and final set to played in Rio de Janeiro’s iconic stadium

Detailed accounts highlight the growing financial might of the elite clubs, and the challenges that the rest of the WSL face

Two clubs were far ahead in wages and turnover, but London City Lionesses could be the new force after big transfer moves

Spain defender talks to Tom Garry about swapping Barcelona for Bromley, embracing the contrasting style of the WSL – and her newfound love for beans and crumpets

Former Leicester player’s focus has moved from runner beans to running drills as the season approaches, she tells Tom Garry

* Uefa, Concacaf and AFC working together on system * Fifa has ignored calls for an independent review Gianni Infantino’s opponents are working together to produce a new framework for running world football to replace what they regard as a system of patronage that Fifa has adopted since he replaced Sepp Blatter as president 10 years ago. Repeated calls from Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation for an independent review of Fifa’s governance have been ignored by Infantino since this plan to sell off 21% of the World Cup was made public a fortnight ago, and the rebels are now understood to have taken matters into their own hands. Continue reading...

Chelsea will face Real Sociedad in the Women’s Champions League’s third qualifying round, needing a victory over two legs to earn a place in the main league phase of the competition

The former England midfielder is determined to help women’s football to thrive in the north-east, with Newcastle having made several ambitious signings this summer

Manchester United are closing in on their new head coach after the departure of Marc Skinner

He divided opinion but made the most of a small budget – his successor must work with youngsters not big signings

Aston Villa have a deal in place to sign the former Everton goalkeeper Emily Ramsey on a free transfer

Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign the France forward Melvine Malard from Manchester United

An inquest into the death of the Sheffield United midfielder Maddy Cusack has been adjourned again, nearly three years after her she died on 20 September 2023, aged 27

An inquest into the death of the Sheffield United midfielder Maddy Cusack has been adjourned again, nearly three years after her she died on 20 September 2023, aged 27

Dr Delroy Hall said Maddy Cusack, who was found dead at her home in September 2023, struggled to juggle her football and marketing careers

The former general manager said players ‘deserved better’ while former coach Jonathan Morgan said he did not raise concerns with HR

Maddy Cusack’s former manager Jonathan Morgan labelled her as ‘generally a liar’ during an FA investigation into her death, an inquest has heard

Nina Wilson has told an inquest that she had tried to escalate concerns about the manager Jonathan Morgan prior to her teammate Maddy Cusack’s death

Deborah Cusack told the coroner ‘Maddy felt she couldn’t speak to the hierarchy’ at Sheffield Utd

Manchester United Women’s youngest ever player, Layla Drury, is set to become the youngest player to sign a professional contract with the WSL club

Sheffield United did not have sufficient resources in place during the summer of 2023 to look after their women’s team players, their former physio has told an inquest into the death of Maddy Cusack

Forest Green Rovers have disbanded their women’s team for the 2026-27 season in an effort to return their men’s team to the EFL

The girlfriend of Maddy Cusack fought off tears as she told an inquest the late Sheffield United player felt being left out of the team was a ‘personal attack’

David Cusack said the treatment of his daughter Maddy Cusack by the manager Jonathan Morgan was the main reason for the decline in her mental health

Lazio Women unlawfully ended Maja Göthberg’s time at the club because of her pregnancy, Cas has ruled, ordering the Italian club to pay compensation

⚽ All the latest news from day 13 of the tournament ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail us The great one on his exploits: “It feels special, but like I’ve always said it does. Like I’ve said other times, I enjoy playing, having a good time on the pitch. I wasn’t necessarily having one on the ­penalty, but with luck we were able to work through that situation, take the advantage and leave with three points.” And Argentina head coach and fellow Lionel … Scaloni: “I have no words to talk about Leo, it makes us all a bit tired. I’m so happy with his performance. He scored again. The team suffered and at times we created difficulties today. When Leo becomes active everyone activates. Continue reading...