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Business of Soccer
/ 262 days agoWomen's Super League to keep promotion and relegation
The Women's Super League (WSL) will keep their current format regarding promotion and relegation. The Football Association (FA) currently run the top women's division in England and the second-tier WSL Championship. Under current rules, clubs that win the Championship are given promotion and replace the teams that finish bottom of the WSL. These two leagues […]
Leagues: NWSL
/ 263 days agoNWSL announces start of landmark 2024 TV schedule
The National Women's Soccer League, or NWSL, will break new ground in its 2024 TV schedule. With a new broadcast deal across varying platforms, NWSL will make history in the coming season. That starts on Friday, March 15, with the league's first game on the Amazon Prime Video streaming platform, which is new to the […]
England
/ 267 days agoUSWNT boss Emma Hayes says England is more sexist than US
The incoming boss of the United States Women's National Team Emma Hayes has claimed that England is more sexist than the USA. The current manager of the Chelsea women's team has faced major challenges in being one of the driving forces behind the rapid development of women's soccer in England. However, she is leaving Chelsea […]
Panini
/ 267 days agoPanini sells out Women's Super League stickers on website
The first edition of the Women's Super League stickers on Panini sold out fast with fans actively seeking the collection. The incredible response to the collection has led to stores and the Panini website selling out of the Women's Super League packages. Argos, WH Smiths, Toys R Us, Smyths Toys, and the Panini website listed […]
Club World Cup
/ 269 days agoInaugural Women’s Club World Cup: FIFA set target date
It seems that plans are afoot to establish yet another premier women's club soccer competition. The likelihood has significantly increased that the world's leading women's club teams will participate in a tournament. For more than ten years, women's game officials have broached the topic of a world championship. Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, expressed his […]
Brazil
/ 270 days agoU.S. Soccer reveals full 2024 SheBelieves Cup schedule
Scheduling details of the upcoming 2024 SheBelieves Cup. The annual invitational tournament historically pits some of the top women's national teams against each other. Typically held in the spring, the competition consists of four teams fighting for the title. As hosts, the United States women's national team has featured in all eight of the previous […]
Arsenal
/ 271 days agoArsenal announces fastest-selling women's game for Man Utd clash
Arsenal has announced that they have already sold over 50,000 tickets for an upcoming Barclay's Super League matchup with the Manchester United women. It is now the fastest-selling English women's top-flight game in the club's history. The Red Devils are set to travel to north London to face their rivals on Saturday, February 17th. The […]
Chelsea
/ 281 days agoChelsea star Sam Kerr suffers serious knee injury in training
Sam Kerr, one of the best players in all of women's soccer, suffered a major knee injury during warm-weather training for Chelsea. The Chelsea women's team traveled to Morocco to continue training and get out of the cold weather in London. However, the Australian is going to miss considerable time, and perhaps the remainder of […]
News
/ 289 days agoNWSL vs USL Super League on a collision course in US soccer
As the male professional soccer leagues in the United States continue their Soccerwarz, the same mistakes and lack of leadership from the United States Soccer Federation are creating a similar situation for the women. Starting this summer, a brand-new independent women's soccer league named USL Super League will debut going head-to-head against the NWSL. Women's […]
USWNT
/ 292 days agoRise of women's soccer: Journey to recognition and equality
As far as sports storylines go, the meteoric rise of women's soccer ranks among the most fascinating and motivating. A once-overlooked and underappreciated phenomenon has grown into a worldwide sensation, winning over audiences everywhere. The ascent from obscurity to prominence has been characterized by dogged persistence, fortitude, and the unrelenting quest for acknowledgment and parity. […]
CONCACAF
/ 308 days agoGroups set for 2024 W Gold Cup
A new era for women's soccer in North America is coming up in February. And now the USWNT, and everyone else, knows the lay of the land with the groups for the W Gold Cup set after the completion of the draw. 2024 W Gold Cup Groups The twelve competitors – nine already qualified plus […]
USWNT
/ 312 days ago2027 Women's World Cup bids come down to the wire
The 2023 Women's World Cup just wrapped up this past summer. But now eyes turn to the next edition of the premier women's soccer event. Today is the final day for countries to submit their bids to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, and one major entrant waited until the last moment. USA and […]
CONCACAF
/ 313 days agoCONCACAF W Gold Cup draw scheduled for first-ever contest
A new era for women's soccer in North America is set to kick off early next Spring. The first-ever CONCACAF W Gold Cup will take place in California and Texas, and the draw will be staged on December 11 to get things rolling. 12 teams to compete in the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup The […]
Business of Soccer
/ 321 days agoOne-third of Women's World Cup players earn less than $30K
A recent study has found that a significant amount of players at the 2023 Women's World Cup had earnings lower than $30,000 last year. FIFPRO, the worldwide soccer player representative organization, conducted the poll by asking 260 total players about their wages. These featured athletes were from 26 of the 32 participating national teams at […]
South Africa
/ 324 days agoSouth Africa's unexpected stance on 2027 Women World Cup bid
It has been announced that South Africa will not be vying to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. This weekend, the South African Football Association (SAFA) stunned the soccer world by announcing it was pulling out of the bidding process to host the tournament. Four countries competed for the right to host the event, with […]