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Leicester City were soundly beaten by Manchester United on Sunday, with goals from Ella Toone, Elisabeth Terland and a brace from Melvine Malard contributing to a 4-0 scoreline. But interim Foxes boss Rick Passmoor says [...]

Arsenal coach Renee Slegers on mid-match TV interviews

Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers says mid-match TV interviews are ‘not ideal’

Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers has admitted that mid-match TV interviews are ‘not ideal’ after their introduction this season. Slegers was interviewed at half-time during Arsenal’s 4-1 victory over the London City Lionesses on Saturday. [...]

Leeds United announce plans to stage matches at the 2035 Women’s World Cup

Leeds United have announced that they will bid to stage games at Elland Road for the 2035 Women’s World Cup. The United Kingdom bid to stage the tournament in 2035 is set to be unopposed, [...]

WSL2 confirms new cumulative record attendance on opening day of the season

Women’s football is growing in popularity with every year that passes and this season the WSL2 set a new cumulative record attendance on opening day. The WSL2 kicked off last weekend and more fans than [...]

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Real Madrid Champions League preview, prediction and team news

It will be Eintracht Frankfurt vs Real Madrid in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday, and here we give our prediction for the third round qualifying first-leg clash. Eintracht Frankfurt vs Real Madrid match facts [...]

Alessia Russo says Champions League success has ‘lit the fire’ for Arsenal to win more

After winning the Champions League last season, Alessia Russo believes that Arsenal’s success will only fuel the club to win more trophies this year. Russo won the Champions League and then Euro 2025 in what [...]

US international Jaedyn Shaw set to join Gotham FC in record NWSL trade

United States international Jaedyn Shaw is reportedly set to complete a $1.25 million (£921,000) move to Gotham FC from the North Carolina Courage. The trade would set a new transfer record between National Women’s Soccer [...]

The highest-rated players in EA Sports FC 26 with two Arsenal players in the top five

The ratings have been revealed for the new EA Sports FC 26 game, and here SheKicks takes a look at the highest-rated women’s players in this year’s edition of the game. Highest-rated women’s players in [...]

Who holds the longest unbeaten streak in the WSL and are Chelsea closing in on record?

Chelsea kicked off this season just how they finished last year and their unstoppable run doesn’t look likely to come to an end any time soon. But who currently holds the longest unbeaten streak in [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Wellings ready to fly high with TNS

Harriet Wellings is hoping to be flying high with TNS in Wales’s Adran Premier this season as she returns to elite football. A physical training instructor for the RAF, the 25-year-old has recently done additional [...]

Jo Potter: Crystal Palace women deserved more out of opening day defeat

Crystal Palace fell to Charlton on the first weekend of WSL2 action and Jo Potter blamed careless mistakes on her team’s downfall. The Eagles lost 1-0 to their London rivals on Sunday despite Charlton having [...]

Brann vs Manchester United Champions League preview, prediction and team news

It will be Brann vs Manchester United on Thursday as the Red Devils return to Champions League action, and here we give our preview and prediction for the first-leg of the third qualifying round clash. [...]

Riko Ueki signs new West Ham deal

Riko Ueki has signed a one-year contract extension at West Ham United. The 26-year-old joined the club in 2023 from Tokyo Verdy Beleza, and has made 55 appearances since then, featuring in every game across [...]

Lucy Bronze makes big donation to GB Deaf Football

Lucy Bronze has become the latest high-profile footballer to donate to the GB Deaf Football squad. They are hoping to compete at the forthcoming summer Deaflympics in Tokyo between Saturday, 15th November and Wednesday, 26th [...]

Former FA chief steps up as Bay FC coach stands down

Bay FC head coach Albertin Montoya has announced his decision to stand down at the end of the 2025 season. The club has announced that Bay Collective’s CEO Kay Cossington – previously the FA women’s [...]

Arsenal legend likens new club to record-breaking Gunners

An Arsenal legend is settling into her first managerial role – and has drawn a parallel between her new side and the legendary Gunners who won the quadruple in 2007. Emma Byrne, who was part [...]

FIFA Women’s Champions Cup to begin in China ahead of Arsenal’s involvement

The curtain-raiser in the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup will be held in China – with Wuhan Jiangda, the AFC Women’s Champions League winners, taking on Auckland United FC, champions of the [...]

Aston Villa manager happy enough with stalemate against Brighton in WSL opener

Aston Villa manager Natalia Arroyo was satisfied with a point against Brighton to kick off the WSL season but believes there is more to come from her players. The Villains were held to a stalemate [...]

The 10 most expensive signings in women’s football after Grace Geyoro’s £1.43m move to London City Lionesses

Big-spending London City Lionesses broke the world record for a women’s football transfer with the addition of Grace Geyoro, and here we take a look at the 10 most expensive signings after some huge moves [...]

Lena Oberdorf finally makes her Bayern Munich debut after missing over a year of action with an ACL injury

Lena Oberdorf has made her Bayern Munich debut after recovering from an ACL injury which kept her out for the entirety of last season. The 23-year-old is regarded as one of the most promising young [...]

Charlotte Healy on the refereeing decision that could have turned the game for Bristol City

Bristol City head coach Charlotte Healy thought Birmingham City could have gone down to ten players in the first half of their WSL2 clash. Birmingham were 2-1 up at half-time courtesy of a Simone Magill [...]

Bethany England insists ‘pressure is a privilege’ after scoring winning penalty for Tottenham against West Ham

Tottenham Hotspur captain Bethany England insisted that “pressure is a privilege” after she converted the decisive penalty in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over West Ham in the opening weekend of the Women’s Super League. Having [...]

Women’s Super League Team of the Week for Matchday 1

The Women’s Super League returned with a bang over the weekend and here SheKicks gives our team of the week for Matchday 1. Reigning WSL champions Chelsea started the weekend with a hard-fought 2-1 victory [...]

Marc Skinner addresses Manchester United’s thin squad after thrashing Leicester in WSL opener

Although Manchester United thrashed Leicester over the weekend in their WSL opener, Marc Skinner was quick to address the club’s thin squad after the game. United have made just three signings in the summer transfer [...]

Ceri Holland: Liverpool can’t feel ‘hard done by’ after another Merseyside Derby home loss

The Merseyside derby curse continued for Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, but Ceri Holland said the Reds can’t feel hard done by after their loss on WSL opening weekend. The Toffees have now won all [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Why Wrexham head coach Jenny Sugarman will leave TV cameras to Hollywood superstars

New Wrexham head coach Jenny Sugarman is thrilled about the challenge and the potential in front of her – but that doesn’t mean she’s going to be comfortable in front of the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ [...]

Brian Sorensen on Everton’s amazing track record of derby day success against Liverpool

Everton have had a strong recent track record against local rivals Liverpool when it comes to the Women’s Super League – so it’s no wonder Toffees head coach Brian Sorensen was delighted to face the [...]

Everton summer signing Ornella Vignola hailed as ‘superb’ after scoring hat-trick on her debut in the Merseyside Derby

Everton head coach Brian Sorenson has hailed summer signing Ornella Vignola after she scored a hat-trick on her debut in the Merseyside Derby against Liverpool. The Toffees got their Women’s Super League campaign off to [...]

Why Jess Park’s new partnership with Ella Toone is so exciting for Manchester United fans

Manchester United’s new signing Jess Park is already forming a great partnership with team-mate Ella Toone – and it’s an exciting time for fans. That’s according to manager Marc Skinner, who revelled in his team’s [...]

Liverpool boss Gareth Taylor on derby defeat: “We don’t want to receive scorelines like that”

Liverpool head coach Gareth Taylor was trying to focus on the positives after his side were thumped 4-1 in their first Women’s Super League match of the season. And to make it worse, it came [...]

Record-breaking Slegers hails “fantastic” Olivia Smith

Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers became the first coach in Women’s Super League history to win their first nine home matches as her side beat London City Lionesses 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium. But she [...]

Why Chloe Kelly loves being an Arsenal player

Chloe Kelly says that little has changed for her after her exploits for England over the summer – and her permanent transfer to Arsenal. “Not much has changed for me as a person,” she told [...]

Olivia Smith scores stunning goal on Arsenal debut against London City Lionesses

Olivia Smith scored a stunning goal on her Arsenal debut as the champions of Europe got their Women’s Super League campaign off to a winning start – beating much-touted London City Lionesses 4-1 in front [...]

Demi Stokes named new Newcastle United captain

Newcastle United have appointed former England international Demi Stokes as their captain ahead of their 2025-26 campaign. She assumes the armband following the departure of Amber-Keegan Stobbs, and will lead the team as they look [...]

Lia Walti bids farewell to Arsenal fans at Emirates

Lia Walti said her final farewell to Arsenal fans at the Emirates ahead of their 2025-26 Women’s Super League season opener against London City Lionesses. The midfielder has signed for Juventus after seven years with [...]

“Alessia Russo is such an impressive player”: Arsenal boss Slegers

Arsenal manager Renee Slegers has welcomed the news that Alessia Russo has committed to a contract extension with the club ahead of the start of the new Women’s Super League season. The England international signed [...]

Manchester City suffer two injuries to key players in opening-day defeat to Chelsea

Manchester City’s season got off to a bad start on Friday evening – not just in terms of the result in their first match, a 2-1 defeat to defending Women’s Super League champions Chelsea. They [...]

Chelsea boss Bompastor “really proud” of “quality” Ellie Carpenter