The WSL season kicks off tonight and the Guardian’s women’s football writer Suzanne Wrack is here now answering your questions – from what to expect from London City Lionesses after their signing spree to whether Manchester City...
Read MoreStruggling on her meagre pay, Faten Ben Omar El Azizi dreamed of reaching Europe. Then she joined thousands trying to reach a better life in SpainFootball was the life Faten Ben Omar El Azizi had wanted. She had long played in...
Read MoreThe honorary Gooner’s game went up a level last season. Now, the forward wants to push on for more trophies, starting with the WSLArms hooked over the bar at the front of the bus, sunglasses on, a drink in one hand and the other...
Read MoreIn the vacuum of the players’ silence, it has been the Iranian diaspora in Australia who are speaking out against the regimeAs Iran’s national anthem began to trumpet around Gold Coast Stadium on Monday night, members of an...
Read MoreFor fifteen years I have been devoted to the sport, but can still barely tackle or shoot. I decided to get a coach and give him the challenge of a lifetimeIf I told you I have played football for 15 years, you’d probably assume...
Read MoreDid the 21st century begin on 1 January 2000? Or was it that blue sky day in September 2001 when the planes hit the twin towers? These images from the last 25 years chronicle modern history in the makingAt the turn of the...
Read MoreWomen’s football is booming – but the bigger it’s got, the messier it’s become for players. Through it all, the hot tip for Sports Personality of the Year has kept a cool headAt the end of last year, Chloe Kelly was seriously...
Read MoreAitana Bonmatí has been voted the best female player on the planet by our panel of 127 experts ahead of Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo2024 list | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018Meet the judges | See how every judge...
Read MoreShe’s the emerging star of this year’s dance show, wowing judges with her paso doble. The pundit and former footballer talks about gentleness, bullying, her love of the Lionesses and why she’s never been so happyThe qualities...
Read MoreFootball is truly a family affair for Hednesford Town’s Hazzana Parnell and her fellow forward Remaya Osbourne“As a mother you try to give your child the best you can,” says the Hednesford Town forward Hazzana Parnell before the...
Read MoreIt starts with singing, banter or enthusiastic goal celebrations – and leads to so much more. Six groups of fan friends share how they metLike so many football fans, I have my own routines and rituals with which I tie together...
Read MoreFaye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Sophie Downey and Emma Sanders to discuss all the reaction to former England goalkeeper Mary Earps’s new book, All In. Plus, the panel discuss the talking points as the WSL returned after...
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