England women’s football team lead the way in the 2026 King’s New Year Honours List with manager Sarina Wiegman receiving an honorary damehood and five players recognised for services to the sport.

As the Women’s Super League enjoys its last bit of rest before the January transfer window and the second half of the season, The Athletic takes a look back at what stood out in European women’s ...

Man Utd midfielder Ella Toone returns to the Lionesses squad for the first time since November; Aggie Beever-Jones is also ...

This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black History Month. To view the whole collection, click here. It was July 2024 during an England national team camp in the Netherlands, and ...

England forward Beth Mead will leave Arsenal when her contract expires at the end of the season, it was announced Monday.

Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has declared that female footballers possess equal or superior toughness to their male counterparts. The shot-stopper, who features as Glamour magazine's ...

During World War I, the popularity of women’s football had skyrocketed. In the years immediately after the conflict there ...