English Football Roundup: Safe in the Southeast, tension elsewhere
There is no peril or tension in Division 1 South East. Otherwise, it was set up for another feast of 2 pm kickoffs across the Women's National League.
Women's Soccer
"Do it right instead of rushed" - WPSL PRO to launch in 2028
Remember last year when we spoke to the WPSL PRO project director? If not, you can catch up on that conversation here. While priorities haven't changed, the timeline has, with March 2028 now marking the point when the world's largest amateur women's soccer league
Die Frauen Report: DFB-Pokal Semifinal Recap
There were no Frauen-Bundesliga matches this past weekend. Instead the weekend served as host to the semifinal round of the DFB-Pokal Frauen. The weekend’s first match featured the second place Frauen-Bundesliga side, VfL Wolfsburg facing the last place side, FC Carl Zeiss Jena. The other match featured the table
English Football Roundup: A busy Sunday sees over 20 matches
Arsenal to Billericay is 35 miles across London but may as well be another planet. The WSL side played Champions League and FA Cup matches this week, whereas the club from the WNL Southern Premier continue to lick their wounds with an astoundingly bad goal difference.
Japan WNT Changes Coaches Ahead of USWNT Match Ups
The JFA and Nadeshiko Japan coach Nils Nielson have parted ways ahead of a series of friendlies in the USA
Die Frauen Report: Match 22 and DFB-Pokal Preview
Match Day 22 featured a full slate of matches that included an own goal, multiple red cards, and several spectacular goals. Lets take a look at the results and what it means for the races for Europe and to avoid relegation. Friday, 27 March 2026 Carl Zeiss Jena 1 -1
England round-up: City no fools
The top of the English pyramid sees some shuffling and the non-leagues see the Cup and Plate handed out.
England Round-up : Derbies in the Pros, Close races across the nation
This week sees Merseyside, Manchester, North London, and Tyne-Wear Derbies across WSL and WSL2, all at the clubs' primary stadia, although the game that matters in the standings and for local bragging rights is the Manchester derby. That said, City is 8 points ahead going into the game at
Frauen-Bundesliga Week 22 Preview
For the last four seasons, going back to the conclusion of the 2021-2022 campaign, the standings atop the Frauen-Bundesliga have been fairly consistent with Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg, and Eintracht Frankfurt finishing in the top three. The only real variation on the pattern occurred in 2021-2022 season when Wolfsburg finished
AFC WAC Final Recap: Who Won and Who is World Cup Bound
Over the weekend, after 22 days of competition, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup (WAC) reach its conclusion. Japan defeated hosts Australia to conclude a dominant tournament where they scored 29 goals and conceded only one. In addition, six teams secured their spots in next year’s
AFC Women's Asian Cup Quarterfinals Update
With the spots in the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Olympic Qualifying tournament secured by virtue of reaching the knockout stage, the remaining eight teams set about reaching their goal of winning the Women’s Asian Cup (WAC), winning regional bragging rights, and securing their place in the 2027 World
Partly Sol-d in Siouxland
The Sioux City, IA-based WPSL Division II club Sioux City Sol has announced a new ownership structure. We sat down with Jackie Martinez to find out more.
AFC Women's Asian Cup Knockout Stage Preview: Matchups, Stakes, and Path Forward
After 18 matches and nearly two weeks the Asian Football Confederation’s Women’s Asian Cup is at the knockout stage. Eight of the twelve teams remain. The quarterfinal field is full of historic AFC powers. Five teams in the quarterfinals account for 18 of the 20 total past WAC
I-29 Gets Busy With WPSL Division II Traffic
WPSL Division II is the developmental division of the largest women's soccer league in the world. This season sees Dakota Fusion join Sioux City Sol in the league in our region.
Midseason ICYMI: WSL Football enters the chat, Blackburn declines the invite
In July, WSL Football took over management of the top two tiers of English football's pyramid, with the stated intention of making both divisions fully professional. It is somewhat disconcerting that the first announcement following that announcement, was Blackburn Rovers (who narrowly escaped relegation from the second division
Progress With Unity: A fan's perspective of a WSL match
Tim Abbott travelled to Manchester United v Aston Villa in Leigh, here are his takeaways.