Sparta Prague host Hammarby in the first leg of the Women's Europa Cup semi-final on Wednesday, March 25 at Fortuna Arena, with the return leg set for April 2 at 3Arena in Stockholm. Here are the players from both sides to watch, selected by Queenballers.

You’re 18. You’ve just helped your team to a bronze medal in Norway’s Toppserien. You have been nominated Young Player of the Year. Everything feels like it’s falling into place — a career opening up in front of you, a path that could one day follow the likes of Caroline Graham Hansen or Maren Mjelde. And then, suddenly, it stops. The diagnosis every footballer fears: an ACL injury.

Various top female footballers share their first encounters with football as emerging from observing their older brothers playing football. And Jessie Gale, England's rising star, is no exception. 

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a condition that is frequently discussed in the world of women’s football. Many footballers who suffer from this disease are very open about it, sharing their experiences. What is it like to live with such a painful condition while also being a professional athlete, where your body is expected to perform at its peak?

The international break is over and women’s football is back in full swing. England and France now have their domestic cup winners, the Asian Cup has decided the teams heading to the World Cup, the NWSL has returned, and Borussia Dortmund is making big plans for the future.

Our Twin Stories section usually looks at pairs from the world of women’s football who share something in common or whose careers are closely connected. This time, though, the link is far more literal. Karen and Sara Holmgaard are identical twins, Denmark internationals who until recently even played for the same club.

Few saw this coming. On March 12, 2026, Guro Reiten announced through tears that she is leaving Chelsea, the club she has played for since 2019. The Norway international will now join NY Gotham FC, who begin the new NWSL season as defending champions.

Crocheting is a hobby that has gained renewed popularity since the COVID years and is widespread across generations. It has even found its way into professional sport. One well-known example is British diver Tom Daley, who is also an avid knitter. In women’s football, one of the hobby’s most prominent advocates is German star Klara Bühl.

Sweden international Madelen Janogy will remain in Italy with purple future. She has extended her contract with Fiorentina, the club she joined in 2024 from swedish side Hammarby in Damallsvenskan, until 2028.