Pau Comendador broke into Real Madrid as one of the greatest pearls of La Fábrica, Real Madrid's youth academy. The player won the European U19 Championship twice and made her debut as a player of the Real Madrid women’s first team in the 25/26 season, getting the first team card and a her first professional contract in the elite of the football. Before that, she had already managed to add some minutes with Real Madrid’s first team, but it wasn’t until 2025 when she established herself in the elite.

We are seeing more brands than ever associating themselves with women’s football - from athletes and clubs to major tournaments. What was once a space with limited sponsorship is now a serious investment opportunity.

Women’s football is growing. But especially in Europe, so much still depends on how clubs choose to treat their women’s teams. In some places, there is a genuine one-club mentality: women play at the big main stadium, have their own merchandise, and share facilities equally with the men’s side. Elsewhere, the reality is very different. At Dijon, despite the women’s team being more successful than the men’s side, the players are now facing the possible loss of their professional status.

A few days ago, Brighton banged on the table and announced the creation of a new stadium exclusively for its women’s team. Brighton & Hove Albion have published plans to build the first women’s football stadium designed specifically for the sport in the United Kingdom and Europe. In addition, it will also be the third stadium in the world created for the exclusive use of the women’s football team.

“We were just girls who wanted to play football," said in exclusive interview for Queenballers Patricia Gregory, the founder of women's FA and mother of the women's football. During her last visit to Prague, she spoke about how she fought in the late 1960s for women to be allowed to play football and what it means to her today to see a packed Wembley.

Winning the Champions League is probably the greatest achievement a player can experience with their club. But winning it in your home country? That is a feeling few things could ever surpass. This year’s UEFA Women’s Champions League final will take place in Oslo, Norway  and both finalists have Norwegian players as an important part of their squads.

What Frida Maanum’s Collapse Revealed About Women’s Football. The Arsenal midfielder’s collapse during the 2024 League Cup final became part of a much larger conversation around pressure, visibility and mental health in the women’s game

Most of today’s generation of professional footballers grew up in a world where women’s football was not fully professional and where there was no guarantee it ever would be. For many, that meant dividing their time between multiple sports. And Jackie Groenen had big future in judo. But, she got an ultimatum.