Until the age of 14, she played with boys. She started football at four years old and grew up an Everton fan, yet chose Liverpool as her first profesional club. Now, her shirt bears the Chelsea badge, and she’s a European champion with England. Niamh Charles and her story, in her own words:
Orlando Pride can celebrate their new signing, Lizbeth Ovalle. At the same time, though, the fourth-placed team in the NWSL table is facing a major setback—their star player, Barbra Banda, is out of the season with an injury.Â
Bay FC drew a sell-out crowd of 40,091 to San Francisco’s Oracle Park in their August 23 showdown with Washington Spirit—setting a new NWSL and U.S. women’s pro-sports attendance record. Despite the historic turnout, Spirit came away with a 3-2 win in a hard-fought contest.
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Although Leah Williamson (Arsenal) and Lauren James (Chelsea) shone at this year's Euro and brought home the European Championship title to England, their clubs will have to start the season without them. Both stars of the Women's Super League are recovering from injuries.Â
First Naomi Girma to Chelsea, then Olivia Smith to Arsenal, and now Lizbeth Ovalle to Orlando Pride. Women’s football is on the rise, and this year’s third record-breaking transfer fee for a player proves it.
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The young star of Euro 2025 will not be playing for Arsenal for a while longer. The club has decided to send her on loan to Brighton again, where she spent last season.
AI-written books posing as autobiographies of Chloe Kelly and Michelle Agyemang are flooding online stores, raising concerns about fans being misled.
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Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have reached another milestone. They will kick off the season on September 6 at the Allianz Arena against Leverkusen, and it is already clear that the large stadium is attracting audiences. A record number of tickets have already been sold for the match.
