The RFEF's newly approved competition regulations—effective from July 1, 2025—do not include a VAR system for Liga F, meaning no video-assisted referee technology will be used next season.
Ahead of UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, each England squad member was presented with a shirt from her first-ever football club during a special ceremony at St George’s Park on June 23, 2025.
26 different grassroots and youth clubs were represented—including teams like Alnwick Town FC (Lucy Bronze) and Villarreal (Hannah Hampton who grew up in Spain)—highlighting their varied pathways into professional football.
Around 150 club coaches and players attended to see their former stars and celebrate the role local volunteers played in nurturing the talent.
Real Madrid officially signed German goalkeeper Merle Frohms on a three-year deal running from July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2028.
Frohms arrives from VfL Wolfsburg, where she won two UEFA Women’s Champions League titles (2013 & 2014), four Frauen-Bundesliga titles, and seven DFB-Pokal trophies.
This is Frohms’ first club experience outside Germany. She is expected to challenge current No. 1 Misa RodrĂguez following the departure of Mylène Chavas.
Manchester City confirmed the signing of 18‑year‑old Swiss attacker Iman Beney from BSC Young Boys.
Beney played a crucial role in Young Boys’ 2024/25 title campaign, finishing her season with nine goals in 22 appearances.
After suffering an ACL rupture that ruled her out of the 2023 U‑17 World Cup, Beney has fully recovered and returned to international football, earning 10 senior caps for Switzerland.
From the 2025/26 Women's Champions League season, BBC is set to broadcast a selection of matches on free-to-air platforms, bringing European women’s club football to a wider british audience.
The move follows Disney+ securing exclusive streaming rights for all 75 matches across Europe under a new five-year agreement (2025–2030).
Born with strabismus and depth-perception challenges, Hampton underwent multiple eye surgeries as a child. Doctors initially advised against playing sports—yet she overcame their doubts to pursue football.
Following Mary Earps’s surprise retirement, Hampton has been appointed England's first-choice goalkeeper ahead of UEFA Women’s Euro 2025.
London City Lionesses, newly promoted to the Women’s Super League, signed Dutch midfielder Daniëlle van de Donk on a two-year contract through 2027—their first signing of the summer.
Van de Donk joined on a free transfer after her contract with OL Lyonnes (formerly Lyon) ended; both clubs are owned by Michele Kang.