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She was born in California, wears a pink headband, is a striker and celebrates her goals by making the gesture of drinking tea. And no, it’s not Alex Morgan. Her name is Melanie Bárcenas and from a very young age she has begun to break records and set new milestones in women’s football. 

As the first country with a fully professional women’s football league, the United States is no stranger to attracting top talent from abroad. With the development of women’s football overseas, the landscape has changed as other leagues have emerged as attractive destinations for top talents. Today, the narrative often goes the other way, as many top talents from the NWSL have left for European leagues in recent seasons. 

“So… thank you for everything, Arsenal.” When Swiss midfielder Lia Wälti left Arsenal last year, it broke the hearts of many Gooners. Her departure from the club she had called home for almost seven years became one of the most emotional farewells in recent memory. Now, she's back in the Women's Super League. But what is the story behind her journey?

Although ACF Fiorentina ultimately missed out on a chance to compete in the Women's Champions League, the season still brought some positives. The most significant ones are undoubtedly the performances of Maya and Emma (members of the UEFA Women's U19 Championship runner-up team, both born in 2007) who broke into Fiorentina’s first team this year.

What a week for a women's football! We've finally seen several long-awaited transfers become official, while a number of players have also put pen to paper on new deals, some of them signing their first professional contracts. Meanwhile, the UEFA Women's U9 Championship continues, with Europe's brightest young talents battling it out for continental glory.

Major international tournaments and sticker albums have always gone hand in hand. What started as a school breaks fun, one that plenty of adults still enjoy, has, in recent years, become not only part of the atmosphere surrounding football's biggest competitions but also a thriving business, with collectors hoping to uncover the rarest stickers or trading cards. But what about women's football?

On July 7, 2018, Sam Kerr scored a hattrick in her first game against her former team Sky Blue FC. In a moment where most players would celebrate, she instead walked away with her head down. “If I’m honest, I didn’t enjoy it,” Kerr commented after the match. “I wish things were better here, and that I could stay. It just sucks that that’s the way it had to be.”

The 2026 Men’s World Cup, currently underway in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, is undoubtedly the biggest sporting event of the year. Next year, it will be followed by the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, which will be hosted by Brazil. Which male and female football  players are connected by family or other ties?