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Questions over claims of equal pay for England players

Following the Football Association's assertion they have been paying England's women the same as their male counterparts since January, questions have been raised over the equality of bonus payments - particularly at tournaments.

The FA made the statement after the Brazilian FA announced they will now be paying their women's side the same as the men . It was thought Australia, New...

Premier League, women's football, women's sport, Women's Super League

Arrival of foreign stars prompts WSL home-grown player quota from 2021

The Women's Super League has reached an agreement with the Football Association to introduce a minumum number of homegrown players in squads from the start of the 2021-22 season.

Teams in the WSL will have to have at least eight players who were trained by an English club for three seasons or more by the time they turned 21. In the Women's Championship, that number will rise to 15...

Football, women's football, women's sport, Women's FA Cup

Details announced for 2020-21 FA Cup

The 2021 Women's FA Cup final will be played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 22 May. A total of 376 clubs will take part in the competition with the extra preliminary round being played on Sunday 6 September.

Teams from the Barclays Women's Super League and Women's Championship will join in the fourth round at the end of January.

The draw for the extra preliminary round will...

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England withdraw from SheBelieves Cup

Doubts over the spread of coronavirus have forced England to withdraw from the 2021 SheBelieves Cup in the USA.

The Lionesses have played in the annual competition every year since its inception in 2016 and won the cup in 2019.

The four-team invitational event is usually held in February and March but concerns over travel logistics and potential health risks have worried the...

Football, women's football, women's sport

Women's Super League gets the all-clear with no new Covid cases

The Football Association have confirmed there were no positive cases of coronavirus in the latest round of testing for teams in the Barclays Women's Super League and Championship.

A total of 1,544 tests were carried out between 20 July and 26 July.

It is great news for the women's professional game as both leagues continue preparations to start the new season on the weekend...

Football, women's football, women's sport

FA Cup gets autumn go-ahead

The 2019-20 Women's FA Cup will be completed after the Football Association gained approval to finish last season's competition during the early part of the new campaign.

The cup had reached the quarter-final stage before lockdown in March. Unlike the Women's Super League and Championship, the FA Cup was only postponed rather than cancelled.

FIFA has now made an exception to...

UEFA EURO 2022, women's football, women's sport

Sport England wants Euro 2022 to get more women playing football

Sport England want to help more adult women play football after awarding £1million in lottery funds to the nine cities hosting UEFA Euro 2022 matches.

London, Trafford, Manchester, Sheffield, Rotherham, Milton Keynes, Wigan & Leigh, Brighton & Hove and Southampton are all set to benefit with support for local plans to get women playing.

With interest and audiences...

Football, women's football, women's sport

Grassroots game given go-ahead to resume by The FA

Women and girls can start playing football again from August, with league matches allowed from September, according to new guidance from the Football Association.

The Women's Super League and Championship was already permitted to resume training and preparing for the new season but now separate guidelines have been produced for tiers three to six of the women's game .

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FA, women's football, FA Cup, football

FA commit to interviewing BAME candidate for England job

The Football Association will interview at least one candidate from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background for the role of England manager, according to The Times.

They have received 142 applications to replace Phil Neville, who is stepping down next summer before Euro 2021 and the Tokyo Olympics.

The FA have said they will shortlist at least one BAME candidate for...

Premier League, women's football, women's sport, Women's Super League

Premier League WSL takeover fails to find support

Most Women's Super League clubs would prefer to remain independent rather than be run by the Premier League.

The Guardian reports there are fears the focus under Premier League control would be on maximising commercial revenues rather than developing players, coaches and grassroots football.

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has previously stated his personal...

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