It may sound cliché but the game of football was the real winner on a night when the Women’s Euros kicked-off with spectacular scenes at Old Trafford.
A packed crowd at one of the most famous stadiums in the world revelled in a wonderful occasion, summed up by England manager Sarina Wiegman when asked about the atmosphere, who said: “It was incredible. No more words.”
Chelsea recovered from defeat in the first leg against Bayern Munich to win 4-1 at Kingsmeadow in the second leg, 5-3 on aggregate, to secure a first-ever appearance in the Champions League final.
Only late goals from Pernille Harder and Fran Kirby prevented the tie from going to extra time, the Blues leading 2-1 after Kirby and Ji So-yun scoring either side of a superb strike from...
Chelsea successfully defended their Continental Tyres League Cup title with a 6-0 victory at Vicarage Road against Bristol City, but the match was marred by a serious injury to defender Maren Mjelde.
Although the Norway international tweeted that the knee injury was not as bad as first feared, she will be out for the rest of the season.
Chelsea moved three points clear at the top of the Barclays Women's Super League with a 3-0 victory against Arsenal.
It was the best possible response to Sunday's surprise defeat to Brighton and leaves Arsenal 12 points behind top spot and seven points adrift of the European places.
Pernille Harder scored twice before Fran Kirby added a third late on. "Everybody knows what...
A chaotic week in the Women's Super League came to a conclusion with just one of the six weekend fixtures able to go ahead. Chelsea travelled to Reading and won 5-0 thanks to four-goal haul from Fran Kirby.
The result moves the champions up to second, three points behind Manchester United but still with a game in hand despite being the only top-five side in action.
Chelsea and Manchester City both got off to a winning start in their Champions League campaigns after away vicories in the first leg of the Round of 32.
Two goals for Fran Kirby helped the striker pass Eni Aluko's goalscoring record for Chelsea as they eased to a 5-0 win over Benfica in Lisbon. It was also captain Magda Ericsson's 100th appearance for the club as Millie Bright,...
With no actual fixtures scheduled until a trip to Germany in October, England manager Phil Neville wanted to bring a competitive edge to the Lionesses' St.George's Park training camp.
A full 90-minute training match between an England 'Home' XI against an 'Away' team managed to achieve just that.
Ellen White - captain of the Home team - led by example, scoring twice in the...
