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City's new boss sets sights on trophies

Manchester City may have missed out on the Women's Super League title, despite being top of the league when the season was suspended, but new head coach, Gareth Taylor, wants to win trophies as soon as possible.

Taylor replaced Nick Cushing at the helm last month and knows he will be expected to build on his predecessor's legacy of six trophies in seven seasons in charge.

“I...

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Chelsea win Women's Super League, Liverpool are relegated

Chelsea have been named winners of the Women's Super League title on a points-per-game ratio.

The Blues were second in the table when the season was suspended in March, one point behind leaders Manchester City. But they had a game in hand which meant the two sides swapped places once points-per-game were applied.

Liverpool have been relegated to the Women's Championship and...

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FA Cup to rescue women's season

The Football Association are increasingly hopeful there will be a Women's FA Cup final this year, despite the cancellation of the Super League season.

According to Telegraph Sport, the quarter-finals, semis and final could potentially be played ahead of a new WSL campaign starting in September.

It is understood the FA will hold further discussions this week and clubs would...

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Women's Super League transfer round-up

There might not be any action on the pitch at the moment but there is still plenty of transfer news. Here is our latest round-up:

LIVERPOOL

Rhiannon Roberts has extended her stay at Liverpool, signing an undisclosed new contract. The Wales midfielder has played 27 times for the club, having joined in 2018.

She had no qualms over agreeing a new deal despite Liverpool...

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FA celebrate women's referee growth success

The Football Association has announced a 72% growth in the number of women referees since 2016. There are now 2,146 qualified female officials in the country.

Before the suspension of the current season due to the coronavirus crisis, 63% of matches in the Women's Super League were refereed by women and 55% in the Women's Championship - a significant increase on previous campaigns....

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Neville showed "lack of respect" to the women's game

England manager, Phil Neville, has been accused of showing a lack of respect towards women's football by Lionesses star, Fara Williams.

Neville is leaving the national job when his contract expires next summer, deciding to step down ahead of both the delayed Euro 2021 tournament and Tokyo Olympics.

Williams was angered when the former England and Manchester United defender...

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Government urged to show “more respect” for women’s football

The Government should be putting as much effort into a safe resumption of women’s football as it has into the Premier League’s Project Restart, according to the Shadow Minister for Sport.

While the top clubs in men’s football have a provisional date to return to action later this month, there has been no such guidance for the women’s game.

The Women’s Super League and Women’...

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Chelsea welcome new investment

Not content with dominating on the pitch, Women's Super League champions Chelsea have announced a new bespoke sponsor, investment bank N+1 Singer, whose logo will appear on the players' shorts from this weekend.

It will be an encouragement to other clubs in the WSL that the Blues have been able to attract their own investment, rather than rely on existing club partnerships.

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