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Women’s football attendance: what’s driving the gap between clubs?
According to the World Football Summit, the Women’s Super League (WSL) average attendance surged by 31% in the 2023/24 season. However, according to Women’s Sport Trust and BBC research, WSL…
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How private equity is reshaping the women’s game
2025, in a nutshell, has seen the Women’s Super League (WSL) gain more attraction from investors, brands and sponsorships than ever before, driven by its rapid growth in popularity after…
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Michele Adams MBE: The woman who refused to let Welsh women’s football be forgotten
Some people leave a mark on football through trophies. Others through moments of brilliance on the pitch. Michele Adams MBE has done both, and more. For nearly fifty years, she…
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How class and sexism shape the game across the world
Football still likes to call itself the great equaliser: 90 minutes, two goals, and a dream open to all. Yet behind that romance lies a truth that still divides the…
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Why accessibility and inclusion should be at the heart of the women’s game
It’s been a little while since I dug into the accessibility of women’s football for Beyond the Pitch – from audio descriptive commentary, to social media accessibility and everything in…
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The Next Chapter: Jaya Soor’s journey to professional football continues
Whilst not impossible, the odds of becoming a professional women’s footballer are incredibly slim. Success in reaching the professional level cannot be achieved through talent alone. A supportive network, a…
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Gwalia United: The past, present, and pioneers of Welsh women’s football
Today, Gwalia United stand as Wales’ most enduring women’s football institution, a club with 50 years of history, whose many names chart a story not of inconsistency, but of survival.…
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Fields to feeds: How can social media amplify women’s football?
The popularity of women’s football across the past few years has skyrocketed – with social media to thank for part of this growth. Where coverage for women’s sports was previously…
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Defender, Leader, Icon: A look back on Magdalena Eriksson’s star-studded career as she retires from international football
It was only a few months ago that many of us were sitting tensely, watching Sweden and England deliver one of the most nail-biting and spectacular penalty shootouts of the…
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The book uncovering Scotland’s women’s football story: A potted history of the sport and its struggles
Author Nick Brown has published his book ‘Girls Allowed’. It details the history of women’s football in Scotland and England. The good, bad and baffling is all laid out in…
