The motto for the 2024 Paris Olympics was “Ouvrons Grand les Jeux”, a phrase that translates as “Games Wide Open”. The organisers coined it as a nod to their intention to create a spectacle that promoted not only the key values of unity and equality but also enjoyment and emotion....
After just over two weeks of exhilarating action, the Olympic women’s football tournament reaches its endpoint this weekend, with Brazil and the USA fighting it out for the chance to complete their time at the Games with a gold medal around their necks. It is set up to be a...
Following their Continental Cup final defeat to Arsenal Women and their departure at the hands of Manchester United Women in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals, Chelsea Women’s hopes of ending Emma Hayes’ final season in charge with a cup competition triumph have rapidly deteriorated, with only the Champions League left...
Friday night will see a crucial top-of-the-table WSL clash between league leaders Chelsea and second-place Manchester City. The winning side will likely go top of the table and get a crucial win in the second half of the season. Chelsea are the reigning champions of England and have been the...
For Chelsea Women fans, 2023/24 has been a season of heartbreak, firstly because of the announcement that long-serving head coach Emma Hayes will depart at the end of the campaign to take charge of the USWNT and then because of the weekend's news that star striker Sam Kerr has suffered...
Who Is Lexi Potter? The WSL is an ever-developing league and one in which no club can ever sit still, and any team who wants to continually challenge at the top needs to be constantly adding to and improving what they already have if they want to avoid a drop...
Chelsea Women may still be celebrating their fourth successive WSL title, having lifted the trophy on Saturday afternoon to end what has been a breath-taking campaign, but planning is already underway for next season as manager Emma Hayes looks to improve her squad and to prevent their rivals from closing...
Chelsea Women and Arsenal Women have shared an intense rivalry in English women’s football for as long as anyone can remember, and any clash between the two is guaranteed to attract attention up and down the country. Sunday’s Continental Cup final at Selhurst Park was no different, with the latest...
For all of the conversation between fans about which team may or may not make the WSL’s top three this year, there has been little debate about which is most likely to win the league, with many expecting Chelsea Women to seal a fourth consecutive top-flight title. Emma Hayes’ side...
Since switching to Chelsea Women last summer from WSL rivals Manchester United Women, Lauren James has had to spend a lot of time on the substitutes’ bench, with the immense wealth of talent already at Kingsmeadow keeping her out of the starting XI. However, the 20-year-old has recently been handed...
With the majority of leagues wrapped up for the summer, attention has now turned to the upcoming summer transfer window, with speculation over a number of players’ futures already rife. One club who have completed some business this week is Chelsea Women, with Emma Hayes’ side previously unable to add...
The final match of the 2021/2022 season saw Chelsea Women and Manchester City Women lock horns once more in the FA Cup final, with the latest instalment of this footballing rivalry coming after successful conclusions to the league campaign for both sides. Chelsea were on a high after securing their...
It is fair to say that Chelsea Women and Man City Women have had different fortunes in 2021/22 so far. Whilst Chelsea have been competing with Arsenal Women for the WSL title, Manchester City’s initial injury crisis and lack of pre-season meant that they struggled at the foot of the...
The WSL has experienced a number of firsts this season, with Everton Women’s Aurora Galli the first Italian to feature in the top flight after signing from Juventus Femmenile last summer, whilst the league also has a Russian player now, with Chelsea Women recently acquiring Alsu Abdullina from 2021 Russian...
The 2021 Women’s FA Cup final, delayed from last season as part of the backlog of fixtures caused by the ongoing pandemic, was not one to be missed, with this season’s two best sides facing off against each other at Wembley Stadium in a highly-anticipated meeting. Arsenal Women were looking...
Chelsea Women have sat relatively comfortably at the top of English women’s football over the last two seasons, having secured the WSL title in each of those campaigns. However, they face increased competition this time around, with Emma Hayes reacting to this by introducing a new style of play that...
After losing 3-2 against Arsenal, Chelsea Women were able to bounce back by beating Everton Women with a 4-0 win at Kingsmeadow in their second FAWSL fixture. Brighton, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham all share the lead at the top of the standings, and teams like Chelsea and Manchester City...
The WSL made its long-awaited return last weekend, with new teams, players and managers all looking to begin the season in the best way possible. Arsenal Women hosting Chelsea Women was undoubtedly the tie of the first round of matches, and two of the league’s title contenders put on an...
Emma Hayes has enjoyed a growing reputation within the broader game over the past 12 months, and rightfully so. Since taking over as Chelsea Women manager in 2012, she has won four league titles (with the last two coming back-to-back in 2019/20 and 2020/21), two FA Cups, two League Cups,...
The 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League reached its climax on Sunday night, with WSL champions Chelsea Women facing off against Primera Division winners Barcelona Femeni for the ultimate prize in European women’s football. The match in Gothenburg attracted plenty of attention, and was one of the most-anticipated matches of the...
