Sakina Karchaoui was generally regarded as a star of the French women’s game before her 2021 move to PSG Féminines. Still, her game has undoubtedly reached new levels as her time in the French capital has gone on. Some wondered if the 29-year-old French international was capable of playing at...
Whilst Sonia Bompastor’s arrival at Chelsea Women has attracted the headlines when it comes to coaching appointments in the WSL this summer, she is not the only new name for fans to get used to, with three others also taking charge in the league, and all hoping to lead their...
Spanish media have recently argued that the Danish left-back, Sofie Svava, is set to join Olympique Lyonnais and sign a long-term contract following the end of her contract with Real Madrid at the end of this season. It is true that with Olga Carmona being the starter at Real Madrid,...
After a long journey at Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, where Sakina Karchaoui stood out as one of the best left-backs in the D1 féminine, she soon became an impactful player for Lyon Féminin for one season and then went to Paris Saint-Germain, where she has had some great successes from...
When it comes to scouting up-and-coming talent in the modern women’s game, one place that should always be looked at is Africa. The continent has produced some outstanding individual players over the years and currently boasts the most expensive player in the world: Zambia forward Racheal Kundananji, who moved to...
When listing rivalries in the global women’s game, some of the ones that immediately come to mind are those of Seattle Reign and Portland Thorns in the NWSL and of Club América Femenil and Guadalajara Femenil in Mexico. However, there aren’t many bigger than the one shared by French domestic...
Gaëtane Thiney has been one the three most dangerous midfielders this season so far at the age of 38, proving that age is just a number and that form and performances can remain powerful and sometimes become even more powerful than before despite becoming older than the most of the...
Sunday evening saw the Parisian derby being held between Paris FC and Paris Saint-Germain. For the interest of this article, from now on, I will refer to Paris FC as Paris and Paris Saint-Germain as PSG. Paris came into this game following a major midweek win against Spanish giants Real...
Louise Fleury has been an impactful player for Paris FC Women this season, helping them start their Division 1 Féminine season in the best of ways, having the same number of points as Olympique Lyonnais at the top of the standings, with 15 points and five wins each. Paris FC...
Damaris Egurrola is a 23-year-old footballer who was born in the United States but who is half-Dutch and half-Spanish. Nevertheless, Egurrola decided to represent the Netherlands and has been playing with them since 2022, despite having played a single match for Spain. She started her footballing journey at Athletic Bilbao...
When PSG Féminine announced last summer that they had acquired the services of Barcelona Femení winger Lieke Martens, there were many who felt that it was a signing of intent and that the Netherlands star could be the one to take the French club to the next level, both domestically...
Corinne Diacre will go down in history as one of the most divisive head coaches of the French women’s national team. Some in the national setup approve of her, while others severely disagree with her methods. However, when it came to the players, and particularly those with influence in the...
As the men’s domestic game swings back into action, following the completion of the World Cup, the majority of leagues in the women’s game are taking a well-deserved winter break. As a result, fans of each one will have ample time to sit back over the festive period and reflect...
The eyes of most women’s football fans in Europe have been glued to Euro 2022 this summer. Still, it is easy to forget that two other major continental competitions took place in July, with Mexico hosting North America’s CONCACAF W Championship and the best South American countries travelling to Colombia...
Norway Women indeed had a very disappointing Euro 2022 journey as they were eliminated from the group stage after losing against England 8-0, losing to Austria 1-0 and winning 4-1 against Northern Ireland, collecting only three points. This worrying performance, however, doesn’t mean that Norway’s players are not good enough....
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...
As with most of the leagues around Europe, the 2021/2022 Division 1 Féminine season is rapidly drawing to a close, with newly-crowned European champions Lyon Féminin sealing a 15th domestic league title last week and regaining what fierce rivals PSG Féminine took off them last year. However, the end of...
Whilst 2020/2021 was not a happy time for Lyon Féminin, 2021/2022 has been far better, as they currently sit top of the Division 1 Féminine table with 12 wins from 12 and won their Champions League group, losing just once (away to Bayern Munich Frauen). This success has largely been...
French women’s football is currently as good as it ever has been, with plenty of up-and-coming players establishing themselves both in the Division 1 Feminine and on the international stage. One of those, who has been starring for PSG Feminine this season, is forward Sandy Baltimore. She ordinarily plays as...
Lyon Feminin’s 2020/2021 season was not one they will want to remember, with PSG Feminine beating them to the Division 1 Feminine title after 14 consecutive seasons at the top, whilst they were also knocked out of the Champions League by the same team at the quarter-final stage. However, 2021/2022...
