Women’s football

May 1, 2025 10:19 AM

Chelsea beat Man United 1-0 to win sixth straight WSL title

Chelsea wrapped up their sixth consecutive Women's Super League title and record-extending eighth in total after a 1-0 victory at Manchester United on Wednesday, with Lucy Bronze heading home a corner late in the game. Sonia Bompastor's Blues, who needed only a point from Wednesday's match to secure another title and continue their WSL dominance, sit atop the league table with 54 points for an unassailable nine-point lead over Arsenal with two games remaining. United are third on 43 points. De...

April 28, 2025 4:35 PM

Women’s Football: India to face Myanmar, Indonesia, Turkmenistan in AFC U20 Asian Cup qualifiers

The India U20 women's football team has been drawn into Group D alongside Myanmar, Indonesia, and Turkmenistan for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026 Qualifiers. The draw was conducted on Monday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Group D matches will be hosted by Myanmar in a centralised single round-robin format from August 6 to 10. Meanwhile, defending champions DPR Korea will battle Nepal, hosts Bhutan, Mongolia, and Saudi Arabia in Group A. Group B features hosts Vietna...

March 27, 2025 4:53 PM

India to play Thailand, Mongolia, Timor Leste, Iraq in AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers

India has been placed in Group B alongside Thailand, Mongolia, Timor Leste, and Iraq for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers. The draw was conducted on Thursday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. Group B matches will be hosted by Thailand between June 23 and July 5, 2025, in a centralised single round-robin format, with the group winners advancing to the final tournament in Australia. In total, 34 teams will compete for eight spots in the 21st edition of the Continental showpie...

March 18, 2025 12:43 PM

FIFA report finds wide discrepancy in women’s pay, contracts, attendance

The average annual salary for a female professional soccer player globally is $10,900, says FIFA's annual report on the women's game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams FIFA designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was around $24,030, although 16 of those top clubs paid an average gross salary of over $50,000, according to the "Setting the Pace, FIFA Benchmarking Report on Women's Football" released on Monday. The highest ...