h/t Next Pro News: In March of this year, the USSF PLS was quietly updated to change the definition of a “Principal Owner” from requiring a 35% controlling interest to only requiring 15%. The change applies to all divisions, men and women.

Full results and standings following #FrauenBundesliga Round 23. Only three rounds left to play in #DieLiga.

Absolute thrashing in the #FrauenBundesliga to end Round 23. TSG Hoffenheim crushes FC Köln 6-2, putting themselves ever closer to a #UWCL spot with three rounds remaining in the German top flight. #WoSo

Absolute thrashing going on in the #FrauenBundesliga right now as TSG Hoffenheim are up 4–1 over FC Köln at the break. The FBL title has already been decided, but TSG is in the fight for one of two remaining 2026/27 #UWCL spots.

#Damallsvenskan Round 3 results and standings following the first three matches of the campaign. Two draws on the week and 2024 champion Rosengård gets their first point of the season. #WoSo

northlandsoccer.com/english-foot... The 72 teams of the FA Women's National League are wrapping up their season. We look at the key races and WSL2 continues to be the league no one wants to win.

That's the Northern Premier and Southern Premier respectively. Full breakdown of the ups and downs across the 72 clubs in the #WNL coming up soon on northlandsoccer.com

#Toppserien Round 4 results and standings following four rounds of play

#AFCToronto gets revenge for last seasons Matheson Cup Final loss with a 3-2 win away at #VanRiseFC to start the 2026 #NSL season

Matchday 3 in the #Damallsvenskan this weekend. Only the first five of the seven listed are this weekend as BK Häcken faces Hammarby in the #UWEC Finals.

The #NSL kicks off it's second season today! Not sure what the NSL is, don't worry we've got a primer for you!

This year's WSL Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Alongside Casey Stoney MBE and Kerys Harrop, there is a posthumous induction for the late Matt Beard www.northlandsoccer.com/wsl-hall-of-fame-inducts-stoney-harrop-and-beard

Pivoting to England: Congratulations to @htafc.bsky.social Women, for promotion up to the #WNL Northern Premier, the third division and top of the semi-pro tiers.

News from the women's pre-professional and college ranks of the US (and future pros).

Bayern Munich are Frauen-Bundesliga champions for the seventh time and league champions for the eighth time. FCB tie VfL Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt for the most Frauen-Bundesliga titles!

A former Man United player might be heading back to the WSL.

Plymouth Argyle have sealed a playoff spot for a WSL2 berth. Elsewhere, relegation threatens a handful of teams. #WNL

Due to the April DFB-Pokal semifinals and the international break, Frauen-Bundesliga sides have not taken the field in league play for approaching a month. Beginning Wednesday, the teams return to the pitch for the race to the finish.   www.northlandsoccer.com/die-frauen-report-back-from-break/

Japan wins back to back women's trophies in the AFC. Nadeshiko Japan U20's defeated DPR Korea 1-0 to claim Japan's 7th AFC U20's title. #U20WAC

NEW: The NWSLPA tells @espn.com in a statement that most players polled so far oppose flipping the calendar to fall-to-spring. "The right question is not whether the league should flip the calendar, but whether the right conditions exist to do so responsibly." More 👇

NEWS: The boardroom debate to flip the #NWSL calendar to fall-to-spring has intensified again, with another vote potentially imminent. A change was voted down in 2024. It might now have the momentum to pass with MLS flipping, NWSL expanding, ongoing summer/FIFA window congestion. Big decisions loom.

I know other leagues have policies like these, but it doesn’t make it any less of an extortionate, anti-competitive, garbage policy. #nwsl

northlandsoccer.com/english-foot... With the WSL off, we have a roundup of the action affecting the ups and downs in the Women's National League.

something cool happened yesterday: Marie-Louise Eta became the first woman to be named a head coach in the men’s Bundesliga — she’ll be at the helm of Union Berlin as an interim through the end of the season (and it isn’t the first time she’s made history, either) www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

Arthur Elias reveals Brasíl WNT plan June USA – date and location not confirmed. October Finalíssima if possible England – date and location not confirmed. If England win group I presume otherwise they look other team Final fifa date 2026 nov 24- Dec 5 Brasil intend to play Japan

There is a month left in the #GainbridgeSuperLeague season. Three spots in the playoffs remain unclaimed. www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2026/04...

www.theguardian.com/football/202... The (English) FA says that without academy sides, the non-leagues won't be competitive enough.

We sat down with WPSL PRO's Gina Prodan Kelly to get an update on the embryonic USA D2 #WoSo league. northlandsoccer.com/wpsl-pro-do-it-right-instead-of-rushed/

Stay tuned for an update from the pending D2 #WoSo league in the US, @wpslpro.bsky.social and a series of looks at the areas of the country where they will be looking to make an impact.

Before breaking for the April international window, the top two teams in the Frauen-Bundesliga faced the bottom two sides in the DFB-Pokal Frauen semifinals. The two matches couldn’t have been more different. Checkout our recap in this week’s Die Frauen Report. northlandsoccer.com/die-frauen-r...

Promotion, relegation, playoffs, Champions League and FA Cup, all covered in a bumper English Women's Football Roundup. northlandsoccer.com/english-football-roundup-7th-april-20

#Damallsvenskan results and table following round two. The league will now break until 25 April for the spring international window.

In a battle of the multiclub branches, OL Lyonnes beat Strasbourg 6-0 in the semifinals of the Coupe de France. The Paris derby in the other semifinal finished 2-1 in favor of PSG despite the hosts playing at a numerical disadvantage for 40 minutes.

Relegation threatened FC Carl Zeiss Jena take VfL Wolfsburg to penalties in the DFB-Pokal Frauen semifinal. Stina Johannes helps the She-Wolves avoid a really bad week with two big saves. Wolfsburg advances to the final 5-4.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater... The (English) FA has a lot of ground to make up.

This morning @mnaurorafc.bsky.social dropped their 2026 "Flora" kit and just like all their others, it's quite a banger.

UEFA Women's Europa Cup 🏆 A ALL SWEDISH FINAL IS SET Semi Final 2nd Leg Häcken 0-1 Eintracht Anyomi 31 3-1 Hammarby 2-0 Sparta Petersen 33 Hasund 62 5-2

After a successful 13 months that included Japanese titles in the SheBelieves Cup and AFC Women's Asian Cup, Nils Nielsen is out as the Nadeshiko manager ahead of the friendlies with the USWNT. northlandsoccer.com/japan-wnt-ch...

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@woso.northlandsoccer.com 's new regular coverage of the Frauen-Bundesliga for now has a name, Die Frauen Report. Check it out. northlandsoccer.com/die-frauen-r...

Today is #TransDayOfVisibility and we want to wish a happy and safe TDOV to everyone, whether out or unable to come out. Our team is made up of folks spanning the LGBTQ community, including trans and enby folks. Northland Media is, was, and always will be trans & queer friendly.

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In the #WNL Plate Final earlier today, it went to penalties, with Cheadle Town Stingers winning. I roundup all the footy I can find from England, on Tuesday, on northlandsoccer.com

Rylie Combs scored the game winner for Eskilstuna United DFF in their first match back in the Damallsvenskan! #STLSoccer

Dudinha's goal on Wednesday was the 197th scored by a Brazilian in the NWSL & her assist marked the 298th goal contribution by a Brazilian Brazil is closing in on being the 3rd country, after the USA & Canada, to reach the 200-goal mark in regular-season play & the 300-goal contribution mark

63,004 in Denver today for NWSL match between Denver Summit and Washington Spirit -- an attendance record for US women's pro sports league.

A lot has changed since #CANWNT and @nsl.ca star Quinn publicly came out as nonbinary more than five years ago - for better and for worse. www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...

England Update: Liverpool and Manchester City win their derbies. The North London Derby kicks off in an hour. The #WNL League Cup Final is currently 1-0 Bournemouth over Plymouth at half-time.

Massive point for Carl Zeiss Jena in the Frauen-Bundesliga. 1-1 draw with Leipzig with the CZJ goal coming nearly 20 minutes after a sending off for Jena. Jena are at the bottom of the table still four points from safety with four matches to play. #FrauenBundesliga | #WoSo

The Scandinavian #WoSo season is here! Norway kicked off last weekend and this week it’s the Damallsvenskan’s turn! Häcken aims to defend their title, while Hammarby sets their sights on a title after close calls in 2024 & 25, and Rosengård looks to rebound from a historically bad 2025.