NEW: 12.2m watched England in the Women’s Euro final on the BBC last night, making it the most watched television moment of 2025 across all broadcasters. 11.4m views on the website/app live page. Peak 11.6m on BBC One, plus 4.2m streams across iPlayer, website and app.

England were sloppy, disjointed and lacked depth in Leuven tonight. Piece from Den Dreef: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Wow. Big win for Belgium here in Leuven. That was a poor first half from the Lionesses and it was not much better in the second. Report on the Indy later.

It's so rare to hear from neurodiverse footballers, so this is worth a read - and it's a great interview regardless. The subtle things like stimming and masking, which others might have no idea about, are good insights. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Gareth Taylor sacked by Man City, Nick Cushing returns as interim. Big month coming up.

BREAKING: The Football Associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will collectively submit an expression of interest to FIFA for the United Kingdom to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035.

Sonia Bompastor says world record signing Naomi Girma "should be in the squad" for Chelsea's game against Brighton on Sunday.

With the Women's Super League January transfer window now over, here are some thoughts on each club's business – plus you can rate how well you thought every team did. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Massive game coming up today in the WSL. I'm on the live text for BBC Sport as Chelsea take on Arsenal. @emsandersbbc.bsky.social is at Stamford Bridge. Follow along here, plus watch BBC Two's coverage: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

On the WSL live text again today, with text commentary on all four games on the BBC Sport website. Tottenham v Leicester kicks us off at 12:30: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Some thoughts on Everton's draw with Aston Villa in the WSL: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

I'm on the live text for Everton v Aston Villa today in the WSL. @emsandersbbc.bsky.social is at Walton Hall Park. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

NEW: Carla Ward appointed head coach of Ireland’s Women’s National Team.

US planning to bid for 2031 WWC:

Just the one women's FA Cup game taking place tonight – Manchester United v West Brom. Join me for live coverage for BBC Sport: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/c...

From last night: Report on Fulham’s 4-1 FA Cup win against Watford for BBC Sport. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Will Arsenal beat Bayern Munich and top their Women's Champions League group? We'll find out tonight. I'm on the live text for BBC Sport: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/c...

Big - England and Wales are in same group at Euro 2025, alongside the Netherlands and France www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Another expected spotify wrapped

Fifpro have announced the finalists for the Women's World XI. Winners revealed on December 9th.

The big one today, England v USA. @emsandersbbc.bsky.social is at Wembley, I'm on the live text. Follow along here: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

University Challenge is as big as any sport at Durham. Beating SOAS after a draw in the play-offs is as good as a win on penalties.

I'm on the live text commentary on Chelsea v Manchester United today. Can also listen to 5 Sports Extra commentary here later. Follow along at the link below: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Lionesses squad for games against USA and Switzerland announced: Niamh Charles, Lauren Hemp, Ella Toone, Lauren James and Lucy Parker out with injuries. Laura Blindkilde Brown and Ruby Mace get first senior call-ups, Gabby George returns.

NEW: Manchester City confirm that England winger Lauren Hemp has undergone a “successful knee surgery”. No timeframe for her recovery. www.mancity.com/news/womens/...

Completely game over. Chelsea doing so well going forward, that attack is lethal. City seem overrun at the back.

No WSL for me today. Made the 2.5hr journey back for Tamworth at home. The things you do.

New: Aston Villa say England defender Lucy Parker will be out for “a few weeks” with an ankle injury, but has been assessed by a specialist and it is “not a serious injury”.

Huge game in the WSL title race today - Chelsea v Man City. Very tough one to call. Who are you backing?

This is great. I’ve mentioned it before at the other place, but Bernstein’s impact on the city is incredible:

First day on Blue Sky. All a bit daunting tbh. If you’re new to our page, we’re Sophie + Rachel. More often than not, you’ll find us by a football pitch. We’ve spent the last 13 years building GirlsontheBall, a platform covering women’s football. Pods, writing, photography, video, social + more.

🗒️Putting together a list of women’s football people who are here on Bluesky - can add this to your feed so it sits alongside following and discover. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Hi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Uefa has opened an investigation into David Coote. "A UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector has been appointed to evaluate a potential violation of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations by the referee, Mr. David Coote."

George has done some fantastic reporting on neurodiversity in football. Read this:

I’ve been on here a fair bit more in the last couple of days and it seems as though it’s really taking off now, which is great. If you’ve come over from Twitter and know me from there, drop me a follow, reply and I’ll make sure I follow you back. Any shares of this are much appreciated. Cheers. ❤️

In other news, this is a good piece on why you get BBC News reporting about BBC programmes via sources and asking the BBC for comment. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

The Guardian will no longer be posting its stories on X from official accounts. Big move. www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

Lots of new faces joining recently. Give Tom a follow:

Covered Arsenal’s UWCL win against Juventus yesterday. Slegers’ results continuing to stake a claim. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Entirely agree with this:

Anyway, enough of the metaposting about bsky. Covered Arsenal v Brighton in the WSL last night. I'm not sure how much is Brighton's poor tactical display, but Arsenal were excellent. Is Renee Slegers giving a good audition for potentially being a contender for the permanent role?

The other good thing - this app has become immensely better over time with an increasing number of people using it.

The availability of a Tweetdeck-like experience for free is one of the best things over here.

Here’s a starter pack of some of my favourite UK commentators - hopefully helpful to new joiners to get you going. (It is pretty balanced female/male although the Bluesky generated picture always seems to tilt male). Some of you have seen before but this is esp for new joiners go.bsky.app/M4Bt6Wq

Back on Bluesky, back on a Women's Super League live text for BBC Sport. Join me here for updates on Arsenal v Brighton: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Have had a quiet few weeks on here since starting at Durham University at the end of September. Enjoying life studying PPE so far.

Manchester City are without top scorer Khadija Shaw tonight against Paris FC. They failed to get a visa in time for the Jamaican striker. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

A big loss for the women's game. Alex Morgan retires. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Interesting move from Chelsea. Think we'll see more clubs going the same way. Increased crowds makes staying behind for all unworkable. Chelsea women stopping autographs and selfies at Kingsmeadow games: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...