🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hannah Hampton, the new #Lionesses No 1, spoke candidly to the media on several tricky topics this week: 👀 Navigating the spotlight after Mary Earps's retirement 💪Battling through a dark period 😲 Overcoming vision issues to become a GK www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

After the Blackburn/Reading/Wolves episodes, how can women's teams control their financial fate? 🧠 Change mindset towards men's team 💰 Attract investment 🔝 Learn from leaders With insight from Rachel Dugdale, Maggie Murphy and @cphilippou.bsky.social‬ www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Made my debut on The Game podcast to discuss the recent #Lionesses madness and where they stand as Euro 2025 approaches. Has Sarina Wiegman ridden out the storm of retirements/withdrawals? The team also covered England Men's travails and the Club World Cup. Listen here! podfollow.com/the-game

Proven winners, world-class talents, and some hugely exciting young players. Your guide to the 23 players in England's Euro 2025 squad @TimesSport #Lionesses www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

England have as many as seven options up front, but the first-choice front three still feels obvious. So how does Wiegman make the most of the depth? 🎨 Use ABJ's versatility 🧪 Create the complete winger 🃏 Gamble on the wildcard #Lionesses www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Sarina Wiegman and Leah Williamson's hotly-anticipated press conference today proved an unusually emotional one. The prevailing message? That they needed Mary Earps to stick around #Lionesses www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

What's up with the #Lionesses? We know about Mary Earps, but there's also Millie Bright's exhaustion, fitness fears, and questions over morale. Sarina Wiegman needs some off-field certainty before she can solve England's on-pitch problems @timessport.bsky.social

Slegers's strategy, Blackstenius's winner and Kelly's s***housery give Arsenal an incredible Champions League final victory over Barcelona. A stunning end to a whirlwind season. Report from Lisbon for @timessport.bsky.social #UWCL www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🔴 Mariona Caldentey interview @timessport.bsky.social Arsenal’s ex-Barcelona star on: 🏆 Facing her old club in the #UWCL final 🤔 Knowing ‘nothing’ about Renée Slegers when signing ✍️ Why others could follow her out of Barca 👀 Her family’s conflicting loyalties www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🔴 Vic Akers interview @timessport.bsky.social Pleasure talking to Arsenal's only Champions League-winning manager (for now): 🏆 Memories of '07 🗣️ Thierry Henry on Kelly Smith 📽️ Rom-coms with Bergkamp ⚖️ Vieira v Rice 👕 Flamini's error ❓ How to beat Barca #UWCL www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Marc Skinner unsure why Sir Jim Ratcliffe missed Women’s FA Cup final ...before Sonia Bompastor extols the power of having owners watching in the flesh #AdobeWomensFACup @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Game, set and match as Serena Williams watches Chelsea seal treble. One of the great domestic seasons. Manchester United? A day defined by Sir Jim Ratcliffe's no-show and Ella Toone's omission. Report from Wembley @timessport.bsky.social #AdobeWomensFACup www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

As they end a brutally binary season at today's FA Cup final, how can this incredible Chelsea side ensure there is no Barcelona-induced poignancy this time next year? 🤕 Address injury issues 🫸 Hold back against Barca 🇺🇸 Capitalise in USA @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

After a chaotic summer, Manchester United Women's season has been very solid and may end with #AdobeWomensFACup glory. Yet will their success, likeability and potential be enough to answer the ultimate question: is Sir Jim Ratcliffe bothered? @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Stanway, Hemp and Greenwood in. James out. Ful story on the #Lionesses squad for @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🏆 The @timessport.bsky.social WSL awards: ⚽️ The classics (best goal, best player) 👎 The bad (biggest disappointment, worst gaffe) 🤷‍♂️ The quirky (best "**** it" moment, outstanding commitment to English exceptionalism) And much more... #BarclaysWSL www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

📉 WSL down 📈 Championship up 🔋 Power of Arsenal, Newcastle and LCL ❓ What if there's no Lionesses "bump" this summer? An end-of-season look at #BarclaysWSL and #BarclaysWC attendances. With thanks to the great @mattcutler.bsky.social. @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Relegation won't be removed from the #BarclaysWSL in 2026 (h/t to @tomjgarry.bsky.social) but this case isn't quite closed. The long-term format is undecided and there's no guarantee the relegation debate won't reignite after next year @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Michele Kang’s trophy lift was a bizarre conclusion to a nerve-shredding climax. But this is London City Lionesses. The WSL’s first women’s-only club aren’t bothered about satisfying tradition #BarclaysWC @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

😲 Winner-takes-all for promotion 🇺🇸 Ambitious US owners ☯️ Contrasting identities ❓ Symbolising a sport at a crossroads In Birmingham v London City Lionesses, the Women's Championship could not have dreamt of a better finale #BarclaysWC @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Players furious as Wolves fail to apply for promotion (and don't tell the squad until after the season) @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Even for a club with as esteemed a women’s football history as Arsenal, this must go down as one of their greatest days Their crazy season needs one more surprise for immortality (but my word did Barcelona look frightening today) @timessport.bsky.social #UWCL www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Lovely to chat with Kayleigh McDonald after it was revealed Ian Wright has been paying for her ACL rehab. 🗣️ "I don't think people give him enough credit for what he does.” (H/t to @kathrynbatte.bsky.social for uncovering this on Wednesday) @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🚨 Lotte Wubben-Moy has signed a new contract with Arsenal. Understand it is a three-year deal for the Arsenal academy product, who is set to be available for this Sunday's #UWCL second leg vs Lyon after missing the first with an injury

Chelsea were brave, but that doesn't cut it against this lot. Bronze was neutralised, Putellas made Girma look average, and even Bompastor was outmanoeuvred. Whoever's at Chelsea, they cannot seem to find a way past Barcelona @timessport.bsky.social #UWCL #FCBCHE www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

More possession, more shots, but a cruel lesson in ruthlessness for Arsenal. They need an epic comeback in Lyon next Sunday #UWCL @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 A pair of London clubs 🇪🇺 Europe's two greatest sides ⚔️ A familiar rivalry 🔙 A returning coach ⭐️ Superstars galore The #UWCL semi-finals are teeming with narrative. Here's everything you need to know @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🚨 Mary Fowler has ruptured an ACL, Manchester City confirm. The #Matildas forward limped off during City's FA Cup defeat by Manchester United on Sunday

Arjan Veurink has been key to Sarina Wiegman’s success since well before they came to England as a pair. His departure after #WEURO2025 feels a considerable blow for the #Lionesses @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Once Mary Fowler hobbled off yesterday, Manchester City were missing ten players with a combined 584 int'l caps. This crisis is obscene. From evaluating injury prevention to scrutinising transfers like Miedema's, City must assess everything @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

They went a goal down, rode their luck, were set for extra-time...and then found a way to win. Chelsea’s Quadruple pursuit has reached the “by hook or by crook” stage #AdobeWomensFACup #CHELIV @timessport.bsky.social thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🤕 England can't win the Euros with the current injury list 🔛 Michelle Agyemang is an ideal impact sub for this summer 😐 A non-committal answer from Sarina Wiegman on England's Euros hopes Reflections from Leuven #BELENG #Lionesses @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

The #Lionesses were very, very good last night. If the Spain win showed their grit, this 5-0 rout showed how devastating they can be when they cut loose. Momentum building three months out from the Euros @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🚨 Aston Villa are exploring selling stakes in their women’s team to help them comply with the Premier League’s financial rules, @timessport.bsky.social understands #BarclaysWSL www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🚨 Marc Skinner has signed a new contract with Manchester United. It runs until 2027, with a club option for an extra year. His deal was set to expire this summer. A show of faith in the much-maligned head coach, who has moulded a solid, successful unit this season #BarclaysWSL

Chelsea Women's huge, PSR-easing valuation has football finance experts raising eyebrows — so how can the club legitimise such a forecast? With insight from @priceoffootball.bsky.social, @cphilippou.bsky.social and @mattcutler.bsky.social for @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🇯🇵 How Japan's WSL presence went from non-existent to league-shaping in five years ⚽️ Rare skillset 😃 Ideal personality 👏 The necessary trailblazer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England's allure 🍜 Dining together 🔜 ...and why the rise is just beginning @timessport.bsky.social #BarclaysWSL www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🔴 How Renée Slegers' Arsenal revived their season 🛋️ Redecorated head coach's office ⚽️ The power of staff football 💪 Frank exchanges after the Real Madrid first leg 🔁 The one big tactical switch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lionesses stepping up @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

If Arsenal’s comeback was gripping, Chelsea's felt oddly predictable. In the finale of their four-game marathon against Manchester City, squad depth was the difference as Chelsea kept the Quadruple dream alive @timessport.bsky.social #UWCL x.com/Kit_Shepard/...

When #UWCL 2024-25 started, Chloe Kelly was at Manchester City, Alessia Russo was out of form, and Renée Slegers was a little-known assistant. Last night, they led Arsenal’s epic comeback against Real Madrid that put them in the semi-finals @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🚨 Fran Kirby is recalled to England's squad for April's Nations League games with Belgium. Also: - Khiara Keating recalled - Jess Naz dropped - Chloe Kelly keeps her place - First call-up for Maisie Symonds - Still no Lauren Hemp, Alex Greenwood or Georgia Stanway #Lionesses

Eventful weekend in women's football: 😮 A gripping/controversial act 3 of Man City v Chelsea 💍 On-pitch proposal in #BarclaysWSL 🏟️ Newcastle set #BarclaysWC crowd record 🎵 Ed Sheeran parties at Portman Road 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish hero in El Clasico @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

🗣️ "When I spoke to Paul, he said, ‘You know what we need more than anything else? A girls’ team.’ I felt like I was going to well up on the call" Why Ian Wright swapped Match of the Day to set up girls’ team at his boyhood club @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Top women's clubs will play a new seven-a-side event six weeks before Euro 2025 🇵🇹 Series launch in Portugal 💰 $5m prize pot ❓ Workload questions Disruptive stuff. Aly Wagner, Laura Georges and Anita Asante are involved and spoke to @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

A triumph for Manchester City and Nick Cushing. Brilliant response to the League Cup final, Kerolin superb out wide, Vivianne Miedema with the potent touches off the bench. Chelsea? Time, at last, to find out how they navigate adversity #UWCL @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Another big game, another poor pitch. The muddy, sodden surface at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium heavily influenced Real Madrid v Arsenal, may have led to Melanie Leupolz's injury and was called a "f***ing disgrace" by Ian Wright #UWCL @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Pride Park's pitch, as Sonia Bompastor and her players said, wasn't good enough. But a bobbly surface, injuries and a plucky Manchester City could not stop Chelsea. One down, three to go for a team that keeps finding a way @timessport.bsky.social (free to read) www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Great final, poor pitch, Chelsea find a way yet again. Report from Pride Park @timessport.bsky.social #SubwayWLC www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Manchester City's frantic head coach switch might just yield #SubwayWLC glory. But it's an unsustainable ploy. For City, Arsenal, United and the rest, the long-term trend is clear: don't spend like Chelsea, and you'll keep losing to Chelsea @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Alex Greenwood was "shocked" by Gareth Taylor's sacking and says she has received no explanation beyond the club's public comments. The City captain added that she trusts the club and had a good relationship with Taylor @timessport.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...