Sat down with the Guardian football of the year 2025, Jess Carter, for this wonderful and insightful interview. Brilliant player, brilliant person, remarkable year on and off the pitch. It could have easily been quadruple the length. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Thoughts on the game? Questions? Comments? Feel free to email/message Emillia on today's live blog (email link at the top) www.theguardian.com/football/liv...

Also, the work that goes into producing the list of knowledgeable judges and getting them on board, then pulling it all together, by @mchristenson.bsky.social and Rich Laverty, is STAGGERING. Very proud to work with people so dedicated to high quality coverage of women’s football.

And the top 10 is in! Thoughts? Agree? Disagree? Remember, see my earlier post about how the list is created, via combined votes of many judges and every judges list will likely look different to the final outcome. www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...

FYI, important to remember how the judging works www.theguardian.com/football/202.... Each judge (ex-players, coaches, journos) ranks their top 40, then that informs the list. So my top 40, for example, will potentially look very different to the eventual top 40 as it’s combined.

The top 10 is out soon… here’s 100-11 The 100 best female footballers in the world 2025 – Nos 100-11 www.theguardian.com/football/ng-...

Meet the mother and daughter duo playing on the same team in the FA Cup: ‘It’s surreal’ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Beth Mead | ‘If we don’t adapt to climate change, football becomes a privilege, not a right‘ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘They inspire me’: Alessia Russo on empowering young girls and giving back www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘It challenges you’: Laila Harbert on playing with boys and her journey from Arsenal to Portland www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Millie Bright: ‘If you can make someone’s life better, why would you not?’ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Can’t beat flying back into my beautiful city.

Aston Villa’s Natalia Arroyo: ‘There was probably a little coach inside me when I was playing’ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Arsenal’s Taylor Hinds: ‘I get to play with world-class players and learn from them’ www.theguardian.com/football/202...

It was very hard not to feel hugely emotional watching Afghan Women United compete in the FIFA Unites: Women’s Series during the international break: ‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The lads hit it out the park.

‘I’m here to learn’: Kendall intent on seizing surprise Lionesses chance www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Afghanistan women’s refugee players refused visas for first tournament in UAE www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Wiegman tunes out Le Tissier fan noise as England enter low-stakes window www.theguardian.com/football/202...

If you’ve ordered a print from me they’ve all just been dropped at the post office on 48 hour tracked delivery. Donation of profits made to Football Beyond Borders.

Kerstin Casparij | Reaction when I stood up for trans women made me realise I had to do more www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Went for a walk and talk with referee Emily Heaslip and 🐶 Bonnie ahead of World Mental Health Day (today) to talk about the mental strength required to be a referee, why the do it and how they handle abuse. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘You’re like: who am I?’ Katie Chapman on the challenges and danger of football retirement www.theguardian.com/football/202...

This, though, is my favourite. From a nearby park.

Been playing around with an old Olympus Trip 35 film camera. Got the first pics back. Was just experimenting with different settings/light. Some cool preseason media day shots.

Prints getting closer to dispatch…

Brb

Football football football, questions questions questions. Recording the podcast soon so shout with any questions on the weekend's action or news from the world of women's football.

⚽️ “If you’re a woman of colour it’s going to come at you two times more. If you’re from the LGBTQ+ community, it’s going to come at you more, too… The action is about football using its collective power and voice” - Yvonne Harrison, @womeninfootball.co.uk ✍️ @suzywrack.bsky.social, @theguardian.com

Final set of prints done last night. A few days of these ones (and the other rack) drying and they’ll be ready to be signed, number, packaged and shipped.

WSL still grappling with how to fit League Cup into football ecosystem www.theguardian.com/football/202...

New journey starts for me tomorrow. I was diagnosed with ADHD in December. Learning to understand how my brain works and that things I’ve always just thought were normal (and learned to work around or push through) aren’t, has been very eye-opening. 1/

Another weekend of football? Another Guardian Women's Football Weekly. Tomorrow morning. Any questions? ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓ @fayecarruthers.bsky.social @girlsontheball.bsky.social

Recording The Guardian Women's Football Weekly tomorrow morning, any questions? ❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓ @FayeCarruthers @GirlsontheBall

Match report innit 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

West Ham v Arsenal, not heated gilet weather…. yet.

🚨 England’s ‘Homecoming Series ’ of games to finish up 2025: 25/10 5.30pm v Brazil at the Etihad 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇧🇷 28/10 7pm v Australia at Pride Park 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇦🇺 29/11 5.30pm v China at Wembley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇳 2/12 7pm v Ghana at St Mary’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇭

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LAST chance to get a limited edition print. I’ll be closing sales at midday tomorrow (Thursday) and sooner if it reaches a certain number. Pitchandpress.co.uk

Match report from the Emirates 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Beth Mead off the bench with two assists you say? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

First new thing that can GET IN THE BIN: mid match interviews with managers and players. Lord give me strength.

Bye Wally ❤️

Ahead of Arsenal v London City, I’m doing a Q&A on all matters WSL and beyond on the Guardian’s live blog. Questions in to: [email protected] World Cup qualifying buildup to England v Andorra, WSL Q&A and Football League – matchday live www.theguardian.com/football/liv...

Sam Kerr on the bench? Alyssa Thompson in the stands? Academy graduate Aggie Beever-Jones on the pitch scoring. My column from Stamford Bridge 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202... And Tom Garry’s match report 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Alyssa Thompson comes out ahead of Chelsea v Man City 🧨

“It’s a tough club to walk away from.” Exclusive interview with Beth Mead on staying at Arsenal, UWCL and Euro 2025 highs, role playing as Pina before UWCL final, loss and more 👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Exclusive: Bunny Shaw on racist abuse, winning the golden boot in her weakest season, a budding partnership with Miedema and no Champions League leaving them with no excuses for not winning the league come May.👇 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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