In recent years, Lucy Bronze and Safia Middleton-Patel have spoken about how being autistic has shaped them. Their openness has helped create a safer space for other neurodivergent players to share their experiences. That visibility helped former Arsenal academy goalkeeper Maddison Millington-Stanbury share her own autism story. Having begun her senior career with Oxford United this…
QPR Women are a progressive and ambitious team. The club is committed to investing in their women’s pathway and the future looks exciting for the Tier Four club. But the 2025-26 season hasn’t exactly gone to plan. They fell short of their promotion spot target and lost their head coach last month. Sport is rarely…
Strength is something women are often taught to soften. To shrink. Not take up too much space. The Red Roses and Mercury Prize-winning songwriter and poet Arlo Parks are having none of that. Clare McEwen learns more about their unique collaboration. At the Allianz Stadium, London on 19th March, the scene is not a training…
AFC Bournemouth and Plymouth Argyle go head-to-head in the FAWNL Cup final this weekend, ensuring there is a new name on the trophy this year. Clare McEwen speaks to both teams ahead of the game. QPR’s ground Loftus Road plays host to the two Southern Premier Division teams as they battle it out for the…
Portsmouth based Division One South West side Moneyfields formed in 2017. With several professional clubs around them – Portsmouth, Southampton, AFC Bournemouth – they are very much the small club of the south coast. They’re also the fairytale. Building from scratch with little investment, they’ve made their way up the pyramid and are currently challenging…
Girls’ football participation has more than doubled over the past few years from 1.2 million in 2020-21 to 2.7m in 2024-25. But gender stereotyping, misogyny, and lack of body confidence still stop many girls from playing or remaining in football. Clare McEwen learns about the new FA initiative hoping to break down these barriers. In…
With end-to-end action from the start, the energy of both teams suggested this was not going to be a typical cagey Cup final. It also wasn’t a typical Mother’s Day. Clare McEwen talks us through a football double-header that took her across several counties and ended in Bristol, at the Subway League Cup final. A…
Marc Skinner’s Manchester United take on ‘old foe, Chelsea’ in Sunday’s Subway League Cup final at Ashton Gate. But can the newcomers finally get one over on Chelsea in a final? Who will park the bus and who will throw off the shackles and really go for it? Can United get revenge for their last-gasp…
Wythenshawe have big ambitions. They’re aiming to be the third biggest football club in Manchester: United, City, Wythenshawe. This may sound deluded, but underestimate them at your peril. Clare McEwen hears from key members of the club aiming to create 50 women’s and girls’ teams, and leave a lasting legacy. You’d be forgiven for not…
Emma Thomson is a talented young Scottish goalkeeper. Her career progression has been rapid. From playing regularly for Hamilton Academicals at age 16, before moving on to Spartans, and then to her first full-time contract with Hearts this season. She went out on loan to Motherwell at the start of the season but was recalled…