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Players · Backstory
The UWCL has grown from a straight knockout to an 18-team league phase with two qualification paths. Here is how clubs qualify, how the format works, and what has changed.
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Players · Backstory
Women's football transfers operate on a different scale from the men's game. How the two-window system works, what record fees are, and why most moves are still free transfers.
Players · Backstory
How clubs move between the WSL, WSL2 and the tiers below: the promotion and relegation rules, the licensing system, and the National League pathway into the professional game.
Claim check · Contract
England's women have had equal match fees with the men since 2020. But how do those FA payments compare to what WSL clubs pay? The numbers show the gap.
Players · Backstory
Brazil will host the first Women's World Cup in South America in 2027. What's confirmed about dates, venues, format, and prize money — and what's still unknown.
Culture · Explainer
An evidence-backed ranking of the world's top 10 women footballers using Ballon d'Or records, Champions League titles, international trophies and 2025/26 form.
Claim check · Other
Barcelona and the Spanish national team have claimed every major prize in women's football since 2021. Here is the trophy count and how it compares.
Claim check · Contract
The Washington Spirit forward became the highest-paid female footballer in January 2026 on more than $2m a year. Here is how her pay compares to every tier of the WSL.
Claim check · Transfer
Chelsea paid at least $1.3m for Alyssa Thompson. Arsenal signed Leah Williamson to a new deal with undisclosed terms. The money is real. The numbers, mostly, are not.
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