women's football news

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... More

Football's European governing body UEFA has postponed its flagship national team competition, Euro 2020, by a year. The event was due to be played in ... More

Former UK Sport chair, Baroness Sue Campbell, has received a damehood in this year's New Year's honours list. The long-time sports administrator – who was ... More

Four nations have submitted bids for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 – the latest sign that women's football is undergoing a boom. According to ... More

Banking giant Barclays has pledged to support the growth of women's football by helping to make the sport available to all schoolgirls in England by ... More

The success of the recent Women's World cup – and the resulting increase in interest in women's football – has led the world governing body ... More

With the plaudits rolling in for the quality of football at the FIFA Women's World Cup, European governing body UEFA has announced increased funding for ... More

FIFA and the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement, AFD) have signed a landmark agreement to promote women's football and develop school football in ... More

Plans have been unveiled to build the UK’s first dedicated women’s football stadium at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Scarborough Group International has submitted a planning ... More

A number of sportspeople have been recognised for their work in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. Sir Craig Reedie, the president of the World ... More

Eight university campuses will become home to High Performance Centres built specifically for women’s football as part of the Football Association’s (FA) plan to increase ... More

In an attempt to keep up the momentum with its women’s football strategy, the Football Association (FA) has made a slew of significant appointments. David ... More

A large proportion of schools in England are not giving girls the opportunity to play football despite the growth of the women’s game, according to ... More

More than 40 men and women involved in sport were recognised on the New Year Honours List, with Heather Rabbatts and AP McCoy awarded a ... More

Nottingham has been crowned as Sport England‘s City of Football, edging out bids from Manchester and Portsmouth to receive £1.6m to get more people in ... More

The Football Association (FA) and Sport England have joined forces with the Premier League and The Football League to increase the number of women and ... More

Plans to honour the late Sir Bobby Robson with a national football day have been unveiled by the FA. Roughly 150 events will take place ... More

The Football Association (FA) has launched plans to transform the future of women's football in England. Entitled Game Changer, the strategy looks to harness the ... More

Image: The UK sector is "ready" for the Games The UK tourism industry is "ready" to ensure London 2012 is the "best ever" Games for ... More

Cardiff's Millennium Stadium is to host the first event of the Olympic Games, according to the full sporting schedule revealed by London 2012 organisers. Preliminary ... More

England women's footballer Sue Smith has helped officially launch a new £3.7m sports hall at Chipping Sodbury School in Gloucestershire. Designed by South Gloucestershire Council ... More